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Family Stability & Education

Stability is built over time.

Beyond the home itself, we plan to work with partners on the knowledge and opportunity that help households stay housed. These are planned directions, not current classes.

Bare trees in a park with Baltimore rowhouses beyond.
Illustrative photo. Not a CBB property, project or participant.

Planned pathways

Three connected directions.

Planned direction

Financial literacy

Practical education on budgeting, credit and managing housing costs.

What this could include
  • Responsible budgeting education
  • Partner-led workshops
  • Connections to financial counseling

Planned direction

Housing readiness

Helping households prepare to find and keep stable housing.

What this could include
  • Understanding leases and rights
  • Resource navigation
  • Community resource connections

Future development

Workforce readiness

Links between stable housing and stable work.

What this could include
  • Job-readiness education
  • Employment partnerships
  • Skill development and trade training
A crew replacing shingles on a house roof.
Illustrative photo from another community. Not a CBB project.

Trades and work

Rehabilitation could open doors of its own.

Restoring homes takes skilled people. Over the long term, we want to explore how that work could connect to training and employment.

This would depend on qualified partners and funded programs. We are not recruiting trainees today.

Common questions

Plainly answered.

Can I sign up for a class?

Not yet. No classes are running. Follow our updates to hear when that changes.

Who would these programs serve?

We plan to focus on veterans and low-income families. Eligibility has not been set.

Do you offer rent-to-own?

No. It is not part of our initial plan.

Teach, train or hire?

Educators, employers and workforce organizations can help shape what this becomes.