More than affordable.

Breakthrough Rental leverages affordable housing units to make self-sufficient homeowners.

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Since 1986, the Low Income Housing Tax Credit has led to the creation of 3.7 million affordable housing units.

In 2023, 22.4 million U.S. households were “cost- burdened” by high rent.

That’s six times the number of affordable rental homes available.

You see the problem.

Cost-burdened families move into affordable units—but often, they can’t move out.

Their need remains.

So they remain, too.

Everyone else waits.

We can’t make enough new homes to meet the need.

But what if we made new homeowners?

The Neighbor Project’s model is called Breakthrough Rental.

We break barriers that keep working households from becoming homeowners.

Barriers like financial skills, debt, poor credit—and yes, high rent—keep families from building wealth.

We combine affordable housing with tools like grants, sponsorships, and financial coaching to give renters what they need to become homeowners.

Our affordable housing units aren’t a destination.

They’re a short stop on the journey to homeownership.

In 2 years, Breakthrough Rental families move on to buy homes.

When they leave, their units become available for new families on our waiting list.

In 10 years, most affordable housing units serve one renter.

Ours create 5 homeowners.

This addresses the problem at its root.

But we can only serve our city.

How will you serve yours?