The Solution to Homelessness is Housing.

CASA is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that provides affordable housing in Durham, Chapel Hill, Raleigh, and other surrounding communities. We accomplish this by offering family housing, veterans’ housing, workforce housing solutions, and disability housing programs and solutions. With your help, CASA can continue solving homelessness in the Triangle and create more opportunities for successful living by providing those in need a vital resource: a home.

The Campaign for King’s Ridge is an incredible public-private partnership effort to end homelessness for 100 households in Raleigh at a gold standard permanent, supportive housing community.

Who will live at King’s Ridge?

Raleigh and Wake County desperately need more affordable apartments for both single adults and families. Ending homelessness for single adults leads to better health outcomes and more positive participation in the community. Ending homelessness for families with children disrupts a generational cycle of poverty and decreases the likelihood that children and youth who live at King’s Ridge will experience homelessness as adults.

At King’s Ridge, single adults and families will live in community with one another, just as they do in neighborhoods and apartment communities across the city. We envision King’s Ridge as a vibrant community that meets residents where they are and is designed with supports for aging in place. The community will feature adult and child-friendly flexible spaces for counseling, meetings, and various activities.

King’s Ridge | Key Components

• Access to permanent and affordable housing. Residents will pay one-third of their income for rent and can renew their lease year after year.

• Minimal barriers to participation. King’s Ridge will be home to single adults and families who live with disabilities, histories of homelessness, and insufficient credit to qualify for conventional housing.

• Housing First model. This model recognizes the importance of stable housing as the first step in addressing other life challenges. Once housed, residents partner with case managers to determine which supportive services they need to increase long-term success in their new homes.

• Comprehensive, accessible wraparound services. Residents at King’s Ridge will have easy access to supportive services, including case management, employment assistance, mental health counseling, substance abuse treatment, childcare navigation, connections to public assistance programs, and other services to prevent evictions and ensure residents understand their rights and responsibilities as renters.

• Personal voice and choice. Like a resident of a traditional apartment community, King’s Ridge residents will sign a lease, have control over their own lives and schedules, and can come and go as they please. They can direct the array and intensity of services they receive by working with a service provider to set individual goals.