A Strategic Plan to Meet the Moment
We have successfully worked with partners to create more than 435,000 homes for people and families experiencing complex barriers to housing.
Yet, there are many more people waiting for a place to call home.
CSH believes that all people should have a safe and affordable home, a community in which they feel belonging, and the services and wealth they need to sustain it. The CSH 2025-2026 Strategic Plan is working to make this happen.
Our 2025-2026 Strategic Plan
Supportive Housing at a Crossroads
The shortage of affordable and supportive housing is in crisis proportions. Rising rents and stagnant wages have led to a growing gap in affordable housing of nearly 7 million units.
From 2025 to 2026, the CSH strategic plan will guide our work toward building thriving communities with access to affordable housing and supportive services. To accomplish this work, we are focusing on three priorities:
- Addressing Unsheltered Homelessness
- Sustaining and Scaling Services in Supportive Housing
- Preserving Supportive Housing
Our Three Focus Areas
Housing
CSH works to increase the supply of affordable and accessible housing. We will test and advocate for policies that simplify supportive housing financing, reduce barriers to development, and promote innovation to speed the creation of high-quality housing.
Services
Services are vital for quality supportive housing. We work across sectors to make it easier for people to get services in the community. Improving the overall availability and quality of services will help create new and preserve existing supportive housing.
Economic Security
Economic security means someone can pay for things they need now, feel confident about their financial future, and pursue life goals. We will work to create economic opportunities for people living in supportive housing and working in the field.
Our Three Priorities
Addressing Unsheltered Homelessness
People living on the streets is an ongoing and visible problem in communities across the United States. We are acting quickly to house people now and expand supportive housing for the long term.
Sustaining and Scaling Services in Supportive Housing
A lack of funding for supportive services slows the creation of new supportive housing and weakens
the quality of existing services. We work to strengthen and scale supportive services.
Preserving
Supportive Housing
Preserving supportive housing means strengthening existing supportive housing and building more
reliable funding for it. CSH is providing timely tools, resources, and capital focused on preservation.
Our plan doesn’t stop there
We know that to accomplish this work, we must invest in strengthening our organization, namely our people. Our employees are at the heart of all we do, and we strive to be a workplace where people feel a sense of belonging.
Our Mission
CSH works to advance affordable housing aligned with services as an approach to help people thrive. We do this by advocating for
effective policies and funding, investing in communities, and strengthening the supportive housing field.
Our Vision
A world in which all people are thriving. People have a safe and affordable home, a community in which they feel belonging, and the services and wealth they need to
sustain it.
Our Values
Principled Risk Taking
We take disciplined risks to create bold and lasting change.
Courageous Interdependence
We rely on each other to thrive.
Opportunity for All
We put equality, fairness, and kindness at the heart of our work.
Authenticity
We are transparent about who we are, how we act, and what we do.
Joy
We pursue joy to transform community.
Join Us in Meeting the Moment
Thanks to supportive housing, hundreds of thousands of people have left homelessness and rebuilt their lives. But we must act now to preserve supportive housing and strengthen it for the future.
Join us and together we can build communities that provide opportunity for all.