Emerald Development and Economic Network (EDEN)

O the provision and management of housing units for persons who are experiencing homelessness or are unstably housed, who have a disability and/or are part of a special needs group including justice involved individuals, veterans or survivors of domestic violence and/or human trafficking, and who are very low/extremely low income: Eden provided housing for approximately 1300 tenants during the 2023 fiscal year. Eden has maintained 90% rent collection and 90% occupancy standards; 70% have lived in our housing for 2 years or longer, and 70% have a source of income.

The Development of housing opportunities for persons who are experiencing homeless or that are unstably housed, who have a disability and/or are part of a special needs population such as justice involved individuals, survivors of domestic violence and/or human trafficking and veterans. This activity includes, but is not limited to, coordination with other government or nonprofit organizations and the provision of fiscal and administrative services on a contract basis to such organizations.

O in 2023, the organization was administering rental assistance programs that provided housing for over 3,500 households who were extremely and very low income, experiencing homelessness or unstably housed, and who had a disability and/or were part of a special needs group including justice involved individuals, veterans or survivors of domestic violence &/or human trafficking served 362 households with rapid re-housing in 2023. Through our programs, 90% of participants were housed 1 year or longer and 35% were housed 5 years or longer. Only 5% of participants whose assistance was terminated were for negative reasons. Most went on to other permanent housing options or increased income and became ineligible for our programs.