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Ending homelessness<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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and addressing housing equity in Pennsylvania and Delaware\u200b<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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What We Do<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Hemlock & Forge is a community development corporation focused on addressing homelessness and housing equity in Pennsylvania and Delaware.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Housing<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Accelerate the development of supportive housing and deeply affordable housing to address homelessness and housing equity in PA and DE<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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COALITION<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Develop and deepen\u00a0 partnerships that share governance across philanthropy, government, service providers, and developers<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Community<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Implement regional \u2018Housing Accelerator Funds\u2019 that bring new, pooled impact capital.<\/p>

Braid public and philanthropy capital and service funding for sustainable housing<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Align behavioral health, homeless response, and housing systems of care to provide intensive supportive services to Housing First quality standards<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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We believe every person deserves a home.<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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This belief has shaped our careers and lives, and we are dedicated to the work of ending homelessness and addressing housing equity.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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OUR WHY<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Our vision is for everyone in Pennsylvania and Delaware to wake up tomorrow in a warm, safe, and affordable place to call home, surrounded by a thriving and equitable neighborhood.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

We dedicate ourselves to pushing, nudging, directing, and supporting an emerging partnership where funders, social service, and governments lead and are led by an engaged community of neighbors who will do what it takes to stably house every one.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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GOALS<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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We invest in our vision through partnership consulting, community engagement, and investing in new supportive housing units. We aspire to achieve it by:<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Inspire 300 new units of supportive or affordable housing by 2030.<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Invest in properties within the communities we serve. <\/b>We want to put our money where our values are.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Focus on our cornerstone communities.\u00a0<\/b>Southeast PA, Erie County, Allegheny County, and the state of Delaware.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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let's get CONNECTED<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Please feel free to reach out, even if it’s just to let us buy you a cup of coffee. We would love to connect!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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