ReHome

Finding safe, affordable housing is a key step toward self-sufficiency and integration, but it is also a consistent challenge when resettling in the United States. Purpose-built technology is one way to help make it easier. 💻

In a case study written in collaboration with ReHome, we show how a technology solution to match refugees and newcomers with welcoming landlords helps individuals and families find housing stability.

Read more to learn how innovative tools and partnerships are transforming refugee housing: https://refugeehousing.org/resources/rehome-case-study-on-refugee-housing-technology-solutions

GoFundMe support goes right into ReHome’s bank account every Monday, and earlier support makes the biggest impact as it comes in. The link to directly back us is in the comments!

With the help of our first 35 backers, we have been busy over the past 30 days:

- Introducing ReHome Marketplace to the Lancaster Coalition 4 Sustainable Housing as a tool to on-ramp landlords who may be interested in renting to refugees

- Generating pre-committed rental listings for 7 refugee households across 3 resettlement hubs

- Developing the first parts of interactive software to help resettlement providers manage their housing workflows, with the support of a rising senior from Boston University

- Making moves toward more partnerships and contracts, with summer support from another fellow graduate of MIT DUSP and the MIT Sloan School of Management

More exciting updates to come soon about how we’re using your support as a catalyst for refugee housing success! We will try to keep the next 60 days of our crowdfunding journey interesting 😊

Refugee resettlement in the US is dependent on the real estate industry because every new refugee needs a rental home. ReHome is an online platform that helps landlords and resettlement agencies thrive within the Refugee-Welcoming Rental Market. The foundation of our platform is an easy process for anyone to efficiently match their unit with refugee tenants at www.rehomemarketplace.com. On top of efficient tenant matching, we are building resettlement-tailored real estate services to help more landlords make use of the amazing opportunity to join the Refugee-Welcoming Rental Market