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Our impact

What we have done, plainly

Every veteran served is a specific person. Every dollar is traced. Every number on this page is defined and can be verified.

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The problem we are solving

The math broke. Disability income no longer covers rent in our region.

A veteran rated 50% disabled receives roughly $1,075 per month from the Department of Veterans Affairs. A modest two-bedroom in the Baltimore region rents for about $2,314. HUD-VASH vouchers stall when Fair Market Rents lag actual rents. Intake windows measured in months leave veterans in crisis with weeks.

CHV closes that specific gap for Maryland veterans that federal programs are not reaching. Not another program layer. Direct housing placements and rent assistance, where the math actually breaks.

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$1,075
Avg VA disability
50% rating, monthly.
$2,314
Avg Maryland 2BR rent
Modest two-bedroom.

“$1,075 in disability. $2,314 in rent. That is a policy gap, not a personal failing.”

Operational proof

What the work has produced so far

8
Veterans served
Every veteran assisted: intake, calls, direct support.
3
Veterans housed
Lease signed, keys handed, services engaged.
100%
Dollars to CHV
Zeffy charges zero platform fees.
24hr
Response time
Every intake, within 24 hours.

Veterans served counts every veteran CHV has assisted: intake, calls, and direct support. These are operational figures, not a live feed, and they update as CHV reports them.

How we count

Every number above, explained

  • Veterans placed

    Counted only after a veteran has keys, a signed lease, and verified services engaged. Not intake starts. Not referrals. Placements.

  • Veterans served

    Every veteran CHV has assisted, counted once: intake entries, phone contacts, and direct support. Phone-only contacts are still being added, so the figure under-counts rather than inflates.

  • Dollars to programs

    Zeffy processes donations at 0 percent platform fees. CHV publishes ratios annually. Form 990 links in footer.

Veterans we have served

Behind every number is a person

CHV publishes an individual veteran’s story only after that veteran has given written consent and a separate image release. We do not invent quotes, and we do not use a stock photograph in place of a real person. Until those releases are on file, the proof is the operational record above and the first three veterans housed.

Stories, when they are ready

Held for a veteran who has agreed to share

Three veterans have been housed through CHV, with twelve consecutive on-time rent months and zero landlord complaints. Their individual stories will appear here only with written consent and a separate image release. CHV will not run a composited account or a stand-in photograph to fill the space.

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The KPIs

The metrics that tell the truth

  • Housing retention at 12 months

    Target 85%
    Actual 100%

  • On-time rent payments

    Target 100%
    Actual 100%

  • Donor passthrough to programs

    Target > 90%
    Actual 100%
Evidence base
“CHV programs are built on the Denver Basic Income Project, the New Leaf Project, and the J-PAL body of research on direct cash transfers. A CHV pilot could be the first U.S. veteran-specific RCT.”

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Reports

Published as each one is completed

  • Q2 2026

    First Impact Report

    in progress

  • Q3 2026

    Second Impact Report

    coming soon

  • Q4 2026

    Annual Impact Report

    coming soon

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Funders

See the research and the diligence hub

Theory of change, evidence base, governance, and downloads all on one page.

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EIN 92-3849743CFC #44992501(c)(3)Registered in MarylandZeffy 0%Veteran-led governance