Three veterans. Three leases. Three sets of keys. Every rent check on the first of every month for twelve consecutive months. This is the first cohort placed through our transitional housing program.
What the model looks like in practice
CHV signs the lease directly with the landlord. A partner case-management agency identifies a verified veteran and handles placement. The veteran gets keys and partner-coordinated support. CHV absorbs landlord risk, handles the rent transaction, and stays out of day-to-day case management. Each partner does the work they are built to do. The veteran does not have to manage the interface.
The numbers behind the placements
- •Three veterans placed into independent rental units in the Baltimore region
- •Zero late rent payments across thirty-six total monthly cycles
- •Zero landlord complaints filed against any placed veteran
- •One hundred percent twelve-month housing retention
- •Average CHV response time to partner-agency escalations: under eighteen hours
“Housing stability is downstream of trust between partners. The model works because the division of labor is clean.”
Why this matters for the next cohort
Three placements is not scale. It is proof of work. That proof unlocks the next five landlord conversations and the next case-management agency partnership. A regional nonprofit earns expansion by showing up, not by promising.
The current cohort is at the twelve-month mark. Two veterans in the cohort have closed out benefits claims that were pending at placement. One has completed a credentialing program and is employed full time. One has moved into a second unit at market rate with no CHV involvement: he no longer needs us. That outcome is exactly what the model is designed to produce.
What we are doing next
Expanding the landlord network is the bottleneck. We are actively recruiting Housing Partners in Maryland, with a focus on Baltimore-region landlords given our operational base. If you are a landlord, a property manager, or a public housing agency, we respond to inquiries inside two business days.
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Bryan Worsley
Founder and Executive Director