Mission
Vision, Mission and Guiding Principles
Our Vision
Center City Housing Corp. will be recognized as a statewide leader and innovator of affordable supportive housing and a regional provider of affordable rental housing.
Our Mission
Center City Housing Corp. develops, owns, partners and/or manages quality housing opportunities and provides associated services for those most in need.
Our Values and Principles
- Be Innovative
- We believe in challenging ourselves to continuously create state-of-the-art supportive housing models that incorporate both best practices and innovation.
- Maximize Resident Success
- We believe that every individual and family should have access to housing provided that suitable design and support services are in place.
- We believe the focus of our supportive services will be designed to maximize the opportunities for our applicants and residents to obtain and maintain permanent housing.
- Build Financial Stability
- We believe in building a strong financial basis from which to pursue our mission.
- We believe that each housing entity we own and/or manage must be financially stable.
- Practice Inclusion, Diversity and Respect
- We believe in affirmatively marketing our properties, particularly to those who are least likely to apply.
- We believe in creating a work force that reflects the diversity of the populations we serve.
- We believe in treating those with whom we work and serve with dignity and respect.
- Foster Collaboration
- We believe that our success in achieving our mission is dependent upon collaborations and partnerships within the communities in which we work.
- Uphold High Property Standards
- We believe in continuously developing, maintaining and renovating our properties to the highest physical standards within the constraints of available resources.
- Cultivate Neighborhood Stability
- We believe in taking all necessary steps to assure that our properties promote neighborhood stability.
OUR STRATEGIC GOALS: 2019 – 2021
CCHC has identified four overarching goals to enhance the way we work to more effectively pursue our mission. They focus on building on our pre-eminence in supportive housing across Minnesota, fortifying and enhancing our core operations and successfully completing a leadership transition.
- Fortify CCHC’s supportive housing niche while selectively diversifying the portfolio and revenue sources.
- Achieve operational excellence in staffing, financial sustainability and stewardship
- Leverage expertise through partnerships and advocacy.
- Accomplish a smooth transition to a new Executive Director.