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Housing Guarantee Fund: Year Two Impact Report

Source: HIAS

HIAS created a Housing Guarantee Fund in May 2022 which allows HIAS affiliate agencies to backstop newcomer leases financially by co-signing or otherwise guaranteeing them, so landlords do not hesitate to welcome refugees as tenants. The Fund’s two-year history is detailed in this report.

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To help address at least one obstacle that refugees and other newcomers face when looking for safe, affordable housing in the U.S., HIAS created a Housing Guarantee Fund in May 2022. The fund succeeds when HIAS affiliate agencies backstop newcomer leases financially by co-signing or otherwise guaranteeing them, so landlords do not hesitate to welcome refugees as tenants.

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