Subject Matter: Renting to Refugees

Housing Guarantee Fund: Year Two Impact Report

by on September 3, 2024

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…