Building Homes for Neighbors in Need

Start Right Community Development Corporation is an off-shoot of the Start Right Church in the Caledonia neighborhood of Cleveland Heights, Ohio. The organization assists the neighborhood by addressing hunger and housing. Its Good Neighbor housing rehab program has renovated 11 homes to date, with 7 properties currently under renovation. The organization is continuing with its Caledonia Homes program, which builds new homes as in-fill projects in the long-neglected neighborhood.

NEED

Start Right CDC plans to build more home in the neighborhood, but their latest home build ran into an issue when federal funds were redirected to its Good Neighbor program instead.

Jimmie Hicks III, Start Right CDC's Director of Planning and Development, speaks to the Cornerstone Fund board of directors.
One of Start Right CDC's newly constructed homes.

CALLING

Start Right CDC is building new homes to create affordable housing for current residents of the Caledonia neighborhood.

God Math

A line of credit with the Cornerstone Fund is allowing Start Right CDC to move ahead with its housing construction. The organization aims to build more than 20 additional homes in Caledonia in the coming years.