The Gateway Collective
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The Gateway Collective aims to stabilize housing and eliminate homelessness by focusing our efforts on affordable housing in Green Bay. Our first project, City Center Lofts, offers “Socially Inclusive Housing” (SIH) for all income levels, promoting life satisfaction, housing market stability, and economic growth. We foster a community where neighbors feel valued, loved, and supported.
Vision
MISSION
Housing Instability
What is Housing Instability?
Housing instability includes difficulty affording rent, frequent moves, overcrowding, poor housing conditions, and living in unsafe or unstable neighborhoods. It is not just a housing issue – it affects health, education, and economic stability. Housing instability is linked to marginalization, isolation, and a drastically reduced life expectancy – by 30 to 40 years. It contributes to poor mental and physical health, greater reliance on emergency care, and limited access to routine healthcare.
For children, it often results in absenteeism and lower academic performance. Housing instability is also a major risk factor for homelessness, defined as lacking a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence.
Understanding the Problem
78% of American Households Live Paycheck to Paycheck
These households could be one crisis away from homelessness or housing instability.
44% of Renters in Green Bay are Cost-Burdened
They spend more than 30% of their income on housing, which means they spend 5x less on healthcare, 33% less on food and 2x less on retirement savings, and they are carrying an average of $8,000-$12,000 in credit card debt due to financial strain.
Children in Cost-Burdened Families have Lower Math and Reading Scores
This makes them 19% less likely to graduate from high school, perpetuating the cycle of poverty.
Our Innovative Solutions
Affordable Housing
We create pathways to stable housing by providing quality apartments that people can truly afford. More affordable workforce housing helps stabilize rent prices and make homes accessible for families in need.
Foster Community
We combat social isolation by creating a supportive and caring community.
Financial Empowerment
We empower people to succeed by providing job training that results in effective employees, and we provide programs that equip them with the tools and knowledge that build strong financial foundations, keeping them housed longer.
Mentor Youth
We champion resilient families by mentoring youth, especially those with absentee fathers, to help break the cycle of generational poverty.
On-Site Support
We provide tools and resources to help families navigate life's unexpected challenges. The resources they need are right at their doorstep-without the barriers of transportation, childcare or time restraints.
Socially Inclusive Housing
For those who experience homelessness or housing instability, life expectancy is shortened by 30-40 years when compared with peers in stable housing. Homelessness is not a temporary issue easily addressed by providing an individual with housing. We must examine how social connection impacts a person’s experience of homelessness – before, during and after. We also must start moving upstream and address the systemic issues leading to housing instability in the first place.
The Gateway Collective develops impactful Socially Inclusive Housing communities for working individuals and families. This work will lead to homelessness prevention and positive upward mobility for individuals of all economic levels.