Empower the People You Serve. Equip Your Team.
Bring The Housing Institute to your organization.
A transformative curriculum built for real change in housing, reentry, and community-based programs.
Train your staff. License the curriculum. Transform lives.
Built by real experience. Powered by transformation.
The Housing Institute is a proven, curriculum-based program that equips individuals to overcome housing barriers.
Now available for organizations ready to scale their impact through education and empowerment.
Designed by Kelley Martin, a 29+ year expert in housing transformation. She and her agency has participated in placing over 5,000 people in housing in the last decade.
What’s Inside the Housing Institute Program
The Housing Institute is a guided, real-life curriculum designed to help individuals move from instability to self-sufficiency. Through practical lessons, group dialogue, and real reflection, participants learn how to take control of their housing journey — and their future.
The Housing Institute is a guided, real-life curriculum designed to help individuals move from instability to self-sufficiency. Through practical lessons, group dialogue, and real reflection, participants learn how to take control of their housing journey — and their future.
By the end of the program, participants will have:
🔹 Identified the habits and patterns that contribute to housing instability
🔹 Learned how to shift from survival mode to strategic, proactive planning
🔹 Created a working budget and learned how to prioritize housing and essential bills
🔹 Gained awareness around toxic relationships and how support systems impact progress
🔹 Developed a clear, personal vision of stability and the steps to maintain it
The program is delivered through engaging slides, speaker-led sessions, and participant workbooks, all supported by a structured train-the-trainer experience and optional annual consulting.
Whether you're serving individuals navigating homelessness, reentry, or housing insecurity, the Housing Institute equips your agency with a proven framework to support lasting change.
How It Works
The Real Truth in Housing
Uncover the real barriers and systemic truths impacting housing instability today.
Scenario Training
Engage in real-life roleplay to practice effective, trauma-informed responses in housing situations.
Individual Support
One-on-one assistance tailored to address unique housing challenges and support long-term stability.
First-Hand Advice
Insights and strategies from experienced professionals and individuals with lived expertise in housing solutions.
Your staff will gain the tools to lead, teach, and guide — no guesswork required.
Kelley Martin
Founder of The Housing Institute & Steps of Strategy
Kelley has trained in cities across the U.S. and supported thousands in finding stable housing through education and advocacy.
Choose Your Access Model
Flat-Rate Access
Perfect for agencies ready to serve at scale, our Flat-Rate Access allows unlimited participants to engage with the Housing Institute curriculum for one full year. It's ideal for large programs looking for sustainable, high-impact tools to drive transformation without limits.
Per-Participant License
Designed for smaller teams or pilot programs, the Per-Participant License offers focused access to the curriculum—one individual at a time. This model gives you flexibility and control while still delivering deep transformation through guided support.
Why Agencies Choose Us
Trusted across shelters, workforce, and reentry programs
Agencies rely on us because our proven model delivers real outcomes for the people who need it most.
Real transformation through mindset and education
We don’t just teach — we transform thinking, shifting participants from survival to stability beyond the classroom.
Designed with dignity, direction, and results
Every part of our program is intentionally created to honor lived experience while building pathways to success.
Testimonials
From shelter to stability, Crystal Winslow’s story is a powerful testament to transformation. Once a program participant herself, Crystal now works alongside Kelley to help other women rise from similar challenges. Her journey reflects what true stability looks like—and what’s possible with the right support.
— program participant
Ready to Partner for Impact?
Let’s partner to change lives, one stable step at a time.
The Power of Housing – Because stability is just the beginning.
Get In Touch
Email: [email protected]
Address
Office: 1803 Bryant Ave N., Minneapolis, MN 55411
Office: 713 Minnehaha Ave E. #323 Saint Paul, MN 55106
Phone Number:
612-760-0542
Together, we build more than housing — we build futures.