Districts compete for a shrinking pool of teachers. A city or district that helps its teachers become homeowners doesn't just fill positions — it roots educators in the community for a career.
The pipeline of new teachers has collapsed from 12% of college students to 4%. Salary schedules are hard to move — but homeownership assistance is a benefit a community can build together, at a fraction of the cost of turnover, vacancy, and long-term substitutes.
Include the Foundation in your community-benefit and community-development giving priorities. Local funds granted through TDM go directly to helping your city's teachers buy homes in your city — and our agent give-back model multiplies every dollar.
Offer TDM home grants as a recruitment and retention benefit. We handle the program: eligibility, agent matching, and fund administration. Long term, we partner with districts on dedicated teacher housing developments on district-adjacent land.
Many local businesses commit community-benefit and community-development funds as part of doing business in a city. Directing those commitments to teacher homeownership is visible, local, and beloved — your dollars put a teacher in a home down the street.
Down-payment and closing-cost grants for credentialed teachers, multiplied by the certified-agent give-back model.
Co-branded programs where a city or district sponsors grants for its own teachers as a recruitment and retention benefit.
Purpose-built, affordable teacher housing developed in partnership with school districts — turning the district's biggest hiring problem into its strongest hiring pitch.
Tell us who you are and we'll follow up with program details, a presentation for your council or board, and a proposal tailored to your community.
