Core Connect Continues Partnership with Columbia Residential to Strengthen Housing Stability and Economic Opportunity for Families

In January 2026, Core Connect highlighted its ongoing partnership with Columbia Residential to connect affordable-housing residents with resources that go beyond a place to live.

Through Housing to the CORE, C.O.R.E. basic-needs support, and Education to the CORE, the organizations work together on housing stability, essential assistance, scholarships, financial literacy, and workforce pathways.

Board Chair Jennifer Owens said an affordable home should be the beginning of a family's journey toward stability, not the end of it.

The partnership continues the vision of Columbia Residential founder Noel Khalil while Core Connect operates as an independent 501(c)(3). Learn more at www.coreconnectinc.org.