Reimagining Capital Because Housing Can’t Wait

Across America, families are being priced out of homes, and communities are feeling the strain. But in Appalachia, Fahe and our partners are proving what’s possible when we reimagine capital.

“If we can fix it in Appalachia, we can fix it anywhere,” says Fahe CEO Jim King.

Through the Housing Can’t Wait® campaign, Fahe and our Network of more than 50 Members have pledged to double housing production by 2030, reaching one million more people. Achieving that goal requires not just more capital, but a different kind of capital.

“Capital is not a single instrument; it’s an ecosystem.”

In his latest message, King challenges us to think differently about what it will take to solve the housing crisis, especially in places too often left behind. He asks an important question: What if we stopped seeing capital as a limitation, and started seeing it as a tool for transformation?

“We stop counting deals and start counting doors opened.”

🎥 Watch Jim’s five-minute message on how blending public and private capital—philanthropy and finance—can create lasting change.

This work isn’t about numbers or financing. It’s about families who need a safe place to call home, and the millions still waiting for their own door to open. What happens when we invest differently? Families thrive, communities grow stronger, and entire regions begin to change. That’s why Housing Can’t Wait.