Restoring Housing | The Well CDC

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“You don’t have to leave your neighborhood to live in a better one”

– Majora Carter

RENTAL APPLICATIONS

The Well CDC provides quality and affordable rentals to local residents in the Middlebury neighborhood. For more information on rentals, please contact joyce@thewellakron.com or 330-815-9919.

We provide housing in accordance with Fair Housing laws – prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, familial status, or handicap.

Fill out a Rental Application to be placed on our waiting list! Please use the online form -or- mail/drop-off completed application to: Joyce Fox, The Well CDC, 221 Beaver Street, Akron, Ohio 44304.

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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Saturdays

Every other Saturday is open to volunteers! We’d love for you or a small group to help us work on some of our in-progress homes!

All skill levels welcome.

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Large Groups

Would your organization or large group like to offer your time to our housing team? Contact reuben@thewellakron.com!

WE’RE LOOKING FOR CONTRACTORS

The Well CDC is looking for contractors to submit bids for a variety of projects. We are looking for all trade specialties including masonry and concrete, framers, electricians, plumbers, HVAC technicians, drywallers, finish carpenters, siders, roofers, and general contracting. Please fill out the form below to be added to our contractor list. Contractor will be required to submit insurance verification and a W-9 before the completing work.

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WHY MIDDLEBURY?

the problem

As Akron’s original settlement, Middlebury was once a thriving hub of community, business, and innovation. After decades of disinvestment, Middlebury homes and properties were left in disrepair, owned primarily by out-of-state slumlords with little care for the community and it’s residents.

OUR SOLUTION

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In 2016, The Well CDC purchased the first of over 100 properties in the neighborhood, with the goal of developing a healthy housing pipeline that fits tenants’ current contexts and future aspirations.

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healthy housing pipeline

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subsidized rentals

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wealth and power building

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choice rentals

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home owners via single family home or duplex

Impact Stories

“In Fall 2023, a family we had a relationship with at Mason CLC fell on hard times, was living in a house owned by an absentee landlord, and was close to getting evicted. They contacted the school to ask where they could receive help and the school counselor contacted our team. We were able to work with the United Way to get back rent paid, utility assistance, and connected the family to other community resources. We were then able to move the family into one of our newly renovated homes which also allowed them to keep their kids enrolled at Mason CLC. Our engagement at our local elementary school provided our team the opportunity to help provide housing, educational, and family stability.”

“A single mom of 4 boys who has experienced the trauma of tenants being taken advantage of by absentee and slum landlords was offered a home with us in June 2020. She recently shared with us that The Well has provided her family with stability that has allowed her teenage sons to not only find comfort in the community and its resources, but have also become more confident in their school activities. They have improved their grades, attitude, school attendance, and graduated from high school. The presence of a local landlord and secure home has given her family an opportunity to thrive.”