Led by Us, Built for All: A New Vision for Housing Access

Unlock Hope. Unlock Housing. Help Us Build a Stronger NYC

I’m Brittany Walford licensed real estate agent, and founder of NextKey Housing Access Foundation, a Black-women-led nonprofit tackling one of New York’s most urgent crises: access to safe, stable housing.

Every day in our communities:

• Families are denied homes, even with a voucher in hand

• Landlords give up because the process is too confusing

• Teens and young adults age out of foster care with nowhere to go

• Apartments sit vacant because landlords don’t know how or can’t afford to fix them

I’ve worked inside the housing system, walked families through the shelter process, and stood in the gap when the system failed. And here’s what I’ve learned:

The system isn’t too complex. What’s missing is training, advocacy, and real community support.

So we’re building something better.

What We’re Creating:

• A secure digital housing support tool (built by a partner, used by our nonprofit) that helps voucher holders, families, and youth confidently navigate the process

• A trained team of community-based housing advocates to walk people through paperwork, interviews, inspections, and move-ins

• A Landlord Support Program to help small owners bring units up to code and open them to voucher tenants

• A Youth Housing Leaders Program for ages 18–30 to explore careers in real estate, housing, and community advocacy

• A High School Housing Exposure Track to train students in housing, photography, real estate basics, and professional skills

• An Emergency Housing Fund for seniors, families, or urgent situations that need move-in support

• Stabilization of neglected NYC apartments and units that could house voucher holders but need repairs and landlord readiness

• A pilot to eventually expand this rehab model to overlooked places like Pennsylvania

• Outreach and resource activation across Queens, Brooklyn, and the Bronx

What We’re Raising: $100,000 in 2025 to Launch This Vision

• $20,000 – Outreach and training powered by the digital support platform

• $15,000 – Hire and train part-time housing support staff

• $10,000 – Youth stipends and leadership development

• $6,000 – High school training and stipends

• $7,500 – Landlord education and inspection readiness support

• $5,000 – Apartment rehab and stabilization

• $5,000 – Emergency housing support

• $7,500 – Events, outreach, and resource activation

• $7,500 – Legal, tech, and nonprofit infrastructure.

This campaign supports:

• The voucher holder trying to escape shelter

• The landlord who wants to help but feels overwhelmed

• The young adult who dreams of working in real estate or advocacy but doesn’t know where to start

• The parent or grandparent just trying to stay housed

• The teen who’s never seen themselves in housing or design until now

• The community ready for real change

What Your Donation Makes Possible:

• $25 helps print housing resource guides for families in need

• $50 supports training materials for a youth housing leader

• $100 helps a landlord get their unit inspection-ready

• $250 provides direct support to a voucher holder navigating the system

• $500 funds a full day of housing outreach in NYC

• $1,000 helps rehab a unit to meet code and house a family

• $2,500 funds a month of housing support staff and emergency aid

Every dollar brings us one step closer to unlocking housing access for all.

This isn’t charity. It’s strategy. It’s leadership. It’s housing justice.

Your donation helps us open doors, stabilize neighborhoods, and equip the next generation to lead. We’re not just filling gaps we’re building bridges.

Donate today. Share this mission. Be part of the movement.

Legal Status Notice:

NextKey Housing Access Foundation has applied for 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status with the IRS.

EIN: 33-4852690

Once approved, donations will be tax-deductible retroactively to our formation date: April 29, 2025.