Partner Spotlight: Socially Innovative Properties

Rethinking Housing as a Platform for Recovery and Stability

At ChooseWell Communities, we know that stable housing is foundational to recovery—and our partnership with Socially Innovative Properties (SIP) is helping us make that stability a reality for families facing some of life’s hardest challenges.

Founded in 2018 in direct response to ChooseWell’s need for safe, affordable family housing, SIP has redefined what it means to be a property manager. They go far beyond rent collection and maintenance. SIP operates as a resident-services–focused housing provider, prioritizing tenants who are navigating early recovery, generational poverty, mental health challenges, and/or justice system involvement.

With properties located in diverse and often under-resourced neighborhoods, SIP’s model actively embeds wraparound supports into daily operations:

• Resident Services Coordinators regularly check in with tenants, hold community office hours, and offer a visible, approachable presence.

• SIP directly partners with behavioral health providers and local nonprofits to coordinate care and support.

• Their team works side-by-side with ChooseWell to ensure families in recovery have both a safe place to live and ongoing access to services that help them thrive.

This partnership is especially critical now. With Section 8 voucher issuance frozen indefinitely in our region, SIP is one of the few property partners willing to pilot sustainable alternatives to HUD-based subsidies—ensuring families aren’t left behind while systems catch up.

Together, ChooseWell and SIP are creating more than housing—we’re creating communities of care, where recovery is supported not only by services, but by a safe home, a welcoming environment, and a landlord who sees the whole person.

We’re proud to work alongside SIP and look forward to growing this partnership as we continue to remove barriers and build pathways to long-term stability for the families we serve.