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. For SIP, that means recognizing that tenants are more than their rental histories or credit scores. Their team takes time to understand each family's unique context—whether that includes a recent transition out of treatment, reunification with children, or the need to balance employment and behavioral health appointments. Instead of punitive responses to late rent or maintenance issues, SIP staff lead with curiosity and compassion, offering flexible payment plans, helping families navigate utility assistance, and proactively connecting them to community resources. This people-first approach turns what could be a transactional landlord-tenant relationship into a supportive partnership, rooted in dignity and shared commitment to long-term recovery. It’s a model we believe more housing providers could—and should—adopt.
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.