Our Mission: 1,000 Homes for Veterans and People in Need
For fifty years, housing for people in need followed the same broken housing model: poorly run, in bad neighborhoods, without funding. We took on the task of turning it upside down.
We’re Frank and Sherri, and our why has a name: Kate. Sherri’s daughter was removed from one recovery home after another under a “15 minutes and you’re out” rule — treated like she was disposable. We walked away from our corporate careers to build the opposite: safe, welcoming shared homes — real estate we own in safe, supportive neighborhoods — where no one is disposable. Today, Kate works for the foundation that carries her name.
The Revelation We did everything right — the degrees, the credentials, the management positions. Then it hit us: when someone else is your employer, everyone has an exit date. Maybe you know the feeling. So many of our students arrive at exactly this moment.
The Revolution So we pooled our 401(k)s and bought single-family homes in safe, appreciating neighborhoods. We founded Kate’s House Foundation® — and then came the discovery that changed everything: vouchers, grants, and government contracts pay for this housing, reliably, by the bed. Today that’s 8 accredited homes and more than 1,000 people housed.
🎥 Meet Frank & Sherri: The Heart Behind the Movement
In this short video, you’ll hear how we turned one single-family home into a housing model that gets funded — and how people from every walk of life, many in second careers, are creating both income and impact. You can too.
You’ve Heard Our Story. Their Stories Are Better.
Meet LaShonda & Rachel. They saw a one-minute video of Frank and Sherri on Facebook — and it changed their future plans. They completed our program and launched Mary Carol’s Foundation, now running two homes in Georgia for women aged 21 to 80.
We Don’t Just Teach It — We Live It
Everything in our real estate education comes from homes we still run ourselves — the same residents, the same contracts, the same day-to-day. We’re not theorists; we’re operators who teach. And the work has earned real recognition:
Kate’s House Foundation® has earned a four-star rating from Charity Navigator and the 2026 Platinum Seal of Transparency from Candid (GuideStar), placing us in the top tier of 1.8 million nonprofits. See kateshousefoundation.org.
🛠️ We Saw the Gap — and Built the Bridge
More than 10 years ago, we saw a crisis: housing for people in recovery, veterans, and adults who aged out of foster care was unregulated and often unsafe. So we did something radical — we put our own retirement into buying single-family homes in Seattle and created a better way. We believe no one is disposable.
Today, we house people ages 20–70 in safe, stable, beautiful homes — and our housing model is being replicated nationwide.
🚍 Real Estate Education Meets Action
Through our Seattle Symposium + Bus Tour and our Home Study Program, our real estate education has trained thousands of students — many of them starting second careers — who’ve opened nearly 300 homes across the U.S., creating income, legacy, and purpose.
🏡 The Housing Model: One House, 8 Beds, 8 Lives Changed
Each four-bedroom home is shared housing. Two residents per room — that’s eight lives changed, and eight streams of income per home.
We’re funded by state and federal programs, hospitals, and other agencies who provide support while we provide exceptional housing.
🤝 Join the Movement
We want to help you secure your retirement, build generational wealth, and create income with purpose. Whether this is your first home or your second career, let us show you how to turn one home into lasting income and legacy.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Real estate education with purpose — and a business you truly own.
What is shared housing — and why does it matter to us?
Shared housing places several residents in one well-run home, each with their own space and a real community around them. Through Kate's House Foundation® — the nonprofit we founded in 2015 — those residents are veterans, people in recovery, and others rebuilding their lives. We believe no one is disposable, and that relapse is met with help, not punishment. For you, it's a chance to do work that genuinely matters while owning a real business. Purpose and ownership, in the very same place.
Is this really a business I would own?
Yes — and that's the heart of it. You're not buying a job or a franchise. You're building financial ownership of your own shared housing business: an asset you control and income that serves your community and your family at the same time. We teach you to own it, run it well, and be proud of what it stands for.
Do I need real estate experience to get started?
Not at all — most of our students start with none. Our 58-module Home Study Program is real estate education with a purpose: how to choose the right property, make smart rehab decisions, and set up a home that works financially and changes lives. Frank has knocked out walls in our own homes, so we teach from what we've actually lived — not from theory.
How does shared housing actually make money?
You house several residents in one property, and much of the income comes from bed fees paid by agencies — state and federal programs and hospitals — rather than from private paying clients. That contract-backed structure is what makes the income steadier — and it's the very housing model we run across our own eight Seattle homes every single day.
Do I have to live near the homes I open?
No. The housing model is built to travel. Our own eight homes are in the Seattle area, but we've trained students who've opened nearly 300 homes nationwide since we began teaching. Wherever you are, the system works — and we walk alongside you as you build it.
Who are Frank and Sherri, and what is Kate's House Foundation?
We're Frank and Sherri Candelario — partners in life and in this mission. We risked our retirement to open recovery homes in Seattle in 2015 and founded Kate's House Foundation®, now nationally recognized for accredited, medication-assisted recovery housing. We built Washington's first MAT-accredited homes, helped found WAQRR, have housed more than 1,000 people, and earned a four-star Charity Navigator rating and the 2026 Platinum Seal of Transparency from Candid. Everything we teach comes straight from the homes we still run today.