King's Ridge

In Loving Memory of Longtime CASA CEO, Debra King

King's Ridge Key Components

King’s Ridge is CASA’s largest, most ambitious project to date. This 100-unit community consists of 1- 2- and 3-bedroom units and is designated for families and individuals moving out of homelessness. For the first time ever, CASA is including supportive services on site. The building will have two medical clinics, case managers, a tenant liaison, and flexible community space—all designed to wrap our future tenants in care and provide them with a healing and supportive community. King’s Ridge is currently under construction and will be completed in the first quarter of 2025.

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Access to Permanent & Affordable Housing

Residents will pay one-third of their income for rent and can renew their lease year after year.

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Minimal Barriers to Participation

King’s Ridge will be home to single adults and families who live with disabilities, histories of homelessness, and insufficient credit to qualify for conventional housing.

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Housing First Model

This model recognizes the importance of stable housing as the first step in addressing other life challenges. Once housed, residents partner with case managers to determine which supportive services they need to increase long-term success in their new homes.

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Comprehensive, Accessible, Wraparound Services

Residents at King’s Ridge will have easy access to supportive services, including case management, employment assistance, mental health counseling, substance abuse treatment, childcare navigation, connections to public assistance programs, and other services to prevent evictions and ensure residents understand their rights and responsibilities as renters.

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Personal Voice & Choice

Like a resident of a traditional apartment community, King’s Ridge residents will sign a lease, have control over their own lives and schedules, and can come and go as they please. They can direct the array and intensity of services they receive by working with a service provider to set individual goals.

Who Will Live at King’s Ridge?

Raleigh and Wake County desperately need more affordable apartments for both single adults and families. Ending homelessness for single adults leads to better health outcomes and more positive participation in the community. Ending homelessness for families with children disrupts a generational cycle of poverty and decreases the likelihood that children and youth who live at King’s Ridge will experience homelessness as adults.

At King’s Ridge, single adults and families will live in community with one another, just as they do in neighborhoods and apartment communities across the city. We envision King’s Ridge as a vibrant community that meets residents where they are and is designed with supports for aging in place. The community will feature adult and child-friendly flexible spaces for counseling, meetings, and various activities.

How Will Residents be Selected?

Our commitment is to end homelessness at King’s Ridge. Check back in early 2024 for details about who we will be working with and how residents will be selected.

King’s Ridge Partnerships

Addressing the Social Determinants of Health

We’re working alongside more than 30 community partners to address each of the Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) — areas identified by researchers and medical providers as having major impact on people’s health and quality of life.

Along with having direct influence on well-being, SDOH areas directly contribute to the onset and outcomes of chronic diseases, mental health, and overall life expectancy. CASA is excited to continue to expand these partnerships to serve not just our King’s Ridge residents, but all CASA households throughout the Triangle.

King's Ridge Partnerships

Capital Campaign Breakdown

The King’s Ridge Committee and CASA staff raised over $26 million for the King’s Ridge project. Here you’ll see a breakdown of the funds that CASA received over the two year campaign.

King’s Ridge Giving

To make a gift to support King’s Ridge operations, visit our donation page or contact CASA’s Director of Mission Advancement, Emma Doss, at (919) 307-3451. You can also see a list of King’s Ridge donors who already contributed to this community. Thank you for your support!

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Meet the Committee

Donor List

I’m extremely excited about King’s Ridge. I think that it can really provide an opportunity for us to demonstrate what is possible through community collaboration for our highest risk and most vulnerable homeless residents.

Dr. Brian Klausner
Medical Director of Wake Med Community Population Health

Access to affordable housing can change the trajectory of a child’s life for years to come.

Sharonda Ocean
Ocean Motivation Mental Health Services LLC

I picture King’s Ridge as a community. There’s going to be a beautiful community space there, to gather with people from the community. There will be medical services, mental health services, and case management. So whatever they need is right there.

Molly Painter
Campaign Leadership Committee Chair

The King’s Ridge project is precisely the type of ministry the Holy Michael Foundation was created to support. We look forward to seeing the project’s impact on the lives of its residents.

Charlotte Griffin
Director of Development, Holy Michael Foundation

Alliance supports the need for high-quality, affordable and supportive housing in our catchment area, particularly for individuals who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. We wish CASA success.

Rob Robinson
CEO, Alliance Health

We are pleased to have the chance to work with and support CASA on the King’s Ridge project. Their efforts to provide safe and affordable housing, health and employment services to all North Carolinians epitomizes the values and mission at the heart of the A.J. Fletcher Foundation.

Jimmy Goodmon, Jr.
Board of Directors Member, A.J. Fletcher Foundation

We are excited for the opportunity to partner with CASA to contribute to a place like King’s Ridge, whose vision beautifully embodies Jesus’s unequivocal command to love our neighbors, particularly those that society tends to overlook. We are eager to see the incredible impact this place will have on our community.

Lauren Miller Wieczorek
Miller Family Foundation

King’s Ridge will provide permanent housing and support for families moving out of homelessness in our community. Funding this type of tangible and supportive mission aligns perfectly with our goal at Bank of America to partner in efforts that work to solve systemic community issues from the ground up. As CASA and others continue their important work to address the affordable housing needs in our region, we remain committed to help reduce economic and racial inequality within the Triangle, with the ultimate goal of creating lasting change.

Kari Stoltz
President, Bank of America Triangle

Wake Stone believes in King’s Ridge’s mission and supports it wholeheartedly. We have benefited from more than 50 years of supplying aggregate materials for the foundation of Raleigh’s growth. A a corporate citizen, we believe it is important to give back to our communities. We are excited to participate in the King’s Ridge project by not only providing necessary funding for construction but also aggregate materials for the facility’s foundation. This project provides the critical resources necessary for our neighbors in need to make Raleigh a great place for all.

Sam Bratton
Wake Stone

Baker Roofing is excited to be a part of this dynamic effort and applauds CASA and the King’s Ridge team for bringing this type of project to Raleigh!

John C. Matthews
Executive Vice President, Baker Roofing

CASA is one of the few organizations dedicated to creating DEEPLY affordable housing. It takes incredible coalition building to create the funding to do what is otherwise nearly impossible. Gina and I wanted to be part of this significant effort with so many great partners, and we are so honored to do so.

Jim Anthony
APG Advisors

Rhonda and I are delighted to be a part of King’s Ridge and Debra King’s vision to help end homelessness in our community. We have chosen to contribute because we have seen firsthand how the CASA staff and volunteers have worked diligently to improve the lives of others.

Lyle and Rhonda Gardner

CASA purchases six acres in Raleigh for future affordable housing development

Oct 28, 2019

CASA recently purchased a six acre parcel of land near Wake Med Hospital and several other CASA communities. The site will be the future home to King's Ridge, an afforable housing complex named in loving memory of our long time CEO, Debra K King. More details to...