Homes for Hearts helps Memphis achieve affordability, sustainability, connectivity, livability, health and density that all provide opportunity, while also helping lower Memphis’ homelessness, crime rate, poverty rate, mortality rate, food insecurity, domestic violence, hospitalizations, emergency response, healthcare costs, taxpayer expense, unemployment, foreclosures, racial inequality and environmental impact. In addition Homes for Hearts can also help Memphians reduce mental illness, PTSD, anxiety, hunger, depression, illness, abuse, chronic disease, nutritional deficiencies, grief, addiction and trauma, while helping strengthen dignity with safe, quality, affordable and sustainable housing.