Registered NC 501C3 NON-PROFIt serving Chatham and Orange Counties
Our Community Takes Care of our Own.
We Connect It.
Grata Connects keeps families housed. We pay the rent in 72 hours, halt the eviction, and walk alongside them by connecting families to the agencies that help them stay stable.
I need housing support.
Facing eviction, behind on rent, or in a housing crisis? We move fast, with kindness and no judgment. The earlier you reach out, the more we can do.
Get Involved
Grata Connects runs community involvement and support. Volunteer your time, lend a professional skill, offer the wisdom you've earned. We want your support.
Donate
Your gift can be the difference between someone staying housed and losing everything. Most of the families we serve need $800–$1,500 to stabilize and we deliver it within 72 hours.
Why housing comes first.
A growing body of research shows that stable housing is a prerequisite, not a reward, for nearly every other form of recovery. People cannot meaningfully address mental illness, substance use disorders, or chronic medical conditions while they are losing their home.
"Without stable housing, meaningful mental health treatment is nearly impossible."
That principle, articulated by frontline behavioral health practitioners and confirmed by decades of research, is why the order of operations matters so much. Until basic shelter is secured, higher-order concerns like trauma, mental health, and recovery cannot be addressed. Housing is not a reward for becoming stable. It is the building block for stability itself.
Eviction itself causes cascading harm. Research links eviction to premature birth, maternal depression, parenting stress, food insecurity, child developmental delays, and long-term mental health conditions in children. Preventing an eviction is not just preserving an address. It is preventing a chain reaction that takes years to repair.
Sources: Frontline behavioral health practice, as reported in Common Ground / Model D Media (2026); Effects of Housing First on health and well-being: systematic review and meta-analysis, BMJ (2018); Evictions and Infant and Child Health Outcomes: A Systematic Review, JAMA Pediatrics (2023); Mental Health America position statement on supportive housing; Casey Family Programs supportive housing outcomes research.
