This report describes the EEXCEL concept—the integration of educational services for children into privately owned affordable housing apartment buildings—in terms of both the educational services component and the financing and development component. Experiences—both beneficial and challenging—during the first year of operations are recounted. The report also discusses the process for qualifying tenants, onsite management of the EEXCEL buildings, and implications for broader application of the concept.
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