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Housing for the people you’re trying to recruit and retain.

Upward partners with public employers to develop high-quality, attainable housing for their employees, without requiring the employer to fund construction.

EXPLORE A PARTNERSHIP HOW IT WORKS

Rendering of a three bedroom Upward home with a covered front porch and private entryway

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Our Partners

School districts

Cities

Counties

Hospitals and health systems

Higher education

Retention math

What staff turnover costs you now, and what a smaller number is worth

Every departure carries a replacement cost your organization already pays. Start from published averages, then change any figure to match your own.

Your organization

Group A

Staff in this group

FTE

Annual turnover today

Cost to replace one

Where these defaults come from

Group B

Staff in this group

FTE

Annual turnover today

Cost to replace one

Where these defaults come from

If turnover fell by 2.5%

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Jefferson Union High School District in California went from 25 percent annual staff turnover to near zero after opening 122 staff homes in 2022. A three point improvement is a deliberately conservative test.

Saved every year

Recurring, not one-time.

Turnover cost you carry today$0

After the improvement$0

Departures avoided each year0

Saved over 10 years$0

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For public employers