CT Freedom Inc.

What CT Freedom Inc. does

CT Freedom Inc., operating as F.R.E.E.D.O.M. (Faith Restoration Empowerment & Economic Development Outreach Ministries, Inc.), is a Connecticut-incorporated faith-based nonprofit community development organization founded in the 1980s and headquartered at 477 Broad Street, Bridgeport, CT. It operates a portfolio of programmatic services across four pillars — Housing, Economic Development, Education & Training, and Sustainability — delivered through a network spanning 15+ U.S. cities and managed through affiliated entities including Faith Community Development Corporation (FCDC), Homes Saved By Faith (HSBF), Home Ownership Training Center (HOTC), and Vision Financial Services. The organization has served more than 100,000 families through foreclosure-prevention workshops (in conjunction with the Connecticut Department of Banking, CT Fair Housing Center, FDIC, and FHLB) and prepared more than 20,000 families for homeownership through financial-literacy and homebuyer-education programming.

The core technology and product surface are not software-driven; FREEDOM's outputs are workshops, seminars, counseling, training institutes, and convenings, with flagship programs including the Freddie Mac Faith Empowerment Series (operating in Atlanta, Bridgeport, Cleveland, Decatur, Denver, Everett, Oakland, Orlando, Providence, San Antonio, and Tulsa), the MLK Corridors Initiative (Norwalk, Middletown, New Britain), the Connecticut Faith Jobs Collaborative (apprenticeship and job training), and the Connecticut Green Bank sustainability partnership (solar, PACE, energy efficiency). Distribution is achieved through the Connecticut Faith Leaders Collaborative — an 18-denomination coalition representing 1,400+ houses of worship — together with formal training partnerships with Neighborworks America across 11 cities.

The business model is a hybrid of professional-services consulting (advising FDIC, HUD, FHLB, Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Chase, Citibank, and Neighborworks America) and grant/sponsorship-supported program delivery to low- and moderate-income families, faith-based organizations, municipalities, and community development corporations. No fee schedule or revenue figure is publicly disclosed; the organization is led by Managing Director Reverend Carl McCluster and Administrative Director William S. Callion, Jr.

Name

CT Freedom Inc.

Legal name

F.R.E.E.D.O.M. (Faith Restoration Empowerment & Economic Development Outreach Ministries, Inc.)

Website

https://faithandresults.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Short description

CT Freedom Inc. (F.R.E.E.D.O.M.) is a Connecticut-based, faith-aligned nonprofit founded in the 1980s that delivers foreclosure-prevention, homebuyer-education, workforce, and sustainability programs to underserved communities through a 15-city U.S. network anchored by the Connecticut Faith Leaders Collaborative.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Development Services

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Religious Organizations (8131), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based Social Services & Community Outreach (Food Pantries, Shelters, Counseling) (BPAGAJAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Faith-Based Advocacy & Public Policy Organizations (BPAGAJAK)

Keywords

• Faith-based consulting
• Community development
• Housing counseling services
• Financial literacy training
• Workforce development programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Bridgeport

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices15 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Program Services and Consulting: F.R.E.E.D.O.M. generates revenue through consulting services for government agencies (FDIC, HUD, Federal Home Loan Bank), financial institutions, and community organizations. The organization also serves as a trainer for Neighborworks America, the largest HUD national housing intermediary.
2. Government Grants and Sponsorships: The organization receives sponsorship and support from government entities and municipalities for various initiatives including the Freddie Mac Faith Empowerment Series, Connecticut Faith Leaders Collaborative activities, and community development programs.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

F.R.E.E.D.O.M. delivers faith-based community development consulting, training, and direct services across four primary pillars: Housing (foreclosure prevention via Homes Saved By Faith and homebuyer education), Economic Development (workforce training, community planning), Education and Training (capacity building for faith and community organizations), and Sustainability (solar energy and energy efficiency programs). The organization serves low-to-moderate-income families, faith-based organizations, municipalities, and community development corporations through workshops, seminars, training institutes, and one-on-one counseling delivered via a national network of faith, public, private, and nonprofit partners.

Product overview

FREEDOM (Faith, Restoration, Empowerment and Economic Development Outreach Ministries) is a community development organization offering a portfolio of programs and services rather than a unified software product. The core offerings include: Homes Saved By Faith (foreclosure prevention for 100K+ families), Homeownership & Financial Literacy Training (20K+ families prepared), and Economic Development Initiatives. Supporting programs include Sustainability Programs (solar, energy efficiency), Education & Training (capacity building), MLK Corridors Initiative (economic development planning), Connecticut Faith Jobs Collaborative (workforce development), Freddie Mac Faith Empowerment Series (homeownership access), and Fighting Fear with Faith and Facts (COVID response). These programs operate regionally and throughout the United States through a network of faith, public, private, and non-profit partnerships.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Homes Saved By Faith Foreclosure prevention and intervention program that has helped more than 100,000 families avoid foreclosure through workshops and seminars delivered in conjunction with the CT Department of Banking, CT Fair Housing Center, FDIC, and FHLB. Targeted at low-to-moderate-income families at risk of foreclosure.

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 100,000 families served through foreclosure prevention and intervention programs
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Freddie MaccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFreddie Mac is a key strategic partner in the Freddie Mac Faith Empowerment Series, a multi-city initiative to make homeownership more accessible and affordable. F.R.E.E.D.O.M. collaborates with Freddie Mac on homeownership education, financial literacy, and affordable mortgage products across multiple U.S. cities including Atlanta, Bridgeport, Cleveland, Denver, Oakland, Orlando, Providence, San Antonio, and Tulsa.
• FDICcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFDIC partners with F.R.E.E.D.O.M. on foreclosure prevention, financial literacy (using FDIC MoneySmart curriculum), and community development programs. F.R.E.E.D.O.M. consults for FDIC on faith-based outreach initiatives.
• HUD (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHUD partners with F.R.E.E.D.O.M. through Neighborworks America as a certified HUD Intermediary. F.R.E.E.D.O.M. consults for HUD on faith-based housing and community development programs.
• Neighborworks AmericacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerF.R.E.E.D.O.M. serves as a trainer for Neighborworks America, the largest HUD national housing intermediary. The partnership includes training institutes in multiple cities including Chicago, Louisville, New York, Sacramento, Providence, Atlanta, Portland, New Orleans, Boston, Washington D.C., and Cleveland.
• Fannie MaeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFannie Mae supports F.R.E.E.D.O.M.'s housing programs as a government-sponsored enterprise focused on mortgage financing.
• Connecticut Green BankcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConnecticut Green Bank partners with F.R.E.E.D.O.M. on sustainability initiatives including solar energy programs (PosiGen Residential Solar for All, SMART-E Sustainability Financing Program, Connecticut PACE programs).
• Energize ConnecticutminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnergize Connecticut partners with F.R.E.E.D.O.M. on energy efficiency programs including Benchmarking, HES, and HESI programs for residential and business energy savings.
• Green Forest Community Development CorporationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGreen Forest CDC partnered with F.R.E.E.D.O.M. on the Forest at Columbia affordable housing development in Decatur, GA - a 161-unit multi-family housing project with $9M renovation.
• HomeFree USAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHomeFree USA is a certified HUD Intermediary that partners with F.R.E.E.D.O.M. on foreclosure intervention and prevention initiatives, particularly in Cleveland, OH.
• Macedonia Community Development CorporationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMacedonia CDC works with F.R.E.E.D.O.M. as lead agency on the San Antonio, TX Community Development and South Texas Affordable Housing Initiative.
• PosiGenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPosiGen partners with F.R.E.E.D.O.M. on residential solar programs (Solar for All) expanding nationally to California, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Washington D.C.
• Chelsea Community DevelopersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChelsea Community Developers partners with F.R.E.E.D.O.M. on Everett, MA homeownership education and foreclosure counseling programs.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• HomeFree USA: Certified HUD housing counseling agency providing foreclosure prevention, homebuyer education, and financial capability programs in multiple U.S. cities including Cleveland. Listed in the source data as a partner, but functionally a direct peer serving overlapping LMI populations.
• National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC): Coalition of fair-lending, community development, and CRA-focused organizations pursuing policy advocacy and technical assistance. NCRC competes with F.R.E.E.D.O.M. for influence on federal fair-lending policy and bank CRA partnerships.
• Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC): National CDFI and community development intermediary supporting CDCs with capital, technical assistance, and capacity building. LISC mirrors F.R.E.E.D.O.M.'s economic development, housing, and community resilience focus but at materially greater scale and with a balance-sheet-led model.
• NeighborWorks America: Federally backed network of community development nonprofits delivering housing counseling, foreclosure prevention, and homebuyer education — the same core service set as F.R.E.E.D.O.M. NeighborWorks is both a partner (F.R.E.E.D.O.M. is a trainer) and a national-scale peer competing for the same HUD intermediaries and CDFI funding.
• Enterprise Community Partners: National nonprofit that invests in affordable housing, community development financial institutions, and place-based revitalization. Enterprise is a direct competitor for the same federal, philanthropic, and bank CRA dollars that fund F.R.E.E.D.O.M.'s programs.
• Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America (NACA): National HUD-approved housing counseling agency offering free mortgage counseling, foreclosure prevention, and below-market mortgage purchase programs. NACA is a direct competitor for counseling clients in many of the same urban markets where F.R.E.E.D.O.M. operates.

Broad incumbents

• Habitat for Humanity International: The dominant affordable homeownership nonprofit, with affiliate-led new construction and rehabilitation programs. Habitat overlaps with F.R.E.E.D.O.M. on the homebuyer education and financial literacy side but operates an asset-building (construction) model rather than consulting and counseling.
• National Urban League: Historic civil rights and community development organization with housing counseling, workforce, and economic development programs across 90+ affiliates. Operates at greater scale than F.R.E.E.D.O.M. but pursues a comparable community-based economic empowerment mission.

Emerging players

• Grounded Solutions Network: Membership network focused on shared equity and inclusionary housing models, including community land trusts and lease-purchase programs (e.g., LouLease-style offerings). Closely mirrors F.R.E.E.D.O.M.'s affordable homeownership focus but with a sharper inclusionary-housing policy lens.
• National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP): Industry association focused on sustainable Hispanic homeownership, including counseling, financial literacy, and partnerships with major lenders. NAHREP overlaps with F.R.E.E.D.O.M.'s faith- and culture-rooted model of reaching minority homebuyers in underserved communities.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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