Global Impact
Throughout the United States and across the globe, The Cloudburst Group is working to provide sustainable solutions to challenges related to land, housing, and health.
Recent Work
In Flint, Michigan, we worked with the city government on an ambitious strategy to reshape the delivery of critical homelessness support, home repair services, and youth recreation services …
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In Ethiopia, we are working with USAID to evaluate the impact on food security, productivity and improved livelihoods of a series of land certification programs …
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In Sacramento, we introduced market-based, place-based comprehensive community development plans to improve the city’s strategic utilization of HUD Community Development Block Grant funds …
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Helping USAID Strengthen Property Rights for Millions Around the World
Strengthening land tenure and property rights (LTPR) is central to ending extreme poverty, reducing hunger, and promoting resilient societies. Cloudburst was recently awarded the Strengthening Tenure and Resource Rights II (STARR II) IDIQ, where we will continue to provide critical technical assistance to help USAID address LTPR challenges and secure the legitimate land rights for millions around the world.
Helping the Homeless During an Epidemic
When a viral outbreak occurs, an area’s homeless population is often considered a lesser priority in containment strategies and community responses, if considered at all. In 2017, San Diego had the largest outbreak of hepatitis A in modern history. Cloudburst helped to identify the extent of the epidemic among the homeless population, then worked with the whole community to deploy a range of prevention strategies and contain the outbreak.
Community-driven System Change Processes – 5 Ways to Get It Right
Cloudburst has carried out consulting engagements across the United States in communities that are grappling with decision-making and leadership. These projects are related to homelessness, and the mandated public/private partnerships known as Continuums of Care which are required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Here are five important approaches we have used over the years to help communities chart their own productive course forward.
