CHA is a non- profit real estate holding company with a public purpose. That public purpose is to provide decent, safe and affordable housing to low- and moderate-income families while supporting their efforts to achieve self- sufficiency. The Authority focuses on its core mission of housing, partners with quality service providers for supportive services, and it continues to evolve as a collaborative leader who helps frame solutions to affordable housing issues. The ultimate goal of the Charlotte Housing Authority (CHA) is to be a financially viable real estate company offering affordable housing that is competitive with or exceeds housing offered by other affordable housing providers. The organization is best described as a developer partner, asset manager, contract negotiator and contract monitor with a social purpose.