Meet Frank & Sherri
Frank and Sherri Created a Housing Model that Heals
Frank and Sherri Candelario proved something no one else had: the private sector could own housing funded by state and federal programs. They became the housing providers while residents received real support — house payments made with vouchers, grants, and contracts. You don't need millions to change a life.
Sherri earned her Ph.D. in pharmacology from the University of Washington School of Medicine, published research on how the brain works, and is federally registered to practice patent law — as founding counsel, she helped several biotech companies go public or get acquired. She was on the founding board of WAQRR, Washington's recovery-residence accreditation body, and co-chaired a state recovery-housing committee whose ideas became new state law.
Frank worked across five continents in international marketing and branding, created the 41 parameters that define an ideal shared home, and personally oversaw the remodel of every one. Kate's House Foundation® is named for Sherri's daughter, Kate — whose own experience sparked it all.
Why We're Different
Where compassion meets innovation in recovery housing.
Frank and Sherri Candelario are the mission-driven changemakers reshaping how recovery housing is done. Frank, a seasoned real estate broker, designs the function and strategic placement of every home in safe neighborhoods. Sherri, with a Ph.D. in pharmacology from the University of Washington School of Medicine, brought scientific rigor and a more humane, evidence-based approach — championing it long before it was widely accepted.
For fifty years, recovery housing ran on one rule: "15 minutes and you're out." They watched it fail people — thrown out at their most fragile moment, treated as disposable. So they did what no one else would: bought the homes themselves and created a program from the ground up — where behavior and relapse are treated with support, not an exit. Heart-driven care, strategic real estate, and one promise — no one is disposable.
Our Mission
We provide safe, welcoming shared homes — real estate we own in safe, supportive neighborhoods — where every resident is met with kindness, respect, and real support on the path to recovery, employment, and family reunification. Veterans, moms and kids, foster adults, and justice-involved neighbors — everyone committed to moving forward is welcome here.
Our Vision
A world where everyone has a safe place to live and rebuild — and one thousand quality homes to make it real. No one is disposable. Our no-vote-outs promise means we find solutions, never excuses.
Who We Serve
Eight homes. Eight colors. One promise.
Most of our eight homes are for men and women in recovery — the heart of the work. Two are built for a specific community. Every home is offered with dignity, defined by where someone's headed, never by where they've been.
Homes for People in Recovery
The heart of Kate's House — most of our homes, for men and women in recovery, in separate homes. A safe place to rebuild for people starting over, including adults who aged out of foster care and neighbors coming home from the justice system.
Kate's Yellow House — Veterans
A safe home and support for veterans rebuilding after service, near the VA.
Kate's Blue House — Mothers & Children
A home for mothers working to reunite with their children and step into a place of their own.
A Decade of Doing the Work
The impact, in plain numbers
1,000+
People housed since 2015
8
Homes we own — not leased
Nearly 300
Homes started by our students
$600K+
In services delivered each year
Our Housing Model
A better way to house people — and it works.
Frank and Sherri invested their own savings to buy and renovate beautiful, fully furnished single-family homes in safe, appreciating neighborhoods — then built the support that helps a person stay.
We own the homes
Real estate we own in safe, supportive neighborhoods — never leased from a third-party landlord. Eight beds per home, fully furnished, Level II recovery homes accredited by WAQRR.
Support that lasts
Counseling, peer support, job-readiness, and case management through our partners — everything a person needs to work toward employment, family, and a home of their own.
No vote-outs
No "15 minutes and you're out." When something goes wrong, we look for a solution, not an exit. No one here is disposable.
Transparency & Accountability
Every dollar, out in the open.
Our 2024 IRS Form 990 is filed and accepted. Our books are open. The proof is public.
Candid · 2026
Platinum Seal of Transparency
Candid's highest rating — the deepest level of transparency a nonprofit can earn, and one only a small share of organizations reach. Our finances, our goals, and our results are fully open to the public.
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★★★★ FOUR-STAR
Charity Navigator
$600K+
Program services / year
For people rebuilding their lives.
Nearly doubled in three years
Total revenue, straight from our public IRS filings.
$425K
2022
$617K
2023
$826K
2024
More than 85% of every dollar goes straight to programs.
Trusted partners who hold us to the highest standard: Washington State Department of Corrections, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, King County Drug Court, and WAQRR — where Frank and Sherri built Washington's first Level II recovery homes accredited by WAQRR.
The Research
Kate's House recovery housing works — and a two-year study proves it.
In a two-year study using the ARMS REC-CAP protocol, residents who engaged stayed an average of 181 days, and 1 in 3 who arrived without work found a job.
See the research →Learn the Housing Model
Want to start a home of your own?
Frank and Sherri teach everyday people — owners, investors, and changemakers — how to create funded, contract-backed shared homes. Thousands have trained with them; their students have started nearly 300 homes nationwide.
It's not luck — it's a system. Frank's 41 Shared Housing Fit Factors™ define exactly what makes an ideal shared home, and our Shared Housing Score™ app turns them into a one-minute property check. Follow the factors, and the results follow.
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See the heart of it.
One thousand people housed. One thousand dreams. These are the residents who trusted the vision — in their own stories, and in the anthem Frank wrote for them.
Be part of one thousand quality homes.
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