Providing housing and services to Minnesotans and veterans at risk of experiencing homlessness.
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The Odyssey Foundation
How it works
Veterans living in Odyssey Foundation homes receive housing vouchers from the Housing and Urban Development - Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) program, a joint program between the HUD and the VA which provides housing choice vouchers to help veterans afford permanent housing and case management and supportive services to help veterans and their families with health care, recovery and stability.
The HUD-VASH voucher covers the Odyssey foundation’s operating expenses allowing for donations to the foundation to go directly to the acquisition of additional affordable housing options for veterans in need.
1345 Arkwright Street, Saint Paul
This three-bedroom, two-bath home is the first property in the Odyssey Foundation portfolio. We are scheduled to close at the end of August and will immediately begin renovations. Our goal is to welcome the first Odyssey client family into their new home by the end of September, marking the start of our mission to provide stability and support for veterans in need.
About Us
Ian Cameron, Co-founder & CEO
Born and raised in Minnesota, Ian’s experience ranges from leading Marines in Afghanistan to building some of the most innovative venture-backed technology startups. Ian takes the lessons he learned from the military and technology and applies them to providing quality affordable housing for America’s workforce.
Merritt Moran, Co-founder & CFO
After graduating from Stanford Business School, Merritt moved with Ian to Minneapolis to set our roots and find a home. Professionally, Merritt has a decade of experience in finance and currently leads the finance function for a private equity-backed healthcare technology firm.
Ian and Merritt met in 2014 when Ian was just a few weeks into his first U.S. Marine Corps training in Quantico, VA and Merritt had just started her first job as an investment banker.
Since then, the couple moved coast to coast as Ian was stationed in various different Marine Corps bases. They are excited to now call Minneapolis, Minnesota home and to have identified an opportunity to give back to the community.
