SPUR: New Ideas for Housing Our Older Generations

SPUR Urban Center 654 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA

Over the next 20 years, the population of Americans aged 65 and older is expected to grow by over 60 percent, but many of our current forms of housing aren’t designed for aging residents. What needs to be designed to accommodate this population, and what is being built? Join SPUR as they look at the lessons that can be learned from recently completed senior housing projects across the Bay Area. More information here.   

Free – $10

Affordable Housing 101

EBHO Community Room 538 9th Street, Oakland, CA, United States

How is affordable housing funded today and why is that important? Join EBHO to learn about the current landscape of affordable housing and how it impacts you as a tenant. For more information and to RSVP contact Adlemy Garcia at adlemy@ebho.org or Najla Gomez at najla@ebho.org

Strong Foundations Research Conference (Washington D.C.)

Marriott Marquis Washington DC 901 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC

The Federal Reserve System Community Development Research Conference is a unique event that convenes researchers, policymakers, and practitioners across sectors to consider important issues that low- to moderate-income people and communities face. The 2017 conference will explore the interplay between the development of kids and their communities, with an understanding that “development” factors into key economic and social aspects of kids’ lives. Remarks by Federal Reserve leaders, including Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen. Register here. 

Cost varies

Public Land for Public Good

This important concept of 'public land for public good' drives EBHO's work in Oakland to inform a policy for the use and disposition of city-owned land, including Coliseum City and the Oak Knoll Naval Hospital property. Please join EBHO and Citywide Network partners on April 1st at a community forum where residents can share public land goals and asks with the City. To RSVP, please contact Adlemy Garcia at adlemy@ebho.org