Newsletter
The Houser’s Happy Hour is back! Looking to meet new colleagues and see some familiar faces? Join us and your fellow Houser’s for some networking time! Note that Houser's Happy Hours are scheduled quarterly throughout the year and will alternate between San Francisco and Oakland. Where: Mad Oak | 135 12th Street | Oakland, CA 94607 United States Questions? Please contact James Vossoughi. REGISTER HERE!
Join NPH on February 12 for the first Resident Services Professional Development Training. This 3-hour workshop will explore the concepts and frameworks of identifying the strengths of our staff, our residents, and ourselves, expand how we assess and work from a strength-based (positive) orientation, and how to move the culture of our organizations to embrace a strengths-based approach. Each and every staff person possess strengths, assets, and perspectives that contribute to the effective and successful implementation and operations of their…
In 2018, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission convened a group of Bay Area housing experts and stakeholders to discuss housing solutions for the region. The result, the CASA Compact, is a package of policies being moved forward in 2019 with the goal of increasing housing production, preserving existing affordable housing and protecting vulnerable populations from displacement. Come learn more about the compact and what it might mean for Oakland and the East Bay. + Fred Blackwell / The San Francisco Foundation +…
After breaking ground in late 2017, construction on Second Street Studios, a new affordable housing development just a half mile from downtown San Jose, progressed posthaste. Its secret? Modular construction, which allowed units built off-site to be connected together like supersized Legos. The building, whose 135 units provide permanent supportive housing for extremely low-income households, also features over 9,000 square feet of retail space and is expected to receive LEED Platinum certification. Join us as we tour this important project.…