If Bay Area voters deliver a clear message to elected leaders about the need for affordable housing, change is possible in 2017. In fact, change is already brewing. "Last year, Bay Area voters told pollsters for the first time that housing was their top concern. Then...
“I’ve worked on affordable housing in the Bay Area for 20 years, and it has never been like this,” said Amie Fishman, executive director of the Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California."Skyrocketing rents, shrinking incomes and severe cuts in state- and federal-government support for affordable...
"Annual federal and state affordable housing funding for the East Bay and Peninsula plunged by $185 million over the last decade, worsening the regional housing crisis, according to new reports...
New Bay Area Data: Housing Costs Rise, Needs Grow, Funding PlummetsNew Reports Builds Case for Action May 5, 2017 (San Francisco Bay Area, California) – Just as supporters and residents across the Bay kick off Affordable Housing Month to explore opportunities and solutions for our region’s...
New East Bay Data: Housing Costs Rise, Needs Grow, Funding Plummets New Reports Builds Case for ActionMay 5, 2017 (East Bay) – Just before supporters and residents kick off Affordable Housing Week in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties to explore opportunities and solutions, new data...
[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" text_align="left" css_animation=""][vc_column][vc_column_text]Bay Area voters stepped up for affordable housing funding in November 2016 in a big way. Now the state must do its part too. Rossmoor Democrats featured an NPH priority bill spotlight in their latest online publication, sharing information about Senate...
Bay Area Explores Housing Opportunities, Solutions during Affordable Housing Month After November measures, advocates look to community to build on momentumSan Francisco Bay Area, California – After the success of last November’s Bay Area affordable housing funding measures, Bay Area communities are working to mobilize and...
"We knew acting locally mattered. What we didn’t know at the time, but has become increasingly and devastatingly clear since Election Day, is just how vital local action on affordable housing would become." NPH Executive Director Amie Fishman and EBHO Executive Director Gloria Bruce explore why it’s...
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Dr. Ben Carsonspoke at the National Low Income Housing Coalition conference in Washington, DC on April 3 as part of his listening tour.Here are five things he said and actions housing advocates can take to ensure that everyone has a...
Click play to listen, or continue below for a transcript of the KCBS radio interview.KCBS Radio: April 9, 2017[audio m4a="http://nonprofithousing.org/wp-content/uploads/KCBS-Segment-1-11_42am.m4a"][/audio]Last November, Bay Area voters passed a number of city and county measures aimed at ensuring affordable housing for low-income families.As KCBS' Jeff Bell tells us, two...
Click play to listen, or continue below for a transcript of the KCBS radio interview.KCBS Radio: April 9, 2017[audio m4a="http://nonprofithousing.org/wp-content/uploads/KCBS-Segment-2-2_42pm.m4a"][/audio] Transcript:Two Bay Area housing organizations are being honored for their recent work in local elections. KCBS' Jeff Bell reports.Each year, the National Low Income Housing Coalition recognizes an...
New census data released at the end of March 2017 showed a slowed growth rate in some Bay Area communities, including San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties. Experts suggest this trend can be attributed to a number of variables, including high cost of living, slowed...
National Housing Award Goes to Two Bay Area Affordable Housing OrganizationsNPH and EBHO Recognized With Prestigious National Award for November Electoral WorkSan Francisco, California – Two local affordable housing advocacy organizations were honored today by the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) as recipients of...
"Housing for our school employees has proven to be a solution in various districts both within and outside this state. Providing a mechanism for school districts to provide affordable housing and improve student outcomes is a win for community and for our kids,” said Thurmond.In California,...
We are delighted to share NPH’s 2016 Annual Report. You may recall that the NPH community committed to Building Opportunities in 2016. Highlights included winning over $2 billion local funding in three Bay Area counties to create and preserve affordable homes, achieving policy progress at the...
"NPH and all of us here believe in a Bay Area, believe in a California and a nation where everyone deserves a safe, affordable place to call home. We can do something about that." -- Amie Fishman, March 2 press conferenceNPH Executive Director Amie Fishman...
NPH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AMIE FISHMAN STATEMENT ON THIS MORNING'S BEN CARSON HUD APPOINTMENT "From our region facing one of the worst affordability crises in the nation, we will be paying close attention to how Mr. Carson shapes the direction of HUD. As the voice of affordable housing...
Bay Area voters stepped up for affordable housing funding in November 2016 in a big way. Now, the state must do its part too. NPH state priority bills will create more safe, affordable housing opportunities and options in the Bay and beyond. View the full...
Bay Area voters stepped up for affordable housing funding in November 2016 in a big way. Now, the state must do its part too. NPH state priority bills will create more safe, affordable housing opportunities and options in the Bay and beyond. View the full...
