June 23, 2015

42 EVENTS, 4,000 PEOPLE REACHED

THOUSANDS ATTEND AFFORDABLE HOUSING WEEKS ACROSS BAY AREA This May our subregional partners, East Bay Housing Organizations (EBHO), Housing Leadership Council of San Mateo (HLC) and Housing Trust Silicon Valley (HTSV) hosted 42 affordable housing focused events across the Bay Area as part of three regional Affordable Housing Weeks. These events, including a screening of the documentary short film Hotel 22 hosted by the City of San Jose, a Social Justice Forum on the two worlds of San Mateo and the graduation ceremony of EBHO’s Leadership Academy, drew over 4,000…
March 2, 2016

Housing advocates lift up real policy solutions for regional planning agencies

Powerful voices of residents fighting homelessness, family separation, and the danger of renewed segregation in the Bay Area dominated the summit on housing and affordability hosted by MTC and ABAG on Feb. 20.
April 19, 2016

Affordable Housing Week 2016!

In activities across the Bay Area this month, the affordable housing community will raise awareness and celebrate the efforts of hundreds of advocates and communities across the Bay Area that have helped build and preserve thousands of affordable homes.
May 10, 2016

Investing in Housing Security in Alameda County

Read our two-page Proposal now! A $500 million Alameda County housing bond is a bold solution to preserve and produce affordable rental homes, stabilize families and neighborhoods, and increase homeownership opportunities.
May 17, 2016

POSTPONED, NPH Advocacy Brown Bag

We are postponing the June 9 Brown Bag on advocacy to a date early in July, to allow more time for polling results and action by Bay Area counties. We anticipate having a new date in the next few weeks, including good news about local measures and investment in affordable homes.   Please contact shalin@nonprofithousing.org with any questions.  
February 10, 2017

21st Annual Affordable Housing Week Kick-Off Celebration

Join EBHO on May 11th to kick-off the 2017 Affordable Housing Week (May 13-21)! Stay connected and join EBHO’s newsletter for updates and announcements.    More information here.     
February 28, 2017

Affordable Housing 101

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
March 30, 2017

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
April 17, 2017

ELPN Bike Tour with EBHO and East Bay Co-Housing

ELPN has teamed up with EBHO as part of their Affordable Housing Week and East Bay Cohousing to host a bike tour of some non-traditional approaches to affordable housing.  The bike tour will begin in Berkeley, at 10AM on Saturday, May 13. Please meet us at East Bay Cohousing, 2220 Sacramento Street, Berkeley to start the tour!
June 7, 2017

Interfaith Affordable Housing Luncheon

How do faith congregations fit into the affordable housing equation? Join East Bay Housing Organizations (EBHO) on Thursday, June 15th for a roundtable discussion focused on faith communities & grassroots groups as partners in community based development & the importance of preserving and developing affordable family, senior and transitional housing in Alameda County.   With the implementation of the Alameda County Housing Bond, Measure A1 funds EBHO as well as many other organizations and individuals, want to make sure the faith…
August 22, 2017

EBHO: Interfaith Communities United (ICU) Interfaith Breakfast

Building In a Dry Time: Community as Revolution How are we an oasis of hope for those whose wells run dry? How do we envision a world rich with affordable housing opportunities and grace for everyone? What is the revolutionary power of community and how can we harness it?   Join EBHO September 14 as they approach each of these questions, consider the responsibility of our community during these trying times and learn from inspirational leaders about how the faith…