Every morning, Crystal goes out to the backyard to play with her kids and enjoy the extra space that their new Gilroy home provides. With the help of the Empower…
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Success Stories
Vela Apartments Transforms Lives in San José’s Mayfair Community
May 31, 2023![](https://housingtrustsv.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Vela.jpg)
Diane, Frances, and Kimberly have long considered San José their home. But each fell upon hard times and were unhoused for several years before finding a place to call home….
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Success Stories
Empowered by Home: Twentysomething Homebuyers Purchase Their First Home with $193,500 in Down Payment Assistance!
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Eric grew up in Redwood City, and Amy lived in San Francisco before they met as students at San José State University. As they envisioned their future together, skyrocketing interest…
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Success Stories
Welcome Home Westwood Ambassador Neighbors in Santa Clara
December 6, 2022![](https://housingtrustsv.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Westwood-Ambassador-Grand-Opening-20221122.png)
We were delighted to attend the Grand Re-Opening for Charities Housing’s Westwood Ambassador Apartments in Santa Clara on November 22, 2022. We were proud to support this project with early…
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Success Stories
Meet Kimberly and Frances From Vela in San Jose
December 6, 2022![](https://housingtrustsv.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Vela-Grand-Opening-20221130-image-1.png)
Congratulations to Affirmed Housing and the new residents that call Vela home! We were so honored to meet some of our new neighbors at the grand opening for this beautiful,…
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Success Stories
Meet Brenetta from Jordan Court in Berkeley
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Photo Credit: Supriya Yelimeli This time last year, 71-year-old Brenetta Fisher was living with her daughter in East Oakland and undergoing the last of her radiation treatments for breast cancer….
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Press Releases, Success Stories
Housing Trust, Kingdom Builders, and BACBO Drive Housing Equity with Innovative Loans
June 7, 2022![](https://housingtrustsv.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Kingdom-Builders-Boosted-Post-7.12.22.png)
Addressing the housing crisis in your own hometown may sound like a daunting challenge. Not for Pastor L.J. Jennings. Born, raised, and proudly immersed in the Oakland community he loves…
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Success Stories
Eden Housing’s Auzerais Apartments – aided by TECH Fund – Celebrates Groundbreaking in San Jose
December 8, 2021![Auzerais Apartments Groundbreaking Event](https://housingtrustsv.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/DSC01770-scaled.jpg)
In Spring 2019, Housing Trust’s TECH Fund made what was then the second-largest loan in our history – $13.75 million to help Eden Housing buy a site on Auzerais Avenue…
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Success Stories
Leigh Avenue Becomes First TECH Fund-Backed Affordable Housing to Open its Doors
November 17, 2021![Group photo ribbon cutting](https://housingtrustsv.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/DSC01492-scaled.jpg)
Today, First Community Housing’s Leigh Avenue, which brings 64 affordable homes to San Jose, had its grand opening on its peaceful outdoor patio – not far from the muddy spot…
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Success Stories
Empowered by Home: Two South Bay Teachers Find Happiness in Morgan Hill
October 22, 2021![Kristy and David Empower Photo 10.14.21](https://housingtrustsv.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Kristy-and-David-Empower-Photo-10.14.21.jpeg)
Kristy and David are both teachers in the South Bay. Four years ago, when they moved from the East Coast, they settled in Morgan Hill and found they really liked the…