The 14th annual Applied Materials Silicon Valley Turkey Trot is just around the corner: Thanksgiving Day (Nov. 22nd) in downtown San Jose. Led by the Silicon Valley Leadership Group Foundation, the Turkey Trot benefits Housing Trust and other great area nonprofits: The Health Trust, Second Harvest Food Bank, Food Bank of Santa Cruz County, and…
Press Releases, Updates
First Recipients of Measure A-Funded Down Payment Assistance Program Move into Homes
September 12, 2019
SAN JOSE, CALIF-The first recipients of a down payment assistance program, funded by the 2016 Measure A Affordable Housing Bond, have purchased their homes. The program, called Empower Homebuyers SCC, is intended to help households who make up to 120% of the area median income – the “missing middle” in Santa Clara County – become first-time homeowners.
Press Releases, Updates
Empower Program Welcomes New Homebuyers
September 12, 2019
Empower Homebuyers SCC, the down payment assistance program created by the County of Santa Clara and administered by us has already helped ten individuals and families buy their first home. This Measure A-funded program was created to help first-time homebuyers earning up to 120% of the area median income – the ‘missing middle’ in terms…
Updates
On the House is on Oct. 7th (and we have an #InvestorBriefing20 Update)
August 29, 2019
Tickets to our fall event, On The House, are now available on Eventbrite and you can buy your tickets to On the House today! This year On the House will be held at District SJ in downtown San Jose on Oct. 7th from 5:30pm to 7:30pm, and we’d love for you to join us for drinks, networking, and…
Press Releases, Updates
Google Makes Big Investment in TECH Fund
August 29, 2019
Google, a longtime supporter and friend of Housing Trust Silicon Valley, is following through on its commitment to affordable housing by investing $50 million in our TECH Fund.
Success Stories, Updates
Finally Home Program Helps 127 Find Home at Second Street Studios
August 27, 2019
We had the pleasure of attending the Second Street Studios grand opening on August 23rd. 134 apartments of permanent supportive housing are changing the lives of 134 families thanks to the efforts of First Community Housing and their committed partners. Of all of the remarks that were made that day the ones that arguably carried…
Updates
The Veranda Opens in Cupertino and a Wall Rises in Mountain View
August 23, 2019
On April 18, 2018, several of the Housing Trust team attended the groundbreaking ceremony of The Veranda in Cupertino – a Charities Housing development intended to create 18 affordable homes for seniors.
Press Releases, Updates
Housing Trust Silicon Valley, Santa Rosa Metro Chamber Create Sonoma County Housing Fund to Spur Critically Needed Affordable Housing
July 16, 2019
The Santa Rosa Metro Chamber, a business and economic advocate leading the Sonoma County region, has partnered with Housing Trust Silicon Valley, a nonprofit community development financial institution (CDFI) focused on affordable housing in the greater Bay Area, to create the Sonoma County Housing Fund – a collaborative effort to bring critically needed affordable housing to the region.
Updates
Save the Dates! On the House 2019 and Investor Briefing 2020 are On the Way
June 28, 2019
Our 2020 fiscal year started July 1, and before we know it we’ll be heading beyond summer and approaching our fall event, On the House. Be sure to save the date: October 7, 2019.
Success Stories, Updates
Old and New Partners Join to Bring New Kitchen to Hope’s Corner
June 28, 2019
During Affordable Housing Week in May, we got to step into the new kitchen at Hope’s Corner in Mountain View. A lot of time, teamwork and love went into making a kitchen that serves hundreds of our most vulnerable neighbors each week – Google, Sobrato Family Foundation, Second Harvest Food Bank and others stepped forward in a big way….