Dear Partners, Our entire team is jolted and saddened by the violent and unjust killing of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and too many others. We stand with the Black Lives Matter movement – just as we stand with our black employees, board members, partners, residents, community members – and implore our neighbors to…
Success Stories
Empowered by Home: Justin’s Story
May 8, 2020
An assistant principal at Branham High School and a single dad, Justin Ponzio dreamed of having a home for his kids – ages five and six – to live and grow. When he found the Empower Homebuyers SCC program in 2019, the trio lived in a rental near a busy frontage road that was far…
Updates
Housing Trust’s COVID-19 Response
March 26, 2020
Dear Neighbors and Partners, We believe safe, stable affordable housing opens the door to better lives for everyone. In support of this belief, we carry on our work as a nonprofit lender and our job is to be here for our borrowers and our community – supporting those who require unique and flexible financing to…
Newly Funded, Press Releases, Updates
First Housing Trust Loan to Habitat for Humanity Monterey Bay: $1 Million for Affordable Santa Cruz Homes
June 30, 2020
Housing Trust has further expanded its impact in Santa Cruz County by making its very first loan to Habitat for Humanity Monterey Bay to help build 11 homes on Harper Street in Santa Cruz. While much of Housing Trust’s recent lending has been for predevelopment or land acquisition, this $1 million loan represents an exciting…
Success Stories
Guardino Affordable Housing Scholarship Welcomes Class of 2020
June 26, 2020
We’d like for you to meet Elizabeth, one of the Guardino Affordable Housing Scholarship awardees of 2020. Elizabeth’s life was marked by movement but also staying in place around Turlock, a town in Stanislaus County. Before she turned 17 she had lived in seven different places – doubling up in houses of extended family members…
Press Releases, Updates
Wishing Farewell to Kevin Zwick After 12 Years of Affordable Housing Leadership
June 9, 2020
Dear Neighbors and Partners, After nearly twelve years leading Housing Trust Silicon Valley, CEO Kevin Zwick will be stepping down on June 26th to take on the role of CEO of United Way Bay Area. This is a bittersweet moment as myself, the board, and the entire Housing Trust team will miss him. Kevin leaves…
Newly Funded, Press Releases
$2.052 Million Loan from Monterey Bay Housing Trust Supports Low Income Housing for Families in Santa Cruz County
May 28, 2020
Monterey Bay Economic Partnership and Housing Trust Silicon Valley announced today a $2.052 million acquisition loan to Eden Housing for 1482 Freedom, a site in Watsonville for an affordable housing development consisting of 53 affordable homes. The affordability will be restricted to those earning 20% to 60% of the area median income which, in Santa…
Updates
Affordable Housing Month 2020: Housing Trust’s Events May 18 – 21
May 15, 2020
Housing Trust had their first Empower Homebuyers SCC webinar on May 7th and the next is coming next week, which will feature a full lineup of virtual events we hope you can attend: Monday, May 18th, 10:30am – Part one of Small Homes, Big Impact’s ADU webinar series Register for Part 1 of the ADU…
Updates
Affordable Housing and Leadership: Our Friends at Resources for Community Development
May 14, 2020
We’re inspired by all of our development partners and proud to stand with them all – and Resources for Community Development is just one example of the organizations that do great work and inspire us to do even better with our own. One of our very first acquisition loans was made to RCD – $1.1…
Updates
New Housing Trust ADU page, An ADU Webinar, and New Legislation Could Make Building Your Accessory Dwelling Unit Easier
May 13, 2020
Housing Trust’s Accessory Dwelling Unit program, Small Homes, Big Impact, is proud to take part in Affordable Housing Month and aims to get Bay Area homeowners up to speed on new resources and developments pertaining to the construction of Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs). For instance, as of January 1, 2020, the State of California unveiled…
Success Stories
Empowered by Home: Megan’s Story
May 8, 2020
Megan, a Bay Area native and a special education teacher at Union School District in San Jose, had been living in a tiny apartment in Campbell. In her third year of teaching, she knew she wanted to stay in her community and was ready for something bigger but like so many educators in the region,…