One of Housing Trust’s programs is the Guardino Affordable Housing Scholarship, which is a $3,000 award given out to four students living in affordable housing and attending college in the…
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Success Stories, Updates
Housing Trust Awarded $1.8 million from U.S. Treasury for COVID-19 Relief
June 15, 2021![Housing Trust Logo](https://housingtrustsv.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Logo_HousingTrust-Full-4.png)
Today Housing Trust Silicon Valley is proud to announce we are among 863 community development financial institutions (CDFIs) in the U.S. to be awarded funds from the Treasury’s CDFI Rapid…
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Updates
For All Neighbors: A Short Update on Empower Homebuyers SCC
June 7, 2021![Empower Collage](https://housingtrustsv.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Empower-Collage.jpg)
Since Housing Trust started diversity, equity and inclusion work a few years ago, we’ve been trying to do more outward facing efforts for the communities we serve, such as creating…
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Success Stories
Empowered by Home: Room to Grow for Ahmed and Fatima’s Family
May 24, 2021![Mohammed - House front view](https://housingtrustsv.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Mohammed-House-front-view-1.jpeg)
Originally from India, Ahmed and Fatima are naturalized U.S. citizens. Ahmed has lived in the U.S. for over 25 years and Fatima for over 30 years. Ahmed works in the…
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Updates
Save the Dates: Investor Briefing 2021 and More Coming to Affordable Housing Month
April 13, 2021![Housing Trust Investor Briefing 2021](https://housingtrustsv.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Housing-Trust-Investor-Briefing-2021-image.jpg)
Our annual Investor Briefing is back for 2021 and is taking place May 20 from 10:00am to 11:00am. You can register for Investor Briefing here. This is the moment to…
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Updates
Housing Trust Holds First Spanish-Language Empower Homebuyers SCC Webinar
April 9, 2021![Empower Webinar Speakers](https://housingtrustsv.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/April-6-Empower-Webinar-Speakers-Screenshot.png)
On April 6, our homeownership team held its first Spanish-language webinar on Empower Homebuyers SCC – the downpayment assistance program created by the County of Santa Clara that we administer….
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Press Releases, Success Stories, Updates
Affordable Housing Partnership Announces First Three Developments to Build New Homes in Sonoma County
March 25, 2021![Acme Apartments](https://housingtrustsv.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Acme-Apartments-.1.image-credit-KTGY-Milestone-Housing-Group.png)
The Sonoma County Housing Fund – a collaborative effort between the Santa Rosa Metro Chamber and nonprofit community development financial institution (CDFI) Housing Trust Silicon Valley – is proud to…
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Press Releases, Updates
Google, Housing Trust Silicon Valley Initiative Investing Nearly $30 Million for Bay Area Affordable Homes
March 4, 2021![Tasman paseo Rendering](https://housingtrustsv.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Tasman-paseo-Rendering-1.jpg)
Effort to Aid Short Term and Long-Term Economic Recovery in Region Google and Housing Trust Silicon Valley, a nonprofit community loan fund that works to create a strong affordable housing…
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Newly Funded
TECH Fund, 2015 Loan Pool Help Affirmed Housing Bring New Affordable, Transit-Oriented Homes to San Jose
February 18, 2021![Almaden Rendering](https://housingtrustsv.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Almaden-Rendering-1.jpg)
Housing Trust has made a $4.11 million acquisition loan for Affirmed Housing’s Almaden Apartments development – located on Almaden Road in San Jose. The project is an 80-unit, six-story, 100%…
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Success Stories
Empowered by Home: Marcela and her Son
February 1, 2021![Woman and son in home](https://housingtrustsv.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Marcela-and-Son-in-new-house-1.jpg)
Sometimes a well penned letter can change things forever. When Marcela and her six year old son first saw the house she would eventually purchase with help from the Empower Homebuyers SCC…