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…
Success Stories, Updates
Finally Home Program Helps 127 Find Home at Second Street Studios
August 27, 2019
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
Google Invests $50 Million in Housing Trust’s TECH Fund
July 24, 2019
Today, Google is making a $50 million investment in Housing Trust Silicon Valley’s TECH Fund. Google’s investment is the largest investment in the fund to date. Housing Trust Silicon Valley launched the TECH (Tech + Equity + Community + Housing) Fund in March 2017 to provide affordable housing developers the flexible financing needed to compete…
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.
Success Stories, Updates
Meet Ralph and Babygirl
June 28, 2019
One of the residents of First Community Housing‘s recently opened Second Street Studios is Ralph, an army veteran who grew up in Colorado but moved to California to be closer to his son and to pursue jobs on ranches. He worked hard but a series of hardships had him living in a motor home in…
Updates
Second Street Studios Makes First Impression
June 28, 2019
In March 2017 Housing Trust was proud to attend the groundbreaking ceremony for Second Street Studios – San Jose’s first 100% permanent supportive housing development.
Success Stories, Updates
Meet Phillip and Marjorie
June 28, 2019
Edwina Benner Plaza has 66 homes – and we’d like you to meet a family from one of them: Phillip and Marjorie, who have spent more than thirty years living in the Bay Area.
Updates
TECH Fund at Work: FCH Receives $6.7M Loan for Sunnyvale Homes
June 27, 2019
First Community Housing, which was just recognized as an Outstanding Developer by the U.S. Green Building Council for its ongoing efforts to create buildings with sustainability in mind, received a $6.7 million loan to revamp and expand a property in Sunnyvale – which is also the home of the recently opened MidPen development Edwina Benner Plaza. Near transportation…
Updates
Edwina Benner Plaza Becomes a Home in Sunnyvale
June 13, 2019
During Affordable Housing Week we celebrated the grand opening of Edwina Benner Plaza with MidPen Housing and their partners. The development got its name after California’s first female mayor, Edwina Benner, who served as mayor of Sunnyvale from 1924 to 1926 and again from 1937 to 1938.
Newly Funded, Updates
In Alameda County: 72 Affordable Homes for Castro Valley
May 17, 2019
Housing Trust has made a $4.6 million loan to Eden Housing for Ruby Street Apartments. As our 8th loan in Alameda County in the last six years, this Castro Valley loan continues Housing Trust’s regional expansion and brings the total number of affordable homes Housing Trust has helped finance there past 500.