Throughout May, housing advocates and allies across the Bay Area are joining together through a series of in-person and virtual events including interactive discussions, trainings, art shows, and more!
Check out local events in your area to join us in imagining and unlocking a new future for the Bay Area, one where everyone has a safe place to call home.
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Get ready to party with EBHO! Their annual Kickoff Celebration is our biggest event of the year, and this year we are thrilled to celebrate a momentous milestone—their 40th anniversary!
Every year NPH recognizes inspiring leaders at our Annual NPH Affordable Housing Leadership Awards. This celebration is an opportunity to honor Bay Area housers who’ve worked to strengthen our affordable housing movement with innovation, collaboration, and inclusiveness with a focus on racial equity.
Join SV@Home on Friday, May 3rd, 12:00 PM, for a celebration of community and an engaging learning opportunity at Open San Jose.
Storytelling, active listening, data collection, inclusive design charrettes, and social events can all play a part in revealing new possibilities in the site and community, going deeper than disagreements about taste and form to address priorities, program, and how the building can strengthen its context.
CCHO is kicking off 2024’s Affordable Housing Month with music, food, camaraderie, and the Annual Choo Choo Housing Justice Awards where we honor community leaders across the city.
Housing the Bay is back for a seventh year and now is our chance to lean into this unique moment in time and shape a future for the Bay Area with more housing for more people at all income levels. ULI’s theme and this year’s content will capture just that as we Navigate the Now and Reimagine the Future.
In celebration of Affordable Housing and National Small Business Month, please join NPH alongside Swinerton for an exciting, educational networking event focused on Assembly Bill 2873, which promotes diversity within affordable housing suppliers.
SV@Home welcomes current and future generations of womxn housing leaders to come together in a supportive community, as we progress towards establishing inclusive, safe, and nurturing spaces for everyone to flourish in.
CCHO will host a Generational Wealth Workshop that seeks to advise BIPOC homeowners in Districts 10 and 11 on how to tap into their home equity to create generational wealth.
Join CCHO for a panel presentation with Community Housing Organizations and City Agencies that will uplift the history of Single Room Occupancy Hotels (SROs) and explore options to ensure the long term success of the city’s SRO housing stock.
Article 34 is a segregationist-era article in the CA constitution that has stayed in the books and blocked affordable housing construction statewide for over 70 years. Learn more about the history of A34 and why it needs to go!
Join SV@Home in person at Open San Jose on Thursday, May 30th at 3:00 PM for an empowering afternoon that will sharpen your understanding of affordable housing.
Making the Difference will convene community-based organizations, health and social service providers, policy makers, and community members to examine emerging issues and explore solutions that will improve health and life outcomes for older people in Alameda County.
Across the Bay Area, cities have made dozens of policy commitments in their housing elements to promote affordable homes and protect tenants over the next seven years. In order to help enforce these commitments, the Housing Leadership Council has created a crowd-sourced policy tracker listing every major policy in every housing element throughout San Mateo County.
Join EBHO on Thursday, January 25th for the first in a series of monthly Lunch & Learn events that will be held throughout their anniversary year.
Hear from a panel of experts with Villages for All, Avenidas, Dept of Aging and Adult Services, SCC Dept. of Aging and Adult Services and more about Resources for Older Adults as we age in place.
Join this expert panel for a discussion of the current state and potential future of social housing in California. Panelists will react to currently proposed legislation and provide their views on social housing and the provision of housing as a human right.
Learn about funding for childcare facilities and how co-location plays a role in child-friendly communities.
A workshop to bring environmental and housing leaders together.
Build it Green, SV@Home, and Housing Leadership Council of San Mateo County invite you to a panel discussion and mini workshop on equitable housing decarbonization for Affordable Housing Month.
Join for Housing Elements & You: Next Steps for Affordable Housing on Tuesday, May 23, 4-5:30 pm for an innovative conversation about the Housing Element process in San Mateo County.
An opportunity to bring leaders from houses of worship together to discuss opportunities for building affordable housing.
As part of Affordable Housing Month, take a trip with us and look at Options For Age-Friendly Affordable Housing Preservation on site!
Then join Silicon Valley Independent Living Center as they showcase and discuss some simple modifications and use of ability tools that can increase mobility, independence and safety in one’s home.
Join this workshop to learn more about how public land can be used for the public good, how your jurisdiction can lead in building workforce and social housing, and how the state legislature can support these initiatives throughout the state of California.
AWỌ’s “A Place To Call Home Series” will attempt to focus on finding common ground and create space for those who don’t have homes.
One critical solution to strengthen our communities and protect tenants from losing their homes is the Tenant or Community Opportunity to Purchase Act, which is being proposed by cities and counties across California. We’re bringing together community organizers, policymakers, government officials, and affordable housing experts who have been on the front lines of drafting and adopting the act.
You're invited to the Groundbreaking Celebration of Madrone Terrace, a new 100% affordable housing development in Ashland.
A panel discussion among Bay Area regional leaders and coalitions about intersecting policies on housing, transportation, and equity.
MidPen's newest Belmont community is a great example of what’s possible when civic, non-profit and business leaders work together in innovative ways to create lasting affordable housing solutions and transit-oriented, mixed-use development.
Dignity Moves’ model of rapid, cost-effective, scalable solutions to unsheltered homelessness is spreading quickly across California, with communities open or underway in San Francisco, Santa Barbara, Rohnert Park, Alameda, Thousand Oaks, and many others.
May is Affordable Housing Month! Join the County of Santa Clara Office of LGBTQ Affairs in discussing the importance of affirming affordable housing options for LGBTQ+ older adults.
As Bay Area tenants grapple with an ongoing housing shortage and soaring housing costs, we can take action to keep our communities stable and strong.
May is Bike Month AND Affordable Housing Month. So, let's go on a bike ride to learn about affordable housing!
As we continue to build community and support youth (12-24) experiencing homelessness we’ve changed from having an outreach center to offering our youth The Village Pantry. The pantry will be open twice a month for youth to obtain free food supplies (canned, packaged, non-perishable), hygiene products, clothing and other items.
Join MidPen Housing and the City of Livermore for Avance’s Grand Opening!
Calling all womxn leaders in housing! Join us for brunch to recognize, empower, and support your work to bring housing justice to Santa Clara County.
Join HLC San Mateo for our Affordable Housing Month Policy Breakfast, a gathering of elected officials and advocates, followed by a local affordable housing tour in partnership with SamTrans.
The County of Santa Clara and the City of Gilroy are partnering to help meet the affordable housing needs in Gilroy. We will share and receive feedback at the meeting. A Resource Fair with information about housing and other resources will follow the presentation and discussion.
Join Building Futures for an inspiring evening of great food and drinks, live music, and celebration!
Join Catalyze SV and Charities Housing in a tour of the new affordable housing development, Page Stree Studios located in the West San Carlos Urban Village.
This panel will share the process of developing the guidelines and the implications for housing, development and building community in San Jose.
Satellite Affordable Housing Associates is hosting a groundbreaking event for a new affordable family housing community in the City of Albany.
Partnering with Home for All and the County of San Mateo, faith leaders from across the County are invited to come and learn what is being done to end homelessness in San Mateo County.
