Congratulations, Matt Huerta!
From the time he was a CCRH Intern with Community Housing Opportunities Corporation (CHOC), Matt Huerta has been a trailblazer.
Rob Wiener Receives 2011 Outstanding Lecturer Award
CCRH’s Executive Director Rob Wiener was selected by Community & Regional Development Students at UC Davis to be recognized as a 2011 Outstanding Lecturer.
Save the Date: Rural Housing Summit 2011!
The Rural Housing Summit brings together housing and planning professionals and to examine rural issues and develop a strategic action plan for the upcoming year and beyond. Participants will explore and identify opportunities to improve the living conditions of rural California families. This year’s theme is “On Stranger Tides.”
Where: Asilomar Conference Center – Pacific Grove, CA
When: October 24-25
Smart Valley Places Kick-Off Convention on Thursday, July 21st!
At the Kick-Off Convention you will:
- Learn about successful strategies to implement smart growth in the Valley.
- Strengthen working relationships with colleagues.
- Become inspired through a keynote speech by Michael Freedman, an expert on sustainable regionalism.
Where:Radisson Hotel and Conference Center, 2233 Ventura St., Fresno
Registration:$15, includes lunch
Time: 9:30 am – 4:00 pm*
*Coffee and Registration – 8:30 am – 9:30 am
CCRH’s Felicity Lyons receives Panther Award
Sep 27, 2010
California Coalition for Rural Housing (CCRH) Community Development Specialist Felicity Lyons’ work in the San Joaquin Valley has been recognized by the California Reinvestment Coalition.
Rural Housing Summit 2010 – REGISTER NOW!
Sep 17, 2010
This year’s summit theme - Riding the Tide: Overcoming Challenges, Maximizing Opportunities – will directly engage participants in efforts to improve housing conditions of Rural Californians during a difficult and challenging period. Attendees will formulate an agenda to guide rural housing providers and advocates through the remainder of 2010 and through 2011.
CCRH Receives Grizzly Leadership Award
Apr 9, 2010
CCRH wishes to congratulate our very own IDA Network Director, Cristina Trujillo, for receiving a 2009 Grizzly Leadership Award from the Office of the Governor’s Planning and Research Department.
Updated Manufacutered Housing Guide now Available
Mar 3, 2010
The California Coalition for Rural Housing is pleased to announce the revised, 2nd edition of: Affordable Manufactued Housing Best Practices: Opportunities for California Affordable Housing Developers is now available for download. This guide was written for affordable housing developers, local governments, housing advocates and community groups.
Housing Landmark: First California Native American CHDO Certified and Funded!
Jan 25, 2010
After several years of hard work and persistence, Northern Circle Indian Housing Authority (NCIHA) has successfully established the first Native American-based CHDO in California: United Native Housing Development Corporation (UNHDC).
CHIP and Y4C Workforce Housing funded in Paradise
Jan 25, 2010
A 90-unit affordable multifamily workforce housing development in the town of Paradise in Butte took a major step forward when it was placed on the “A” list of HOME projects to be approved by the California Department of HOusing and Community Development.
CCRH Intern Alumni named 2009 Young Leader by Affordable Housing Finance Magazine
Jul 1, 2009
Affordable Housing Finance Magazine has named Gabriel Torres as one of twelve national 2009 Young Leaders.
Study Documents Foreclosure Impacts on Communities
Jun 23, 2009
The Impacts of Foreclosures on Families and Communities: A Primer
G. Thomas Kingsley, Robin E. Smith, David Price
The foreclosure crisis is now having dramatic effects throughout America.
Native American Housing Workshop Huge Success
Feb 29, 2008
On February 21, 2008 CCRH organized and co-sponsored the first FREE workshop in a series brought to you by the Tribal Housing Capacity Development Project.
The Big Valley Band of Pomo Indians and the California Coalition for Rural Housing convened a one day workshop on the use of private, state and federal funding sources that can be used to meet tribal homeownership housing needs. The workshop provided an introduction for Native American tribal staff, council members, officials and other organizations that provide support for Native American. Topics included:
CCRH disappointed over Prop 1C Infill Guidelines
Feb 29, 2008