Eden News
Join Us in Celebrating Eden’s Resident Scholars
July 14, 2021
Eden Housing’s Howard T. Collins Memorial Scholarship program is in its 29th year. Since the program’s inception in 1993, Eden has awarded more than $650,000 to more than 400 inspiring residents. This year, 34 dedicated students from Petaluma to San Ysidro will receive a total of $100,000 in scholarships! Mark your calendars for this Friday, July…
Progress Report: Light Tree Apartments
June 29, 2021
Originally constructed in 1966, Light Tree Apartments has provided 94 affordable homes to the East Palo Alto community for decades. Committed to preserving the stock of affordable homes in California, Eden Housing and East Palo Alto Community Alliance and Neighborhood Development Organization (EPACANDO) are transforming the community through a rehabilitation and renovation. Upon completion, Light…
Paying the Rent in a Pandemic: Recent Trends in Rent Payments Among Affordable Housing Tenants in California
June 22, 2021
Eden Housing partnered with the Terner Center for Housing Innovation at UC Berkeley on their latest study offering a window into the uneven impacts of the pandemic on California renters. The analysis draws on rent payment data from January 2019 through December 2020 from 8,605 households living at Eden Housing communities. The report shows the…
Communities Transformed: Faith Manor and Tennyson Gardens
June 1, 2021
“One of the happiest moments of my life… was when I got the call that I was approved [to live at Tennyson Gardens],” shares Amanda Penate, resident. “[Before moving to Tennyson], it was very scary to not know where we would be in 5 or 10 years, or to even know if I would be…
Affordable Housing Month
May 5, 2021
Each May, Eden Housing joins our peers, coalitions, elected officials, and supporters in celebrating #AffordableHousingMonth. We invite you to join us by attending virtual events, webinars, and workshops aimed at engaging our community of housing supporters, while spreading awareness of the positive impacts that affordable housing brings to communities. Eden and EPACANDO are pleased to…
Friends of Eden
May 3, 2021
Volunteer Appreciation Event April 22, 2021 In 1968, a small group of community activists in Hayward were concerned about the lack of accessible, affordable housing in Alameda County. Led by Cal State Hayward Professor, Basketball Coach, and founding Eden Housing board member Bill Vandenburgh, they came together as advocates for a statewide ballot initiative supporting…
Eden Housing Promotes Julia Cerna to Controller – Property Management Accounting
March 24, 2021
Eden Housing announces that Julia Cerna has been promoted to Controller – Property Management Accounting.
Eden Housing Welcomes Dianna Mastroianni as Director of Property Operations
December 23, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE12/23/20 Media contact: Matt Indimine510-589-7573matthew.indimine@edenhousing.org Eden Housing Welcomes Dianna Mastroianni as Director of Property Operations HAYWARD, CA — Dianna Mastroianni joins Eden Housing as Director of Property Operations. In her role, Dianna will hold responsibility for more than 280 staff members who support Eden’s more than 140 affordable housing communities throughout California. “I’m…
Eden Housing Celebrates the Groundbreaking of Light Tree Apartments’ Renovation
December 7, 2020
Upon completion, the renovated Light Tree Apartments will nearly double the number of affordable homes that exist on the site today, providing 185 affordable homes to low-income families, people with disabilities, formerly homeless individuals, and former foster youth.
In Memoriam: Ilene Weinreb, Affordable Housing Hero
November 23, 2020
It is with profound sadness I share with you the passing of Ilene Weinreb, Eden’s former board chair and a member of our board for more than 30 years. Ilene was a community leader, an affordable housing hero, and Hayward’s first elected female mayor. Ilene dedicated her career and her adult life to service. As…