Eden Updates
Story 33: Eden’s Scholarship Recipients Want to Make a Difference
July 9, 2018
Eden Housing awarded 52 scholarships in 2018, to help residents of all ages to pursue their academic and career dreams. Scholarship recipients come from a wide variety of backgrounds and regions throughout California, yet many share a common dream—to achieve an education that allows them to give back to others. Rosa is attending the University…
Story 32: Eden Housing’s First Director: Rick Holliday
July 7, 2018
Rick Holliday joined Eden at a pivotal time, working closely with our founding board to bring much needed affordable housing to Hayward and beyond. Today, he operates Factory OS, building low-cost multifamily modular buildings. In this week’s story, hear from Rick about Eden’s early days. And, stay tuned for our next Affordable Housing Podcast to…
Story 31: What’s in a Name?
July 7, 2018
Choosing the name of a new housing community is just one of the small but important and fun details we think about at Eden. Many of our properties share their names with important people (and in one case an animal) in Eden’s history. In this week’s story we share some of the history behind our property…
Story 30: A Celebration of Community
July 7, 2018
Each year Eden hosts multiple National Night Out events as part of our commitment to crime free neighborhoods. Residents and staff, along with local elected officials, police, sheriff and fire department representatives come together to celebrate and strengthen communities across our portfolio. In honor of National Night Out 2018, this week’s story highlights some of…
Story 29: Celebrating our Maintenance Team
July 7, 2018
Eden’s Maintenance team is critical to our success, supporting our mission of providing high quality homes and communities to 22,000+ residents across our portfolio. For the second year in a row, in partnership with HD Supply, we are pleased to recognize them in an excitement-filled and educational day of team spirit and fun. Sponsored by
Story 28: A Story of Triumph
July 7, 2018
Adis Bajramovic spent his early life in Bosnia, Herzegovina, during the war. Adis and his family moved to the US when he was only 9. Today, his father has been working at Eden Housing for twelve years and Adis has established himself as a property manager for Eden Housing in Martinez. In this episode of Stories from Eden…
Story 27: Celebrating Our Volunteers
July 7, 2018
Alison Shirey, a volunteer from Bank of the West, has volunteered at 10 Eden properties over the past year. She, together with groups of colleagues, facilitate games of Financial Fraud Bingo, helping our residents protect their finances. “After every event I am left with a feeling of purpose and gratification,” she says. “I have learned…
Story 26: Determination, Independence and Self-Sufficiency
July 7, 2018
Regina lives at Emerson Arms, a 32 unit family affordable housing development in Martinez, CA operated by Eden Housing. Despite her childhood struggles, Regina’s developmental disability has not been a barrier in pursuing her mission to help improve the lives of others as an advocate. She takes great pride in her work and is truly…
Story 25: Preserving the Past
July 7, 2018
The Altenheim (translation: German Old People’s home) first opened its doors to 12 residents in 1894. It was founded by San Francisco and Oakland’s most prominent German-American families as an upscale home for older German-Americans to live out their golden years. Sadly, the building was completely destroyed in a fire in 1908. Construction began again,…
Story 24: A Decade of Community
July 7, 2018
Join us for this week’s story as we take a look back and celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Hayward Senior Apartments, where residents have found a thriving community, a place for friends and family – a place they call home. Sponsored by Eden Housing