Affordable Housing Podcast

What Makes This Drought in California So Bad?What Makes This Drought in California So Bad?

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What Makes This Drought in California So Bad?What Makes This Drought in California So Bad?
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California’s drought is the worst in the state’s history.Now in its fourth year, most areas are facing mandatory water rationing. In this episode of the Affordable Housing Podcast, host Joanne Greene speaks with John Coleman, who among other titles is the past President, and longtime member of the board of EBMUD, the East Bay Municipal…

Housing & Education Policy Panel

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Housing & Education Policy Panel
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Eden Housing was pleased to co-host with Microsoft and Housing Trust Silicon Valley the launch of this year’s Affordable Housing Week in Santa Clara County with a Housing and Education Policy Discussion Panel. Eden’s President Linda Mandolini and Microsoft’s Government Affairs Manager Jonathan Noble welcomed attendees to the policy discussion held at Microsoft’s Sunnyvale campus….

How the Tax Code Leads to the Creation of Affordable Housing

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How the Tax Code Leads to the Creation of Affordable Housing
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The statistics are daunting. California has 13 of the 14 least affordable metropolitan housing markets in the nation. Currently, more than 34 percent of working renters pay more than 50 percent of their income toward housing, and the State Department of Housing and Community Development estimates that California needs to build 220,000 new homes a…

Older Adults: The New Homeless

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Eden Housing
Older Adults: The New Homeless
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It’s a trend that no one likes to see – an ever increasing number of older Americans who find themselves homeless after a lifetime of honest work and supporting themselves. Joining host Joanne Greene is Dr. Margot Kushel of UCSF who is studying older adult homelessness and its impacts as Principal Investigator for the HOPE-HOME…

What If You Could Not Access the Internet? 80 Million Americans Cannot Afford to be Connected

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Eden Housing
What If You Could Not Access the Internet? 80 Million Americans Cannot Afford to be Connected
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While the majority of Americans have access to high speed broadband connections, nearly one third of Americans–low-income families, seniors, and persons with disabilities–have no broadband internet at all, limiting their ability to engage in the 21st century. On this episode of the Affordable Housing Podcast, brought to you by Eden Housing, we’ll be focusing on…

2014 Resident Success Stories

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Eden Housing
2014 Resident Success Stories
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Eden Housing doesn’t just provide roofs for people in need of affordable housing, Eden opens doors to new lives. In our 2014 year end episode, hosted by Joanne Greene, we’ll be hearing from Cassandra Phelps Robinson and Bill Nguyen, two residents whose lives have been impacted in countless positive ways through the opportunities provided by…

California’s Cap & Trade Program to Help Affordable Housing

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Eden Housing
California’s Cap & Trade Program to Help Affordable Housing
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Under California’s Cap and Trade program, large companies that emit a certain amount of greenhouse gas are assigned a cap or limit on the their emissions. Those that exceed their cap must either ratchet down their emissions over time by making improvements to their facilities OR they can buy “allowances to pollute” thru a quarterly…

Homeward Bound of Marin

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Eden Housing
Homeward Bound of Marin
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The mission of Homeward Bound of Marin is of “opening doors to safety, dignity, hope and independence” and the numbers speak for themselves. 80% of the families and 81% of adults who complete Homeward Bound programs move on to stable housing. In this episode of the Affordable Housing Podcast, brought to you by Eden Housing,…

The Youth All Stars Project of the SF Bay Area

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Eden Housing
The Youth All Stars Project of the SF Bay Area
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The All Stars Project of the SF Bay Area is a program that transform the lives of youth ages 5-25 from poor communities using the developmental power of performance, in partnership with caring adults. This organization was started in NY and now has 7 locations across the U.S., and one in Uganda. In this episode…

The Devastating Impacts of Concentrated Poverty – And What Can Be Done to Reverse the Trend

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Eden Housing
The Devastating Impacts of Concentrated Poverty – And What Can Be Done to Reverse the Trend
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In August 2013, Dr. Lisa Sturtevant was named Executive Director of the Center for Housing Policy, the research division of the National Housing Conference. She’s our featured guest on this episode of the Affordable Housing Podcast, brought to you by Eden Housing. Host Joanne Greene discusses Dr. Sturtevant’s research focusing on housing demographics, economic development…