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…
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…
Since 1988, the California Housing Partnership Corporation – CHPC, has helped create and preserve more than 20,000 affordable homes in California and provided training and technical assistance to more than 10,000 individuals. In this episode of the Affordable Housing Podcast brought to you by Eden Housing, our guest is Matt Schwartz, President and CEO of…
“A safe, decent, affordable home is like a vaccine — it literally keeps children healthy,” says Dr. Megan Sandel, Co-Principal Investigator at Children’s Health Watch; Associate Professor of Pediatrics & Public Health at Boston University Schools for Medicine and Public Health; and Medical Director of the National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership. In this month’s episode…
Jennifer Peck, founding member and Executive Director of the Oakland, CA based Partnership for Children & Youth joins Affordable Housing Podcast host Joanne Greene to discuss this organization’s services and accomplishments that started in 1997. Their primary goal is to connect schools and their community partners in underserved Bay Area communities with available public and…
Larry Minnix, President and CEO of Leading Age, a Washington, D.C. based association dedicated to making America a better place to grow old. LeadingAge focuses on advocacy, education and applied research, promoting adult day services, home health, hospice, community-based services, and Programs of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly, known as PAC. Host Joanne Greene invites…
Dianne Spaulding, Executive Director of the Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California (NPH) returns to discuss the challenges and opportunities of inclusionary housing in California. Creatively implemented by cities and counties throughout the Country, inclusionary housing policies are an innovative solution to fund the development of greatly needed affordable housing for lower-income residents. These policies,…
When California’s redevelopment agencies were eliminated, affordable housing took a crushing blow. Advocates throughout the State are mobilizing to create a new dedicated funding source for affordable housing through the California Homes and Jobs Act. On this episode of the Affordable Housing podcast, brought to you by Eden Housing, host Joanne Greene speaks to our…
Severely wounded American Veterans are returning home from years of service to our Country and facing huge challenges with housing, employment, and support services. Our guest on this episode of the Affordable Housing Podcast is Mike Conklin, founder of the nonprofit organization Sentinels of Freedom. Mike, the father of three Army Rangers, describes to host…
This episode of the Affordable Housing Podcast kicks off our sixth year of podcasting with a look at the current state of federal housing policy and the challenges we face now and in the future. Our guest is David Gasson, Executive Director of the Housing Advisory Group, an organization founded in 1993 to advocate on…
