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Story 46: Eden’s Earth-Friendly Practices Benefit All
July 9, 2018
Since day one, Eden has been committed to designing, constructing and maintaining apartment homes in ways that conserve natural resources, reduce material waste and create a healthy living environment for residents. In this week’s story, learn more about Eden’s portfolio-wide Green Initiative and the practices and technologies that help keep our footprint light and our…
Story 45: Meet Diego Castro, Eden Housing Intern
July 9, 2018
Diego majored in Urban Studies and Planning at San Francisco State, where a professor told him about an internship opportunity at the Non-Profit Housing Association (NPH). That led to an internship with Eden, who manages properties in the neighborhood where Diego grew up. Now Diego is learning the ropes and providing valuable assistance in the…
Story 41: From Eden Housing to the White House
July 9, 2018
Carol Galante was Eden Housing’s second Executive Director in the early 1980s. She also worked in the Obama Administration. Today she teaches about housing policy and affordable housing development, and runs the Terner Center for Housing Innovation at UC Berkeley. In this episode of Stories from Eden Housing, Carol shares about her time at Eden…
Story 38: Giving Back, A Story of Inspiration
July 9, 2018
Everyone has a story, but few compare to that of Dawnna Rieves, Assistant Manager at Eden Housing’s Washington Creek Apartments and Corona Ranch Apartments in Petaluma. In this week’s story, Dawnna shares her path to affordable housing management and her passion to give back to her community.
Story 36: Cath Merschel’s Reflections from Eden’s Past
July 9, 2018
Cath Merschel, a community activist from San Francisco’s Tenderloin District, became Eden’s third Executive Director in 1987. Her tenure at Eden is marked by her leadership in launching social services programs, hiring trained social workers, and providing support and referrals to Eden’s residents. In this podcast, Cath fondly remembers her years at Eden Housing as…
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 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 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 22: Without Freedom, You Have Nothing
July 7, 2018
Farideh Hiri shares her journey to freedom in this week’s story. After suffering from oppression in Iran, she now enjoys being close to community and family, and the chance to work in the community garden and attend outings to the SF Symphony. This is what makes Warner Creek Apartments in Novato feel like “home” for…
Story 19: Malissa Roybal, From Resident to Supervisor
June 25, 2018
Malissa Roybal grew up in affordable housing then began working at Eden Housing’s Del Nido apartments in 2013. Since then, she’s been promoted twice and is now a Property Supervisor at nine Eden sites in two counties.