50 Years. 50 Stories.
Lowering Affordable Housing Construction Costs with Factory OS
January 28, 2019
Rick Holliday is a pioneer in affordable housing construction. He was the first Executive Director of Eden Housing, then went on to establish Bridge Housing. His latest venture is Factory OS, with a goal of easing the housing challenge by scaling the off…
Three Views from the Inside
January 24, 2019
Talented and committed people join the team at Eden Housing for different reasons. What excites them and what motivates them to continue also spans the gamut. On this episode of Stories from Eden Housing, host Joanne Greene speaks with three staffers at …
Meet Diego Castro, Eden Housing Intern
January 11, 2019
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 wh…
From Eden Housing to the White House
January 11, 2019
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…
Giving Back, A Story of Inspiration
January 11, 2019
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…
Cath Merschel’s Reflections from Eden’s Past
January 11, 2019
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 providi…
Eden Housing’s First Director: Rick Holliday Sponsored By
January 11, 2019
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…
A Story of Triumph
January 11, 2019
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 manage…
Determination, Independence and Self-Sufficiency
January 11, 2019
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 …
Without Freedom, You Have Nothing
January 11, 2019
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 wh…