Affordable Housing Podcast
NPH Looking Ahead in an Election Year
April 22, 2016
For over 36 years, the Non-Profit Housing Association (NPH) of Northern California has been the collective voice of affordable housing, working with 750 member organizations and community leaders to push for effective state, regional and local policy, supporting campaigns throughout the nine Bay Area counties, and educating the public on the importance of investing in…
Affordable Housing in the Proposed 2017 Federal Budget
March 4, 2016
The NHC (National Housing Conference) focuses on advancing federal housing policy to help low and moderate income people, strengthening the nation’s housing finance system, restoring neighborhoods damaged by foreclosures and disinvestment, and building stronger communities overall that coordinate housing, transportation, health, education and energy policy. Recently, NHC held its annual budget forum to help those…
Impossible Choices: Food, rent, medicine?
January 5, 2016
Most organizations do not work for the day that they are no longer needed. But that’s precisely the goal of the Alameda County Community Food Bank who serves 1-in-5 residents of Alameda County. In this episode of the Affordable Housing podcast, we discuss “food insecurity” – the lack of access to affordable, nutritious groceries. We…
Connecting Low-Income Adults & Seniors with Affordable Housing and Healthcare
September 26, 2015
We’ve been hearing it for more than decade now – a “silver tsunami” is upon us. As the low-income Baby Boomers hit retirement age, what will they need? What innovative housing and healthcare solutions are needed for low income older adults and seniors to successfully age in place? Joining host Joanne Greene is Mark Ricketts,…