Resident Services
Eden Savers Program
January 3, 2022
Eden Savers Program is one of the many programs and services that Eden Housing provides our residents to help them increase their quality of life while maintaining housing stability. After enrolling in the program, residents will be matched with one of Eden Savers Financial Coaches who volunteer to help the residents set a financial goal,…
Coming Full Circle
October 29, 2021
Jennifer moved to Tennyson Gardens with her mother after her parents divorced. Although she was a child when they moved, she could feel the stress of her family’s financial situation. She says that living in an Eden community provided more than affordability but also convenience and stability. In the beginning, her mom was paying rent…
Volunteer of the Month: Shanrong Dai
September 1, 2021
Why did you choose to volunteer with Eden Housing? For me, volunteering isn’t a choice if not a chance encounter. I moved into Josephine Lum Lodge (JLL) in November 2016. At the time, the translator, actually he was a Chinese Resident Services Coordinator, retired. Our Chinese residents wrote a letter asking for a translator and…
Volunteer of the Month: Maria Calderon
August 2, 2021
Why did you choose to volunteer with Eden Housing? I chose Eden Housing because I believe that the best way to improve your quality of life is through education. Eden Housing provides access to essential education, such as the financial coaching program. What have you done as a volunteer? Please describe your role and what…
Volunteers of the Month: Howard Cohen
July 1, 2021
Why did you choose to volunteer with Eden Housing? Since my retirement (software development management), I continually seek out volunteer opportunities. Believing that I have been extremely blessed, I view volunteering as a form of “paying it forward”. My volunteering efforts have included (i) assisting in a high school woodshop, (ii) various church activities and…
Celebrating Fair Housing Month in Eden’s After-School Programs
May 6, 2021
Every April, the nation commemorates the Fair Housing Act, a landmark law that prohibits housing discrimination. Eden’s youngest residents learned about this piece of legislation in our after-school programs, and they had the opportunity to participate in a poster contest with the theme “Everyone is Welcome in My Community.” Check out some of their inspiring…
After School Programs Adapt to the New Normal
October 7, 2020
“Seeing my friends from the after school program was the highlight of my week!” said one youth resident at Wexford Way in Dublin. Students have been meeting virtually as Eden’s after school programs quickly adapted to a new normal, but they’re thrilled to finally be able to enjoy socially distanced outdoor games together.
Eden Housing Promotes Anna Gwyn Simpson to Vice President of Resident Services
October 1, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESeptember 30, 2020 Media contact: Matthew Indimine510-589-7573Matthew.indimine@edenhousing.org HAYWARD – Eden Housing announces that Anna Gwyn Simpson has been promoted to Vice President of Resident Services. Anna Gwyn joined Eden Housing in August of 2015 and has progressively assumed more responsibility ever since. In her role, Anna Gwyn maintains a strong relationship between Resident…
Tech Survey Now Available for Residents
August 5, 2020
Eden Housing Resident Services needs to hear from current Eden residents about their access to the internet and technology. Take the survey by going to www.surveymonkey.com/r/EdenTech via mobile phone, tablet, or computer OR contact the Eden I&R at (855) 451-8111 to take the survey over the phone or on paper. All survey participants will be…
Donor of the Month
July 1, 2020
Thank you to MTailor for donating over 1,000 masks to Eden’s most vulnerable residents. Masks were distributed to our newest residents at Corsair Flats in Alameda, CA. Corsair Flats is Eden’s newest development has 30 units serving people who previously experienced homelessness, 28 of these units serve veterans exiting homelessness through the HUD Veterans Affairs…