Affordable Housing Week 2008
Calendar
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- Thursday, May 8
- Friday, May 9
- Saturday, May 10
- Monday, May 12
- Tuesday, May 13
- Wednesday, May 14
- Thursday, May 15
- Friday, May 16
- Saturday, May 17
- Sunday, May 18
Thursday, May 8
Kick-Off Celebration of
Affordable Housing Week 2008 5:30–8:00
pm
Please join EBHO to Kick-Off
Affordable Housing Week 2008 – Building Healthy Sustainable Communities.
Celebrate our honorees, enjoy great food and music, and support affordable
housing.
Tickets: $35 for members, $50
for non-members.
Contact: 510-839-3100, events@earpevents.com
Sponsored by:
Casa Verde Affordable Housing Development Open House
1:00–3:00 pm
See how a rehabbed development can transform a community! Casa
Verde, formerly blighted motel, is now a beautiful 68 unit affordable housing
development.
Contact:
Sheela, (415) 355–7109, shejivan@mercyhousing.org
Sponsored by: Mercy Housing
Oakland Noodle Factory Tour
4:30–7:00 pm
1255 26th St, Oakland, CA
Join us for a tour of the soon-to-be-completed Noodle Factory in West Oakland. This project features eleven affordable loft units for artists & artisans, all developed with sustainable building design and solar power!
Contact: (510) 548–7878, x340, ingrid.jacobson@nclt.org
Sponsored by: Northern California Land Trust
Workshop on Today's Housing Market
10:00 am–1:00 pm
Come learn about current opportunities and affordable units in the
Tri-Valley region, as well as participate in counseling, post-purchase
education, and default and foreclosure counseling services.
Contact: Kerri, (925) 373–3930, kerri@tvhoc.org
Sponsored by: Tri-Valley
Affordable Housing Committee (TVAHC) and the Tri-
Habitat For
10:00–11:00 am
St
Join us for an overview of our community building program and a
tour of Buena Vista Commons, eight new homes in the City of
Contact: JP, (510) 251–6304 x361, volunteer@HabitatEB.org
Sponsored by: Habitat for
Humanity East Bay, Alameda Development Corporation, and the City of
Affordable Housing: An Investment in Health
3:30–5:00 pm
1000 Broadway, 5th
Floor,
Interactive forum that will link affordable housing and health,
and how the Department of Public Health (DPH) intends on supporting affordable
housing issues. Provide feedback on what direction you feel DPH should take.
Contact: Alexandra, (510) 208–1235, alexandra.desautels@acgov.org
Sponsored by: Alameda County
Public Health Department
Supportive Housing Tour and Panel Presentation at Lorenzo Creek
Apartments
10:00 am–12:00 pm
Join us for a tour of Lorenzo Creek, a 28 unit supportive housing development for families and disabled adults. Learn how supportive housing’s provision of services helps tenants become stable – making special needs populations terrific tenants.
Contact: Anne, (510) 251–1910 x208, anne.cory@csh.org.
sponsored
by: Corporation for Supportive
Housing, Tri-City Homeless Coalition, EBHO/EveryOne Home Supportive Housing
Committee, and
Green Rehab Design:
2:00–4:00 pm
Come visit and tour EAH Housing’s
Contact: Mike, (415) 295–8830, mdaley@eahhousing.org
Sponsored by: EAH Housing
Savannah Terrace. Homeownership for Developmentally Disabled - Grand Opening
2:00–4:00 pm
Join the City of Livermore in celebrating the grand opening of this new 8-unit townhouse development that includes two units available for purchase by persons with developmental disabilities. This former brownfield site was developed through the private/public partnership between the City of Livermore and DHE Homes.
Contact: Milly, (925) 960-4583, mlseibel@ci.livermore.ca.us
Derechos de los Inquilinos Inmigrantes /
Rights of Immigrant Tenants
6:00–8:00 pm
2501 International Blvd.
Join us in this timely workshop in Spanish on the rights of
immigrant tenants. Tenants and advocates are encouraged to attend to learn what
rights they have regardless of immigration status.
Contact:
Allison, (510) 437–1554 x122, allisondavenport@centrolegal.org
Sponsored by: Centro Legal de la Raza
Mi Casa Home for Emancipated Youth Open House
10:00 am–12:00 pm
Join LSS for an open house and coffee at Mi Casa, a newly rehabbed
residence for 10 formerly homeless emancipated youth.
Contact: Susan, (925) 825–1060 x17, SHill@lssnorcal.org
Sponsored by: Lutheran Social
Services of
2:00–4:00 pm
Join Allied and AHA in celebrating the grand opening of this new
supportive housing project in Livermore, Carmen Ave. Apartments. This 30-unit
universally-designed development showcases "green" affordable housing
in the Tri-Valley area.
Contact: Vivian, (510) 657–7409 x212, vwan@tricityhomeless.org
Sponsored by: Allied Housing and
Affordable Housing Associates
The Property Owner Connection: A link to local resources for
Rental Property Owners
6:00–8:00 pm
Rental property owners, property managers, real estate agents and
brokers are invited to attend this annual affordable housing expo and rental
subsidy programs workshop.
Contact: Ollie, (510) 537–2710, oarnold@edenir.org
sponsored
by: Eden I&R, and the
6:30–9:00 pm
EBCF, 200
Join the
Contact: Joel, (510) 663–3830,
Sponsored by:
10:00 am–12:00 pm
Elected officials and the public are invited to the Greater
Richmond Interfaith Program (GRIP) Souper Center Open House. Visit the center
which provides transitional housing and services for homeless families.
Contact: Arthur, (510) 233–2141 x302, ajhatchett@gripcommunity.org
Sponsored by: Greater
Villa Vasconcellos Senior Housing Open House
3:00–4:00
pm
1515
Geary Road,
Come tour RCD’s newly built
Villa Vasconcellos, a 70-unit low-income senior property centered around
landscaped courtyards and near public transit.
Contact: Linda, (510) 841–4410, contactrcd@rcdev.org
Sponsored by: Resources for Community
Development (RCD)
12:00
pm
712
I St,
Come join Eden Housing for the
Rivertown Place Grand Opening Celebration. This 40 unit affordable housing
project also contains numerous green features, including solar panels and a
water reuse system.
Contact: Cecilia, (510) 582–1460
x127, ctorres@edenhousing.org
Sponsored by:
10:00
am–2:00 pm
In celebration of OHA's 70th
anniversary, please join us for a day of fun and education at this free
Resource Fair. Get housing, health, employment and youth information, be
entertained, get involved!
Contact:
Bronwyn, (510) 874–1563, bhogan@Oakha.org
Sponsored by:
Central Contra Costa Free Housing Resource Fair
10:00
am–3:00 pm
Come join us at this free
housing resource fair. There will be workshops, presentations, exhibitors, and
more on “going green!", opportunities for first time homebuyers, and
financial tools for your future.
Contact:
Wanda, (510) 548–8776 x310, hri@housingrights.com
sponsored
by: Housing
Rights Inc., Supervisor Susan Bonilla, Assemblymember Mark DeSaulnier,
Congressman George Miller, Congresswoman Ellen Tauscher, State Senator Tom
Torlakson, and the Cities of: Concord, Antioch, Pittsburg, Pleasant Hill,
Walnut Creek and Contra Costa County
12:00 –3:00 pm
Same
location as Concord Housing Fair
Come see how affordable and
supportive housing developments positively transform neighborhoods. Learn about
green building techniques, meet residents, and learn with your neighbors how to
help support affordable and supportive housing in
Contact: Mike, (415) 295–8830, mdaley@eahhousing.org
Sponsored by: Lutheran Social Services,
Resources for Community Development,
Housing in the Pulpit
times
vary
Various
Locations
The affordable housing crisis
affects us all. Congregations can benefit from more information and the
interfaith community can play a critical role. Numerous places of worship will
participate in “Housing in the Pulpit” by inviting speakers, incorporating
relevant scriptures into the morning worship, or gathering after worship.
Contact: Phil, (510) 663–3830
x314, phil@ebho.org
Sponsored by: EBHO’s Interfaith Communities
United for Affordable Housing
Affordable Housing helps put "Families first in
12:15
pm
Join us to help shape affordable
housing policies in
Contact: Meghan, (510) 921–6914,
meghan@corcommunity.org
Sponsored by: Congregations Organizing for Renewal (COR)
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