We’re excited to share this year’s awardees for NPH’s 29th Affordable Housing Leadership Awards, happening on Wednesday, April 30 at 5:30PM PT at the Julia Morgan Ballroom in San Francisco.

The 2025 Awardees Are:

• Inspirational Non-Profit Leader Award: Doug Shoemaker, Mercy Housing
   
• Philanthropic Leader Award: Judith Bell, San Francisco Foundation
   
• Power Building Award: Million Voters Project

Each of these awardees has answered the call for housing and racial justice in the Bay Area. They have served our industry with innovation and inspiring leadership, empowering their communities of colleagues, residents, and fellow housers!

The application to apply to the 8th cohort of NPH’s Bay Area Housing Internship Program (BAHIP) closes in less than 2 weeks!

Deadline: Sunday, March 30

We are looking to you, our valued members and partners, to share this internship opportunity with your networks and the college students in your life who might be interested in affordable housing development.

What is BAHIP? BAHIP is a one-year, paid internship designed to recruit and train housing development professionals who will enhance inclusion and racial equity in affordable housing at leading nonprofit housing development organizations. This internship provides a launching pad into an affordable housing development/project management career for Bay Area college students.

Don’t miss these upcoming opportunities to learn together:

• Energy Efficiency Unleashed, Wednesday, March 26 from 12:00PM-1:30PM PT Discover solutions to help ease the financial burden of rising energy costs on California’s low-income residents and owners. This workshop delves into energy saving programs and incentive layering, which is the strategy of combining multiple initiatives to maximize benefits and reduce utility costs for affordable housing communities.
   
• Prop 1 from a Practitioner Perspective, Wednesday, April 9 from 12:00PM-1:00PM PT This meeting-style NPH training focuses on Proposition 1 from a practitioner perspective. We will learn about exciting potential new developments that have applied for the funds, as well as some of the challenges in accessing those same opportunities. We will also discuss possibilities for the remaining funds available.

When we show people our progress, we can build the public support and political will needed to advance our efforts. This includes the incredible work that affordable housing developers are advancing across the Bay Area and California, like the upcoming Rodeo Gateway Grand Reopening Celebration from EAH Housing, happening on Thursday, April 10, from 11AM-1PM PT!

From upgraded units with new flooring and modern appliances to enhanced ADA features and a newly redesigned Community Room, Rodeo Gateway is more vibrant and accessible than ever. Don’t miss this opportunity to see the transformation firsthand!

Last week, The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) released its annual report, The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Homes. This year’s report affirms that the trends we've been tracking in the Bay Area and California persist: There are simply not enough affordable homes for our friends, family, and neighbors. In California, there are only 24 affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low-income renter households.

There are solutions to this ongoing problem. The report urges Congress must act to solve this problem by expanding subsidies to build deeply affordable housing; strengthening programs that preserve existing affordable housing; and providing short-term rental assistance to help renters during times of unusual financial hardship. Without these actions, the affordable housing gap will continue to persist, leaving millions of people without safe and stable homes.

HSCC: Affordable Housing Month 2025 Event Proposal Affordable Housing Month in Santa Cruz County is right around the corner! Housing Santa Cruz County brings together the region’s housing partners to host virtual workshops, webinars, and creative community engagement opportunities in order to activate and engage the community of housing advocates and the general public around their housing challenges and solutions.

4/29, ULI San Francisco: Housing the Bay Summit 2025 Join 400+ housing leaders, policymakers, developers, and public sector leaders on April 29 for a dynamic half-day summit featuring engaging discussions, inspiring speakers, and tangible takeaways to drive real impact. With a unique mix of public and private-sector experts, this is the housing event where everyone is at the table—shaping the future of housing in the Bay Area.