Don’t miss this opportunity to help shape future Emerging Leaders Peer Network (ELPN) trainings, celebrations, and more by applying to serve on the ELPN Steering Committee for the 2026-27 program year!

Deadline: Sunday, October 12

For over 10 years, ELPN has served the Bay Area affordable housing industry as a platform for growth, achievement, and opportunity among a cohort of affordable housing practitioners and advocates. With the help of dedicated and collaborative individuals, ELPN has brought accessible and diverse programming to affordable housing practitioners and advocates through NPH since 2014.

🗣️Want to Know More? Check out our ELPN FAQs for more details on serving on the steering committee.

Learn an approach that you can use right away in your team development, strategic planning, decision-making, and culture building to nurture strong and just organizations. Join NPH virtually on Tuesday, November 4 from 12-1:30PM for “Organizational Change Centering People, Community, and Justice: Leading with a Liberatory Mindset.”

Liberatory Leadership fosters self-awareness, acknowledges the way inequities are built into our systems, and shifts the power of designing solutions to those who are most impacted.

EAH Housing invites you to celebrate the Grand Opening of Lightfighter Village, their newest affordable housing community in Marina, on Friday, November 7 from 1-3PM!

Located on the former Fort Ord Base, Lightfighter Village includes 71 affordable homes for individuals and families, paired with wraparound services that promote stability, connection, and well-being.

The deadline is approaching to request information for the Apple Affordable Housing Fund. This Fund intends to make loans to qualified developers to help accelerate affordable housing in the greater Bay Area. Housing Trust Silicon Valley, which has a long history of successful public-private partnerships and deployment of innovative financing for nonprofit developers, will implement the Apple Affordable Housing Fund by making loans to qualified developers to help accelerate affordable housing construction across the Bay Area.

RFI Submission Deadline: Friday, October 10, 2025 by 5PM PT

The NPH Board continues to play a vital role in helping move our collective work forward and deserves a moment in the spotlight! Join us in celebrating Diana Downton, Senior Affordable Housing Finance Consultant at Community Economics Inc., and NPH Board Member!

Diana joined Community Economics Inc. in 2014, bringing with her 14 years of previous experience in affordable housing development, advocacy, and local government housing finance. Prior to joining CEI, she worked for the City of Oakland’s Housing and Community Development Department, serving as the lead staff for the City’s affordable housing development Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) process, and providing financing for a wide variety of affordable housing rental and ownership projects, including new construction and rehabilitation of family, senior, and special needs housing.

Diana joined the NPH Board in 2023 and is a valued member of the Board. Thank you for your work as an NPH Board Member!

10/10, EBALDC - 50th Anniversary Gala Join East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation (EBALDC) for their Gold Gala on October 10th at the Paramount Theatre in Oakland to celebrate 50 Years of Building Community!

10/15, Housing Trust SV - 25th Anniversary Investor Briefing Join Housing Trust Silicon Valley at the California Theatre in San Jose for an evening of connection and inspiration. This event will start with a networking reception, then move into a program with housing leaders. Hear incredible stories of our impact and get a look ahead at the challenges and opportunities for the next 25 years.