These provisions will ensure that more affordable homes are built and more renters have access to rental assistance, in CA and across the nation. These investments are key to housing justice, COVID-19 recovery, and our communities' health and stability. Add your name by 3:00PM today!

Join our Legislative Working Group to work with us on our policy priorities:

• The next Legislative Issues Working Group meeting is Thursday, October 7 from 9:30-11:30am. NPH working groups are for members only. Click here to become a member and click here to join our Legislative Issues Working Group.

California's Eviction Moratorium ends after September 30, but it won't be too late to help keep our neighbors housed. The Bay Area Regional Health Inequities Initiative (BARHII) has convened an array of experts across the Bay Area to develop Eight Essential Actions for the Bay Area: Preparing for the COVID-19 Eviction and Foreclosure Cliff. Nearly 50 Bay Area organizations have signed on to these 8 Essential Actions to avert the eviction cliff and a wave of homelessness.

Please share these 8 Essential Actions with your networks, and if possible, share with your mayor, councilmember, county supervisor, and/or county courthouse.

United Way + Tenants Together Team Up to Help Protect Tenants

United Way California, United Way Bay Area, and Tenants Together have teamed up to formulate five statewide recommendations to protect tenants, addressed to Governor Newsom, Senator Atkins, and Assemblymember/Speaker Rendon. NPH is proud to have signed on to these recommendations, along with dozens of other organizations who care about housing justice. Please share these recommendations with your networks!

Earlier this month, the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) launched the California Housing Accelerator, a $1.75 billion fund included in the state budget for stalled HCD projects that will help produce more than 7,000 new units of affordable housing throughout the state.

This investment will finance shovel-ready affordable homes so that construction can begin immediately. 

In the kick off event for the Accelerator hosted by HCD and MidPen, our Executive Director Amie Fishman noted that the initiative “is a critical step toward the community transformation we are striving for, where no one is homeless. Where everyone belongs.” Read the full quote and more via Mercury News.

The NPH 42nd Annual Affordable Housing Conference was a major success and it's all thanks to you! Thank you to the nearly 1000 people who attended and enjoyed our incredible keynote, live music from DJ Ome, networking, and an amazing selection of workshops!

Thank you to all our generous sponsors who made this event possible, and a special thank you to our Title Sponsor, Union Bank.

We will be sending workshop materials from the conference soon to all who attended, so stay tuned for that upcoming information!

The Shift the Bay Initiative, a coalition-driven initiative to advance housing and racial justice in the Bay Area, is offering two upcoming learning opportunities:

• Opinion Pieces (op-eds, LTEs, ed board memos), Wednesday, October 13 (1pm-3pm)
  Join us with M+R Communications to explore: Do you know when you should write each kind of opinion piece? What are the elements and structure of a good op-ed? How can you increase your chances of it being published? And once you're done drafting, where and how do you submit it to media outlets?
   
• Narrative Strategy & You, Wednesday, October 20 (12pm - 2pm)
  In this virtual workshop with two options to attend, renowned national expert (and long-time Shift the Bay partner) Dr. Tiffany Manuel and her CaseMade colleagues will guide participants through an interactive workshop, examining specific campaign examples, reviewing big picture guidance that we can all organize under, and facilitating constructive peer learning.

Stay on top of all the upcoming Shift the Bay news and events by signing up for the Shift the Bay mailing list.

9/30, Residents United Network (RUN), Bay Area September Regional Convenings 2021 Learn more about how you can get involved and use your voice to help create safe, stable, affordable homes for ALL Californians! 

September/October, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI), Grant Partner Training Sessions CZI continues to support their grantee community with training, consulting and coaching to grow key capacities, tools and organizational building blocks to unlock greater impact over the long-term.

10/4-10/8, National Alliance of Community Economic Development Associations (NACEDA), Resilient Communities Get a national perspective and explore strategies to improve the quality of life, health, and wealth in seven states.

10/12-10/14, California Housing Partnership (CHP), Affordable Housing Decarbonization Summit 2021 Scheduled on three consecutive mornings, the summit will discuss the practical challenges and public policy implications of electrifying new and existing affordable housing buildings.

10/13, National Housing Conference (NHC), Tech + Housing Online Symposium Join this one-day online event where top experts and industry leaders will explore the latest technology solutions for housing policy, housing finance and community investment.

10/13, Enterprise, Community Powered Resilience: Ensuring all Californians Are Safe from Disasters Join Enterprise for the launch of their California-based Community Powered Resilience program, a different way of planning for and recovering from disasters that ensures frontline communities have decision-making power, safety and dignity.

10/18-10/20, National Alliance of Community Economic Development Associations (NACEDA), NACEDA Summit Learn how community development associations are advancing a more equitable recovery and increasing their members' capacity at this dynamic peer-learning event.

10/21, Generation Housing, Members’ Monthly House Party Join Gen H for their second in-person event! Come spend sometime doing some – getting closer to normal – socializing.

10/22, Housing Leader Council (HLC), Housing Leadership Day Join HLC for their second virtual conference where attendees will have the chance to (re)connect with one another, join a workshop, and learn more about our work in San Mateo County.

10/28, Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco, Framing the Future This virtual gala will welcome hundreds of guests from the local community and leaders in social and housing justice in celebrating our collective belief in affordable housing and equity-building. Featuring Van Jones! 

11/17, First Community Housing (FCH), Leigh Avenue Senior Apartments Grand Opening Join FCH for the grand opening of Leigh Avenue Senior Apartments, 64 units of affordable senior apartments reserved for chronically homeless seniors.