State Budget negotiations took a surprising turn this week. While NPH, members, and partners expected the final budget framework to meet the June 15 constitutional deadline, lawmakers will need more time to reconcile final budget details. They instead decided to only pass a framework on Monday that buys them time for continued discussions.

This framework includes an increase in affordable housing investments from the Governor's latest proposal, though we'll have to wait for the final details to offer deeper analysis. Murmurs from Sacramento signal that we could get more information on the budget by the end of this weekend -- and almost certainly by July 1.

NPH State Budget Advocacy: Last week, NPH and other regional leaders released a joint statement calling on elected officials to deepen investments in housing & homelessness in the final state budget.

EVENT: State Budget Round Up: State Budget Agreement and Assessment for Future Fiscal Years, Next Thursday, June 23 (1:00PM - 2:30PM PT) NPH Policy Director Abram Diaz will moderate a discussion on state budget allocations for housing and homelessness priorities and what we can expect in the final budget agreement. We’ll also examine what this means for this fiscal year and what we can expect for future budget discussions.

Last week Senator Scott Wiener introduced SB 1336, a bill that provides a streamlined process for religious organizations and nonprofit colleges to develop affordable housing on their property regardless of local zoning restrictions.

“Faith-based organizations have long served as community anchors, living out their faith by supporting their neighbors,” said NPH Executive Director Amie Fishman. NPH, alongside the Southern California Association of NonProfit Housing (SCANPH), is proud to co-sponsor SB 1336.

Do your part in helping us pass this critical bill: submit an organizational support letter for SB 1336 today!

Learn more about all of our sponsored legislation and take action!

Stay up to date on all NPH-sponsored and supported bills by joining the Legislative Issues working group. Note: NPH working groups are for members only - so click here to renew/join today!

NPH has created a new webpage to support your resident voter engagement and advocacy efforts: Resident Engagement!

Resident Engagement means bringing front and center the people who represent the Bay Area’s roughly 200,000 affordable housing residents. It also means supporting the critical workers of affordable housing sites.

As we work towards home for all, we’re proud to partner with resident services staff to uplift the voices and experiences of affordable housing residents, the people who are directly impacted by our movement’s progress.

This web space was born out of the amazing work shepherded by our former Senior Project Manager of Campaigns & Community Engagement, Azul Cortez, who has recently left the organization for an exciting opportunity at the Kapor Center. Moving forward our resident engagement work will be overseen by Andrea Bañas, who will begin her role as Senior Program Manager, Campaigns & Community Engagement on June 20.

There’s still time to submit a workshop proposal for the NPH Conference!

Your unique experience and expertise can help shape our conference programming, strengthening and deepening the collective work of our affordable housing industry in the Bay Area. View workshop submission requirements, including the workshop tracks.

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Don’t miss these upcoming trainings:

• ELPN: Breakfast With The Boss Series, TOMORROW, June 16, 8:00AM through Wednesday, June 29, 9:00AM PT Join the Emerging Leaders Peer Network (ELPN) for one of many intimate roundtable opportunities featuring an inspiring Bay Area affordable housing leader as they discuss their career and take on our industry.
   
• Resident Services Peer Sharing Call, Friday, June 24, 12:00PM - 1:00PM PT (For resident services staff only) Do you want to connect with other on-site staff serving affordable housing residents in the Bay Area? Do you want to know how other programs are going? Join our peer sharing call to share opportunities, challenges, and more!

• Rest And Resilience in the Face of Political and Pandemic Challenges W/ Mariah Parker, Thursday, July 14, 12:00PM - 1:30PM PT Rest is resistance! Join us as we take time to pause and learn about radical gratitude, rest as a journey, creating portals to care, and other nourishing mindsets and activities that can be built into any schedule, on any budget, to evade burnout and foster political longevity.

Join us in welcoming our newest staff members: Policy Manager J.T. Harechmak and Administrative Associate Amber Harris!

J.T. Harechmak (he/him) joined NPH in May 2022 as Policy Manager, where he will work on state and federal advocacy efforts. Before joining NPH, J.T. was a legislative aide, a LIHTC development consultant, a resident and board member of a student housing cooperative, a researcher on Permanent Supportive Housing, a project manager for a rapid rehousing prototype house, and a fair housing advocate that focused on equitable disaster recovery.

Amber (she/her) joined NPH In May 2022 as Administrative Associate, where she brings her previous administrative and operational needs experience. Amber has previous nonprofit experience as the Co-founder of Kiante Vernae Foundation, a mental health organization. She brings to NPH her passion for crisis intervention and access to resources and housing solutions in her community.

Read more about J.T. and Amber and learn about the whole NPH board and staff!

Looking for your next career move? NPH is hiring people who are passionate about affordable housing! Learn more about our open positions.

7/21, GEN H: Youth & Housing Town Hall: Hear from youth on their hopes, concerns and vision for the future of housing in Sonoma County. Panel to be moderated by Manuel Perez-Parra, Board Member of Generation Housing.