Enterprise Community Partners and the Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA) recently released their Regional Affordable Housing Pipeline Research Brief (the Pipeline is one of BAHFA's first pilot programs) identifying the specific funding gap that stalls the completion of 395 affordable housing developments in various stages of pre-development. These Bay Area developments would create an estimated 32,944 affordable homes upon completion.

What’s needed to get these developments to the finish line? The analysis found that $7.6 billion in public financing is needed to move these homes forward.

Why This Matters This data helps make the case for a 2024 regional housing bond that can fund these developments to completion and give cities a running start toward meeting their affordable housing goals. NPH is working closely with our partners to develop the strategy needed to place two 2024 ballot initiatives (one at the state level and one at the regional level) that will dramatically shift how we can generate local funds to build more affordable housing and address homelessness.

Download the affordable housing pipeline today and share this information with your networks.

The Bay Area Housing Internship Program (BAHIP) application is officially open and we are accepting applications until Friday, March 24, 2023!

The Power of BAHIP BAHIP has been making an impact in our field for years by recruiting low-income college students of color into a career in affordable housing development, supporting a robust pipeline of professional and diverse leaders to strengthen our industry. Learn More

Please Spread the Word! College students who qualify for BAHIP often discover the program through word-of-mouth, so we’re relying on you to forward this email to your networks!

Don’t miss these upcoming learning and sharing opportunities:

• Brown Bag: Building Strong Relationships with Cities to Promote Affordable Housing, Thursday, March 2, 12:00PM - 2:00PM PT More often than not, interpersonal relationships make the difference between affordable housing proposals sailing through the entitlement process or dying a painful death of delay. This training would orient housing activists toward productive, collaborative involvement with local policymaking processes.
   
• Resident Services Peer Sharing Call, Friday, March 17, 2022 from 12:00PM-1:00pm PT Join other resident services staff for a session designed to make room for everything – from venting about the challenges you’re facing to brainstorming solutions that improve the lives of your residents.
   
• ELPN: Drawings 101 – How to Read a Drawing Set, Wednesday, March 22, 12:00PM-1:30PM PT Even for industry veterans, reading through a stack of construction drawings can be a daunting task. Join ELPN for this training to gain the skills needed to demystify construction drawings.

2/24, HCD: Housing and Local Land Development Opportunities Map This webinar introduces the Housing and Local Land Development Opportunities Map, a new interactive public map of local government-owned properties and housing element sites to help find land for housing development.

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