Congratulations to our CEO, Alexis Villanueva, for her nomination as a finalist for the San Diego Business Journal’s 2024 CEO of the Year.
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Born in Sierra Leone, West Africa, Maseray ran a thriving small goods trading business from her home before being displaced and starting her life in City Heights.
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Ask anyone in City Heights what they consider to be the most pressing challenge residents face, and most will tell you without even blinking: housing is the challenge. This is why so much of our work over the past 40 years has been focused on housing…
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According to Vision to Learn, more than 2 million children in the U.S. do not have the glasses they need to see the board, read a book, or participate in class and they're working to meet that need.
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Let’s celebrate a housing justice win!
We teamed up with the Legal Aid Society of San Diego on Monday, April 4th to present in favor of the City of San Diego No Fault Eviction Moratorium.
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With many San Diegans still out of work and struggling under the pandemic, we're thrilled announce the new Housing Help San Diego, a one-stop hub made to help renters and landlords alike understand their rights and the resources available to help prevent evictions and homelessness.
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Someone was crying.
It’s not a sound we typically hear around our office, but the quiet sobs were unmistakable.
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If you know anyone who needs an example of stellar affordable housing having a huge impact on people who need it most, introduce them to Talmadge Gateway.
Opened in 2017, Talmadge Gateway is San Diego’s first 100% permanent supportive housing for homeless seniors…
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“COVID 19 disproportionately impacts people of color, black people. More that 40% of people in my neighborhood are unemployed and are having to choose between food and rent…”
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The City of San Diego will begin budget discussions very soon, and with that comes debate over rent relief for the thousands of struggling households in our communities. Here are 5 things to consider.
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40 years ago, our community faced many challenges, but the defining struggle was against the devastation caused by the instillation of the 15 freeway.
Today, after nearly four decades spent working alongside our neighbors, we face a new defining struggle: the housing crisis.
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As we face COVID together, we have to all acknowledge with some humility that it’s all new, and that means we’re all learning.
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When you have everything you need at home, there are no barriers to success.
This is why we spend time every week alongside our residents listening to them, learning from them, and working to create safe spaces where their children can grow.
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Her personal motto was “Give and don’t count the cost,” and she clearly lived it.
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Within the next month, the ‘Sally Wong’ building on 41st and University Avenue will be demolished to make room for new affordable housing.
Click and read more to see how you can be involved.
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We’ve talked a lot about helping keep families in their homes, but what about people living alone?
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You know the feeling…
It gnaws at you, keeps you up at night. Try as you might, you can’t help but stress about that debt, that deadline, those bills, that exam, that thing that just won’t leave you alone.
How do we choose who gets help? What are the long term vs short term solutions? What other resources are out there for people concerned about being evicted? Find answers here.
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“I feel like I’m in hell. I can’t sleep. I only worry…”
This is Mariam, and she asked us to share her story with you.
Placemaking only works when YOU take part. We need your voice, and that’s why we’re inviting the community of City Heights to speak up and share their ideas about how this space should be used.
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