East Bay Housing Organizations

40 Years, 40 Voices: Stories from EBHO’s Four Decades of Housing Justice Advocacy One of EBHO’s defining programs is our Resident Community Organizing Program (RCOP), which seeks to empower affordable housing residents to advocate alongside our non-resident members and allies, and to engage them in EBHO’s campaigns and organizing work. Many of our RCOP members are graduates of our Leadership Academy, a free community program to help residents and staff learn about housing policy and hone their advocacy skills. Interested in joining Leadership Academy? Applications for the 2025 session will open in November, so keep an eye out and join our network of 100+ graduates. This video highlights some of our RCOP members and the work they do to advocate and educate for affordable housing on the state and local levels. Hear from Ms. Cecilia Cunningham, Anne Bradley, EBHO Board Members William Goodwin of Hope Solutions and Cathy Eberhardt of East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation (EBALDC), All Home and Housing California, and Irma Bodden. We are posting new videos every week leading up to our Annual Membership Meeting & Celebration on November 13th, each highlighting a different area of the EBHO community. Whether this is your 1st or 40th year as an EBHO member, we could not have made it this far without you! Join us as we celebrate community, and feel free to share your own stories of EBHO through the years!

I may not know any card tricks, but I do know there are many great reasons to Vote Yes on Proposition 5! https://lnkd.in/gV_suVN5 Thanks for rhe shirt, Greenbelt Alliance! #ourhomesourvotes #california #vote #vota #electionday #affordablehousing #bayarea #cardshark #nomakeup #wfh #mondayvibes #motivationalmonday #nailsoflinkedin #votd

Sunday Stewardship with St. Mary's Center 11/17 Hi everyone! I am excited to invite you to join PMI - San Francisco Bay Area Chapter for a day of service with St. Mary's Center on November 17th. St. Mary's Center is a non-profit organization that provides a range of services to support the health and well-being of seniors and people with disabilities in our community. Their mission is to provide compassionate care and support to those in need, and we are proud to partner with them for this event. More details on the stewardship and link to register are located here: https://lnkd.in/grXcV7UB Special shoutout to Samantha Moy, PMP Ina Acuña Matt Booth Claire Kaufman, PMP and the PMI SF Bay Area Sustainability team! This is a wonderful opportunity to give back to our community and make a difference in the lives of others. We would love for you to join us for this event and be a part of our efforts to support St. Mary's Center and the important work they do. Hope to see you there! #volunteer #projectmanagement #pmisfbac #sustainability

SHCLA had a great discussion with East Bay Housing Organizations (EBHO) on emerging affordable housing models for people with disabilities. Thanks to our fellow panelists, Fatimah M. Aure, MPP from The Kelsey and Michai Freeman from the Center for Independent Living, Inc., Berkeley for their insightful contributions. During EBHO's Lunch and Learn series, Executive Director Teslim Ikharo (we/us) explored tangible ways for developers and service providers to better serve this often underserved community. Want to learn more? Check out the recording on Youtube: https://lnkd.in/emkRJmnF

Join us online tomorrow at 1pm for our October Lunch & Learn: Talking TOPA – A Powerful Affordable Housing Tool. Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act (TOPA) is a multi-faceted tool that aims to empower tenants, prevent tenant displacement, preserve affordable housing, and increase homeownership opportunities for renters. TOPA policies are being proposed nationwide, including right here in the East Bay. Hear from EBHO’s Chief Program Officer, Sophia DeWitt, and guests Jasmine Sozi from East Bay Community Law Center and Amanda Fukutome-Lopez from the San Francisco Mayor’s Office of Housing. They will discuss how TOPA, as well as another tool, COPA (Community Opportunity to Purchase Act), works, who opposes these tools, and the latest news coming out of Berkeley, where the City Council has moved towards considering COPA. RSVP: https://lnkd.in/gNBejwJC

The Metropolitan Transportation Commission and Association of Bay Area Governmets have released a $60 million Call for Projects to implement our interrelated housing, transportation, and climate goals. Funding is available to local governments and other public agencies for planning, policy development, and capital investment. For the housers in my network, be sure to check out the brand new housing policy grant program! We’re also using this Call for Projects as an experiment to improve the efficiency of government administration. It combines 8 regional programs into a single application process that would have otherwise been released at different times with different priorities. Simply accessing gov resources should not be as daunting as tackling our region’s housing and climate challenges. We’re hoping this Call for Projects is a step in the right direction. I’m looking forward to feedback about what we got right and what we can continue to do better next time. Hats off to the team making this happen: Therese Trivedi, Irene Farnsworth, Krute Singa, Ada Chan, Cheryl Chi, James C., Joel Mandella, Hannah Diaz, Joey Kotfica, and more! https://lnkd.in/gTP4jh59

40 Years, 40 Voices: Stories from EBHO’s Four Decades of Housing Justice Advocacy To close out our 40th Anniversary year, 40 Years, 40 Voices is a series of short videos highlighting the people who make EBHO special. From the organization’s first employee, founding members, resident leaders, staff, Board, partners, and supporters old and new, there are so many people who have contributed to the powerful legacy we share. We hope these stories inspire you as we look to the future of the housing justice movement in the East Bay and beyond. We also want to give thanks and honor those who came before us, building the foundation of the EBHO we know today. This first video in our series features Maeve Brown of Housing and Economic Rights Advocates (HERA), Mike Pyatok of PYATOK architecture + urban design, Maryann Leshin, Gloria Bruce of Crankstart, Dan Sawislak of Resources for Community Development, and Debra Ballinger of United Latino Voices of Contra Costa County We will be posting new videos every week leading up to our Annual Membership Meeting & Celebration on November 13th, each highlighting a different area of the EBHO community. Whether this is your 1st or 40th year as an EBHO member, we could not have made it this far without you! Join us as we celebrate community, and feel free to share your own stories of EBHO through the years!

Join me next week for a virtual conversation on #Prop5, the findings from a study on its potential economic impact, and the narrative and messaging work that's building broader support for #AffordableHousing policy! Excited to hear from Judith Bell, San Francisco Foundation, Edie Irons, All Home and Matt Schwartz, California Housing Partnership! Register: https://lnkd.in/gwwDQyWP

Join us for our October Policy in Action next Friday, October 25th! Come be inspired by our speakers, each of whom plays a critical role in moving affordable housing forward. It truly does take a village! We’ll hear why Prop 5 is so important to communities throughout Santa Clara County, and close with a call to action for one of the most important (and simple) things you can do to help. Register here: https://lnkd.in/gC6E_ecA #svathome #prop5 #yesonprop5 #housing #affordablehousing #election

EBHO is co-hosting the Bay Area premier of the feature-length documentary, BEYOND THE BRIDGE: A Solution to Homelessness in #Oakland next Monday evening! Join us on October 21st, 6:30pm, at Grand Lake Theatre in Oakland for a FREE screening and Q&A of A Bigger Vision Films' new feature doc BEYOND THE BRIDGE: A Solution to Homelessness. The Q&A panel will feature EBHO's very own Board Member and Resident Leader Cathy Eberhardt! We are proud to partner with our friends at All Home United Way Bay Area Oakland LGBTQ Community Center Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and A Bigger Vision Films to bring you this special free event! RSVP: https://lnkd.in/g6sEfhXn #BeyondtheBridge