San Diego Housing Commission

New collaborative initiatives were announced this morning to expand shelter and the options to address participants’ individual needs and provide a path toward resolving their homelessness. The new initiatives include adding 363 beds to the shelter system and implementing a shelter-focused homelessness diversion effort to free up additional beds. The interventions discussed today are the result of the Short-Term Action Plan on Homelessness that the City Council asked the City’s Homelessness Strategies and Solutions Department (HSSD) and SDHC to develop. The action plan was approved Oct. 1, 2024.    https://lnkd.in/gMvcrv6Q   Mayor Todd Gloria City Council President Sean Elo-Rivera, J.D. City Councilmember Stephen Whitburn Veterans Village of San Diego President and CEO Akilah Templeton SDHC Senior Vice President of Homelessness Housing Innovations Casey Snell Regional Task Force on Homelessness CEO Tamera Kohler Father Joe's Villages Lived Experience Advisers

Today, we commemorated the upcoming start of construction to convert a former extended-stay hotel in Mission Valley into 161 affordable rental homes for people experiencing homelessness. SDHC purchased and is rehabilitating this property in collaboration with the The City of San Diego, County of San Diego, and Regional Task Force on Homelessness, with significant funding from the State of California through the Homekey Program. SDHC has committed housing vouchers to help residents pay their rent. Presidio Palms is anticipated to be completed in April 2025. Thank you to all our partners on this effort to create this essential housing. News Release: https://lnkd.in/g86TE2DP Governor Gavin Newsom Mayor Todd Gloria City Council President Sean Elo-Rivera, J.D. City Councilmember Stephen Whitburn SDHC Board Vice Chair Ryan Clumpner County Board of Supervisors Chair Nora E Vargas Regional Task Force on Homelessness CEO Tamera Kohler State of California   #Homekey #affordablehousing #homelessnesssolutions

Today is the deadline to register to vote in the upcoming November 5 general election. Visit sdvote.com to register to vote, check your voter registration status, or obtain additional information about the election.  The National Low Income Housing Coalition’s “Our Homes, Our Votes” campaign is a nonpartisan effort to “register, educate, and mobilize low-income renters and affordable housing advocates to vote.” For more information, visit OurHomes-OurVotes.org The City of San Diego County of San Diego National Low Income Housing Coalition #OurHomesOurVotes

SDHC joined the ribbon-cutting today to celebrate the new construction of Ventana al Sur. The development provides 100 affordable rental apartments for seniors with low income, including 25 for seniors who experienced homelessness. SDHC awarded 25 federal rental housing vouchers and a $4.4 million loan to support the development by MAAC and Kingdom Development. Read More: https://lnkd.in/gwcHFUeA Mayor Todd Gloria Assemblymember David Alvarez  Board of Supervisors Chair Nora E Vargas The City of San Diego Azucena Valladolid William Leach Arnulfo Manriquez Chris Ramirez   #affordablehousing #rentalassistance #homelessnesssolutions

On this day in 2010, the SDHC Achievement Academy opened. It continues to offer programs that emphasize career planning, job skills, job placement and personal financial education, such as budgeting and credit, to provide opportunities for households with low income to become more financially self-reliant. The SDHC Achievement Academy’s programs are available at no cost to participants. Learn More: https://lnkd.in/gP__EigU

We are honored to receive three Awards of Merit this year from National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO) for the Housing Instability Prevention Program (HIPP), which SDHC operates for the City of San Diego; our Homelessness Services Compensation Study; and our outreach to raise awareness about the federal the Affordable Connectivity Program before it concluded. NAHRO Awards of Merit recognize innovative housing and community development projects, programs and services. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gq4ej27n #affordablehousing #homelessnesssolutions #rentalassistance The City of San Diego Council President Sean Elo-Rivera, J.D. Mayor Todd Gloria

On this day in 2016, SDHC celebrated the grand reopening of the historic Hotel Churchill in downtown San Diego. The award-winning rehabilitation of the property created 72 affordable rental studio apartments with on-site supportive services for individuals experiencing homelessness, predominately veterans. In addition to providing needed additional affordable housing, the Hotel Churchill renovation was honored with multiple awards for historic preservation and rehabilitation. #affordablehousing #homelessnesssolutions #rentalassistance

Today is National Voter Registration Day, an annual, nonpartisan effort to celebrate democracy and encourage voters to register in time for the next election. SDHC encourages you to visit the San Diego County Registrar of Voters’ website to register to vote, check your voter registration, and obtain additional information about the upcoming November election. The deadline to register is October 21. Visit sdvote.org. The City of San Diego County of San Diego #NationalVoterRegistrationDay #OurHomesOurVotes

National Hispanic Heritage Month recognizes the significant impacts the Hispanic and Latin community has made throughout history. SDHC joins this celebration by sharing knowledge about these impacts. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/dX3Kkye #HispanicHeritageMonth

On this day in 2007, a landmark agreement between SDHC and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development transferred full ownership of 1,366 federal public housing units to SDHC. This was the largest public housing conversion at the time. SDHC implemented an innovative Finance Plan in 2009, leveraging the equity from this real estate portfolio to create 810 additional affordable rental housing units in the City of San Diego through public-private partnerships and direct acquisitions. https://lnkd.in/ggbsPaim #affordablehousing #publichousingconversion #rentalassistance