CHDC is co-hosting Plan For a Sustainable and Livable Richmond For All, a FREE community event addressing many environment justice issues facing Richmond including equitable revitalization, access to fresh food, transportation justice, affordable housing, green jobs and more. Plan For a Sustainable and Livable Richmond For All is Thursday November 3rd from 8am to 5:30pm at Richmond Auditorium, 403 Civic Center Plaza, Richmond CA 94801. Click the following link to learn more, and RSVP today!

http://richmondfederaliwg.eventbrite.com/

 

Posted by mgrothman on October 20, 2011

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Thank you to everyone who had a part in making the Lillie Mae Jones Plaza Grand Opening such a huge success. We had a great time celebrating the opening of 26 new units of affordable housing named after Ms. Lillie Mae Jones for her many contributions to the Iron Triangle Neighborhood and the City of Richmond.  

Watch the brief YouTube video and read the Richmond Confidential article both highlighting the day’s events:  

www.youtube.com/

www.richmondconfidential.org/ 

Check out CHDC’s facebook page and youtube channel for new videos and housing information.

www.facebook.com/CHDCnr  / www.youtube.com/user/CHDCnr

Posted by mgrothman on October 17, 2011

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Block by Block – CHDC Fall 2011 eNewsletter

Click the link above to read the latest issue of Block by Block - the CHDC newsletter. It contains articles about Lillie Mae Jones Plaza, Neighborhood Stabilization Program, CC-MATCH, First Time Homebuyer Program, VITA site, and our Homes for Sale. 

Paper copies are available around Richmond, Contra Costa County, and our office at 1535-A Fred Jackson Way, Richmond, CA 94801

If you would like to join our newsletter mailing list, email your name and address to mgrothman@chdcnr.com

Posted by mgrothman on September 29, 2011

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Mark your calendars. One month from today is the Grand Opening of Lillie Mae Jones Plaza. On Thursday October 13th, 2011, CHDC and EBALDC will be celebrating the opening of our beautiful new affordable mixed-used development. Check out the new photos and come out to 120 MacDonald Avenue in Richmond from 2pm-4pm for the celebration.

Posted by mgrothman on September 13, 2011

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More than 200 households have applied for apartments at Lillie Mae Jones Plaza, the new affordable, supportive rental housing complex co-developed by CHDC and East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation. On Tuesday March 8, 2011, at noon, the partners will hold a lottery to determine positions on the waiting list for the 26 units. The building is scheduled to open in June. Screening and applicant interviews will begin soon after the lottery.

Posted by epiez on March 3, 2011

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If you are a homeowner in North Richmond’s Parkway Estates or Bella Flora development, meet the income qualifications, and your home is designated as “affordable,” you may be eligible for SASH – the Single-family Affordable Solar Home program. SASH provides low-income homeowners in affordable housing access to solar electric systems. GRID Alternatives, the licensed nonprofit solar contractor that offers SASH, is partnering with CHDC to offer the program in Richmond. SASH rebates may cover the entire cost of solar photovoltaic equipment and installation fees for qualifying Richmond households.

Benefits of participating in the SASH Program include:
 Savings of up to 75% on your electric bill
 Reduced financial impact from future increases in energy costs
 Increased home value
 Reduced greenhouse emissions
 Support of the local solar industry workforce

Please come to a meeting at the Community Heritage Apartments community room on Wed., February 23, 2011 from 6:30 – 8:30 PM to learn more and sign up. Bring a copy of your 2009 income tax returns, your homeowner’s insurance cover page, and both pages of one month’s PG&E bill. Click here to register. Or, call GRID Alternatives, (866) 921-4696.

Posted by epiez on February 15, 2011

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We are pleased to announce a $50,000 grant from the San Francisco Foundation as part of its 2010 Priority Funding in response to the recession and its collateral effects. The grant will continue CHDC’s HUD-approved education and intervention to homeowners, primarily with low incomes, at risk of foreclosure. By preventing foreclosures wherever possible, and helping borrowers recover more quickly if foreclosure is inevitable, this program helps keep families and neighborhoods economically stable.

Posted by epiez on February 8, 2011

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CHDC and Rubicon Programs are partnering to offer the North Richmond Transitional Work Program, which will create transitional jobs, job training and supportive services including financial education for up to 24 eligible North Richmond residents. Participants build skills, earn money and learn how to manage it, and receive support to get hired in a permanent job before they leave the 12-week program. The program is supported by a grant from Chevron and will earn income by providing landscaping services at CHDC properties.

Posted by epiez on February 8, 2011

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CHDC Senior Housing Counselor Katrina Vizinau, who is a board member of the California Reinvestment Coalition, met with federal officials in Washington DC in December 2010 about policies related to foreclosure, credit access and neighborhood stabilization, and their impact on homeowners and neighborhoods with low incomes. She met with Federal Reserve Board Governors Duke and Bloom; US Treasury CDFI Executive Director Donna Gambrell; and FDIC Vice Chair Martin Gruenberg. Katrina and CHDC Housing Counselor Ffely Charun also discussed foreclosure issues with Elizabeth Warren who heads the new Consumer Finance Protection Bureau.

FHFA (Federal Housing Finance Administration), the regulator for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, followed up with Katrina after her testimony about Fannie and Freddie policies that prevent low-income homeowners from saving their homes. FHFA requested Katrina’s input into their report on the Making Home Affordable Program and how Fannie and Freddie policies are affecting its deployment.

Because of FHFA’s interest, CRC staff has now reached out to the Northern California HUD Housing Counseling Network for their experience and observations on the impact of Fannie/Freddie policies on low-income homeowners, and is sharing survey results with FHFA.

Posted by epiez on February 8, 2011

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Save the date – October 7, 2010. CHDC will celebrate 20 years of creating vibrant communities and successful families in North Richmond, throughout Contra Costa County and around the Bay Area! See Event Postcard Please plan to join us for this fundraising event at the Richmond Memorial Auditorium at 5 PM. The evening will be filled with friends, supporters, food, entertainment and more. Contact Eleanor Piez, epiez@chdcnr.com, or at 510-412-9290 x23 for more information.

Posted by epiez on July 19, 2010

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Join CHDC, East Bay Asian Local Development Corp., the Richmond Community Redevelopment Agency and other partners on May 13, 11 AM, to celebrate start of construction of this 26-unit, affordable, accessible rental development with services for people with disabilities and families. The project has advanced environmental features including solar panels, water efficient landscaping, energy efficient appliances. More info

Posted by epiez on April 21, 2010

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Attend the City of Pinole’s First Time Homebuyer Program Orientation, Tuesday April 13, 10 AM, City Council Chambers, 2131 Pear St., Pinole 94564.  Click here to register:  http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07e2pqyka18698337b

Posted by epiez on April 5, 2010

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This major support will boost CHDC’s efforts across the board: preventing foreclosures; turning foreclosed properties back into owner occupied homes; counseling first time buyers before they purchase; empowering people with low incomes to get financially fit and access resources so they can buy a home; creating better quality rental opportunities; and protecting consumers from predatory lending and foreclosure rescue scams.  As a chartered member of the NeighborWorks Network, CHDC receives annual financial support and technical assistance from NeighborWorks America, which works through its 230+ members to serve over 4,400 communities across the United States.

Posted by epiez on March 25, 2010

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Saturday, Feb. 6, North Richmond – Seven employees of Wells Fargo Bank, alongside CHDC staff, converged on a North Richmond home with brushes, rollers and paint to prepare the home for new owners under the federal Neighborhood Stabilization Program. CHDC purchased the home out of foreclosure and will sell it this spring to a family who is buying their first home and has a low or moderate income. By the end of the day the entire interior was sparkling with a fresh coat of white paint! We thank the volunteers for their time and effort helping rebuild this home and neighborhood, and look forward to more such projects in the future!

Posted by epiez on February 8, 2010

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CHDC project manager Jamila Jackson, team leader, and her teammates were recognized as “Best Development Team” in the case competition in the 2009 Bay Area Ross Program in Real Estate.  The program is associated with the University of Southern California Lusk Center for Real Estate and hosted by the Bay Area Council.

Posted by epiez on February 4, 2010

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