Affordable Housing Podcast

A Safe, Decent, Affordable Home is Like a Vaccine

Jennifer Peck, founding member and Executive Director of the Oakland, CA based Partnership for Children & Youth joins Affordable Housing Podcast host Joanne Greene to discuss this organization's services and accomplishments that started in 1997. Their primary goal is to connect schools and their community partners in underserved Bay Area communities with available public and private resources. They're also committed to improving the effectiveness of funding streams and services for low-income children so that all children have the learning, health and social support they need to succeed in school and in life. RESOURCES * Listen to this and prior episodes of the Affordable Housing Podcast on Eden Housing's website. * For more information on Partnership for Children & Youth, please visit PartnerForChildren.org. * For resources on back to school services you may also visit SummerMatters2You.net * Free subscriptions to the monthly Affordable Housing Podcast are available on iTunes

Partnership for Children & Youth

Larry Minnix, President and CEO of Leading Age, a Washington, D.C. based association dedicated to making America a better place to grow old. LeadingAge focuses on advocacy, education and applied research, promoting adult day services, home health, hospice, community-based services, and Programs of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly, known as PAC. Host Joanne Greene invites Larry to discuss their work on senior housing, assisted living, continuing care communities, & nursing homes as well as technology solutions and practices that support the health and well-being of seniors, children and those with special needs. LeadingAge members comprise 6,000 not-for-profit organizations, 39 state partners, hundreds of businesses, research partners, consumer organizations, foundations and a broad global network of aging services organizations that reach more than 30 countries. Eden Housing has promoted senior housing and aging in place throughout its history. RESOURCES * Listen to this and prior episodes of the Affordable Housing Podcast on Eden Housing's website. * For more information on Leading Age, please visit LeadingAge.org. * Free subscriptions to the monthly Affordable Housing Podcast are available on iTunes

The Needs of Low Income Seniors for Affordable Housing, Care and Supportive Services

Dianne Spaulding, Executive Director of the Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California (NPH) returns to discuss the challenges and opportunities of inclusionary housing in California. Creatively implemented by cities and counties throughout the Country, inclusionary housing policies are an innovative solution to fund the development of greatly needed affordable housing for lower-income residents. These policies, tailored by local jurisdictions to meet their unique community needs, require developers to offer lower-priced units in otherwise market-rate developments, or encourage their inclusion through incentives. NPH has gained a national reputation for many of its capacity building initiatives including the areas of technical assistance and training, inclusionary zoning, housing element campaigns, community acceptance strategies planning and other groundbreaking approaches to boosting the supply of affordable housing production. RESOURCES * Listen to this and prior episodes of the Affordable Housing Podcast on Eden Housing's website. * For more information on Inclusionary Housing, please visit www.nhc.org. * Free subscriptions to the monthly Affordable Housing Podcast are available on iTunes

Challenges and Opportunities for Inclusionary Housing in California

When California's redevelopment agencies were eliminated, affordable housing took a crushing blow. Advocates throughout the State are mobilizing to create a new dedicated funding source for affordable housing through the California Homes and Jobs Act. On this episode of the Affordable Housing podcast, brought to you by Eden Housing, host Joanne Greene speaks to our guest California Senator Mark DeSaulnier, Chairman of the Housing and Transportation Subcommittee and sponsor of SB 391, the California Homes and Jobs Act. SB 391 is scheduled to be heard in the Senate Transportation and Housing Committee on April 9, 2013. As chair of Transportation and Housing, Senator DeSaulnier has fought for greater accountability on the state's transportation infrastructure projects. Through other committee assignments Senator DeSaulnier has been a strong advocate for California's more vulnerable populations, introducing legislation to support underserved, homeless and foster youth. In late 2011 - early 2012, the California Supreme Court rendered a set of decisions that resulted in the elimination of redevelopment agencies. That effectively eliminated a billion dollars a year that local governments were using to help create and preserve affordable housing. Senator DeSaulnier was a leader in efforts to save housing funding. RESOURCES * Listen to this and prior episodes of the Affordable Housing Podcast on Eden Housing's website. * For more information on SB 391, please visit www.cahomesandjobsact.org. * Free subscriptions to the monthly Affordable Housing Podcast are available on iTunes. What topics and special guests would you like to see featured on the Affordable Housing Podcast? We want to hear from you! Send your ideas to Eden Housing's Communications Department

California Housing Policy in the Post-Redevelopment Landscape with California Senator Mark DeSaulnier

Severely wounded American Veterans are returning home from years of service to our Country and facing huge challenges with housing, employment, and support services. Our guest on this episode of the Affordable Housing Podcast is Mike Conklin, founder of the nonprofit organization Sentinels of Freedom. Mike, the father of three Army Rangers, describes to host Joanne Greene how Sentinels of Freedom connects permanently disabled Veterans with caring community volunteers who pool their resources to provide four years of housing, an accessible vehicle, a suitable job, ongoing community support, and self-sufficiency services. For information on how to get involved, please visit http://SentinelsOfFreedom.org Free subscriptions to the monthly Affordable Housing Podcast are available on iTunes. For more information on the Affordable Housing Podcast, and to access our archives dating back to 2008, please visit http://EdenHousing.org.

Sentinels of Freedom - Assisting Today's Veterans

State of Federal Housing Policy, with David Gasson of the Housing Advisory Group

National Housing Conference with CEO Chris Estes

Closing California's Digital Divide, with California Emerging Technology Fund, Comcast, and Eden Housing

Affordable Housing in Australia, pt2