Thank you for joining our updated email list. We're glad you're here. As we look back on the 2024–2025 fiscal year and ahead to what’s next, we celebrate the opportunity to help people, build community, and strengthen local economies. Our team has been dedicated to our mission and creating positive change for over five decades. It's what connects us to you and drives our work to support the people who need it most.

Thank you for being part of our community and for caring about one of the most essential human needs: a safe, attainable, and sustainable place to call home.

We hope you enjoy the read, learn something new about CRHDC, and don’t miss our program highlights, development updates, and all the ways you can support our work.

Today is another day to make a difference. Let’s keep moving forward.

In gratitude,

Arturo Alvarado

CRHDC Executive Director

FY 2024-2025 Impacts

During our last fiscal year, April 1, 2024, through March 31, 2025, our programs and services continued to create meaningful changes across Colorado communities and beyond. Through our housing counseling and education programs, 626 individuals received housing counseling and/or education via our Westminster and Alamosa Homeownership Center. From those participants, we assisted 204 households achieve their dreams of homeownership. Our rental communities provided safe, stable housing for 920 people. In addition, 74 housing units were preserved, and 6 new single-family homes were developed to expand access to affordable housing.

In addition to our Colorado-based services, CRHDC provided technical assistance for USDA Farm Labor Housing (514/516) projects in the West and Midwest regions of the United States. Over the course of the grant period, we informed 63 individuals about the program, assessed 21 potential projects, prepared materials for 20, and supported 10 applications, 7 of which were selected by USDA to move forward.

Through CRHDC efforts and programs, over $85 million was invested in our communities. This investment includes:

• Supporting individuals in buying or keeping their homes
• Financial assistance to farmworkers via the Food and Farmworker Relief Grant
• Developing or improving rental housing
• Developing single-family homes

Tierra Azul Updates

Since our last update announcing Tierra Azul’s funding milestones and city approvals, we’re excited to share that this landmark development in Alamosa has officially broken ground! Tierra Azul will ultimately bring more than 400 housing units to the San Luis Valley, including rentals, townhomes, and single-family homes.

We’re also proud to announce that CRHDC has been awarded Federal and State Housing Tax Credits to support the first phase of 46 affordable rental homes, helping make this vision a reality for local families.

Below, you’ll find a timeline highlighting the many steps, partnerships, and milestones it takes to bring a project like Tierra Azul from concept to groundbreaking!

Program Highlights

• Awarded Federal 9% Housing Tax Credits and State Housing Tax Credits for Tierra Azul.



• Built 6 Mutual Self-Help Housing Homes in partnership with the USDA.

"This program and experience are about building together. We all have our houses right next to each other, so we’re helping each other build our homes. In the process, we’re getting to know one another. It feels good to know that my neighbors will be my friends. Helping each other like this just makes that bond grow even more.” 

- Joseph, 2024 Mutual Self-Help Housing program participant, Monte Vista, CO

Homeownership Month Celebration Recap

Thank you to everyone who joined us in Monte Vista for our Homeownership Month Celebration, hosted in partnership with NeighborWorks America during NeighborWorks Week!

More than 100 community members came together to celebrate homeownership in the San Luis Valley. The event featured tours of Mutual Self-Help homes and CRHDC’s single-family homeownership programs, highlighting the pathways to affordable homeownership in our region.

Guests enjoyed live performances by The Salida Circus, face painting, kids’ inflatables, and delicious food from Tacos la Toxica and Angelica’s Dreamsicle. Contractor partners generously donated several giveaways for current and past participants, including power tools, home design packages, and a water purification system.

Special thanks to our sponsors and partners: USDA, NeighborWorks America, LOR Foundation, The Colorado Trust, Walmart, and Del Mar Carpet One. We’re also grateful to all the San Luis Valley businesses who contributed food, entertainment, and equipment.

We look forward to celebrating with you again next year!

Support CRHDC

A 2025 Mutual Self-Help Housing Home in Monte Vista, Colorado

CRHDC’s work goes far beyond the homes you can see. Behind every new homeowner and rental unit is a team navigating complex processes, building partnerships, and doing the day-to-day work required to make housing opportunities real. From housing counseling to long-term development planning, our mission is powered by people, and people need resources to do this work well.

One meaningful way to make an impact right now is by giving a one-time or recurring donation through our Colorado Gives page. Your gift helps sustain the full spectrum of our work, from homebuyer education to building and preserving affordable housing across Colorado. If you prefer to give by mail, checks can also be sent to our Westminster office. The mailing address is listed in the footer of this newsletter.

You can also support CRHDC through The Foundation Society, our endowment fund. An endowment is a long-term investment in our future. Contributions are invested, and the earnings help support the ongoing costs of programs, planning, and the people who make our work possible. This is especially important for expenses that often fall outside traditional grants, like organizational infrastructure, staff support, and the years of relationship-building and planning that go into major housing developments. Planned giving options, like naming CRHDC in your will, trust, retirement account, or life insurance policy, are another way to leave a legacy that supports housing access for generations to come.

If you know someone who shares our passion for housing and community, we welcome introductions to individuals, families, or organizations who may be interested in supporting or learning more about our work. You can reply to this email or reach us anytime at info@crhdc.org.

Supporting CRHDC means investing in the deep work that makes housing possible and often goes unseen by the public. Thank you for standing with us as we continue to create pathways to opportunity and build stronger, more equitable communities.