Weekly Brief - March 16, 2022
Save The Date - 2022 Ruby Awards June 16th!
Our annual Ruby Awards, the county’s largest affordable housing industry recognition event honoring the best people, projects, and achievements during the past year. 

Join housing and community leaders from across the region and around the state as we celebrate the inspiring achievements of this year’s nominees. We look forward to celebrating with you in person this June! 
SHLN Webinar: Best Practices on Designing for Supportive Housing - Mar 17th

Seasoned developers will present their supportive housing design guidelines.  Attendees will be asked to share their best practices via an interactive platform. The goal of the workshop is to share architectural and asset management best practices; and to gather input from property management and supportive services staff in terms of design successes and design challenges they are seeing at their properties. 

Presenters will include:
  • Anthony Bahamondes, Senior Director, PATH Ventures
  • Laura Lavoie, Director, Humble Design
  • Tricia Tasto Levien, Supportive Housing Director, Wakeland
Annual Membership Meeting - March 30th

The 2022 Annual Membership Meeting will be held virtually on Wednesday, March 30th.
Program Director, Workforce Development - Deadline Friday, April 8th

The Program Director, Workforce Development is responsible for the development and administration of SDHFs workforce development initiative. The objective of the initiative is to work collaboratively with community partners to attract, train, place, and retain Black, Indigenous, People of Color into the San Diego affordable housing industry through an academic and mentorship certificate program, resulting in job placement. 

  • $60,000 - $70,000, BOE
  • Medical, Employer-sponsored retirement plan
  • Paid holidays, PTO
  • Full-time, 40 hours (some evening hours required)
  • Hybrid position
  • Start Date is May 1, 2022
Merritt Scholars Applications Now Open - Deadline
Sunday, April 17th

Merritt Scholars is an internal scholarship program that is part of the Commitment to California initiative, launched in 2022. Commitment to CA will be providing $2.5 million over the next three years for industry support initiatives.

Merritt Scholars will be awarded a $10,000 financial scholarship, be matched with a mentor, have real industry exposure, paid entry to industry conferences, plenty of networking opportunities, and post-graduation mentorship/career guidance opportunities.

Eligible for both undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in a California school.
SDRAFFH - Fair Housing Conference - April 20 & 21

In celebration of National Fair Housing Month in April, this Conference will explore critical fair housing issues with the theme: Unraveling Segregation: A New Era in Fair Housing.

Keynote:
  • Gustavo Velasquez, CA Department of Housing & Community Development
Donate to giv4 Fund
Our HEAL Network is one of the twelve nonprofits participating in the fund. The giv4 nonprofits tackle homelessness in 3 different ways: prevention, intervention, and systems change. giv4 is an initiative of the Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego.
SDHF Member News & Events
California Community-Owned Real Estate Program (CalCORE) Applications Now Open

The second cohort is open to small and emergent community-based real estate entities that are purchasing and/or holding commercial real estate for community use. Organization types can include CLTS, CDCs, and other types of community real estate entities. The program focuses on BIPOC-led real estate organizations deeply rooted in communities of color and historically disinvested communities.

Application deadline: Friday, April 1st, 2022
Eviction Prevention

Housing Help San Diego is a one-stop resource supporting San Diegans struggling to pay rent, stay housed, and understand their housing rights during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Please share this resource with your network, staff, and colleagues.
City of Chula Vista Emergency Rental Assistance Program


The City of Chula Vista’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) helps eligible households in the City of Chula Vista who have been financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The program provides payment assistance for renters who need help with rent and utilities. 
County Extends Emergency Rental Assistance Program
Housing Stability Assistance Program
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Discrimination in Housing Based Upon Disability

The Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in all types of housing transactions. The Act defines persons with a disability to mean those individuals with mental or physical impairments that substantially limit one or more major life activities. The term mental or physical impairment may include conditions such as blindness, hearing impairment, mobility impairment, HIV infection, mental retardation, alcoholism, drug addiction, chronic fatigue, learning disability, head injury, and mental illness. The term major life activity may include seeing, hearing, walking, breathing, performing manual tasks, caring for one's self, learning, speaking, or working.

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Marissa Chavez
Communications Coordinator
marissa@housingsandiego.org