LOAN GUARANTEES91Section Cover Photo: A Saturday morn<strong>in</strong>g at the Community Farm Alliance’s member-<strong>in</strong>itiated Portl<strong>and</strong> Farmer’s Market <strong>in</strong> Louisville, Ky.(Source: Community Farm Alliance).
III. A. MAKING HOUSING ANOPPORTUNITY FOR LOCALAND REGIONAL EQUITY:THE BAY AREA INCLUSIONARYHOUSING INITIATIVEFunders Highlighted:S.H. Cowell FoundationFannie Mae FoundationEvelyn <strong>and</strong> Walter Haas, Jr. FundMar<strong>in</strong> Community FoundationPen<strong>in</strong>sula Community FoundationThe San Francisco FoundationCharles <strong>and</strong> Helen Schwab Foundation“This collaborative project provides anopportunity for foundations, nonpr<strong>of</strong>its, <strong>and</strong>government to work <strong>in</strong> partnership to improvel<strong>and</strong> use plann<strong>in</strong>g throughout the Bay Area.”— Cass<strong>and</strong>ra Benjam<strong>in</strong>, Charles <strong>and</strong> HelenSchwab Foundation“This is a multi-year advocacy <strong>and</strong> organiz<strong>in</strong>gprogram designed to <strong>in</strong>crease the number <strong>of</strong>jurisdictions around the region with strong<strong>in</strong>clusionary hous<strong>in</strong>g programs.”— Sterl<strong>in</strong>g Speirn, Pen<strong>in</strong>sula CommunityFoundationThrough a comb<strong>in</strong>ation <strong>of</strong> tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g, technical assistance,grassroots organiz<strong>in</strong>g, <strong>and</strong> legal assistance, foundations<strong>and</strong> community organizations are collaborat<strong>in</strong>g forgreater affordable hous<strong>in</strong>g through <strong>in</strong>creased <strong>in</strong>clusionaryzon<strong>in</strong>g programs. The pr<strong>of</strong>ile showcases regional- <strong>and</strong>community-level strategies designed to build <strong>and</strong>strengthen alliances among a wide range <strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>terests <strong>and</strong>comb<strong>in</strong>ed, direct efforts towards both hous<strong>in</strong>gdevelopment <strong>and</strong> susta<strong>in</strong>ed community-based activities.Project Pr<strong>of</strong>ileAs communities grapple with the need to provideaffordable hous<strong>in</strong>g for low- <strong>and</strong> moderate-<strong>in</strong>comehouseholds, the state <strong>of</strong> California now has the most<strong>in</strong>clusionary zon<strong>in</strong>g (IZ) programs <strong>of</strong> any state. Some116 <strong>in</strong>clusionary hous<strong>in</strong>g programs—operat<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> morethan 20 percent <strong>of</strong> the state’s local jurisdictions—haveadded more than 34,000 affordable homes. Despite thismeasurable progress, the San Francisco Bay Area, one <strong>of</strong>the country’s most costly hous<strong>in</strong>g markets, still has anacute need for more hous<strong>in</strong>g for low- <strong>and</strong> moderate<strong>in</strong>comefamilies. In response to this unmet need, an<strong>in</strong>novative campaign known as the Bay AreaInclusionary Hous<strong>in</strong>g Initiative was launched <strong>in</strong> June2004 by seven foundations. 44 The campaign seeks theadoption <strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>clusionary hous<strong>in</strong>g guidel<strong>in</strong>es by eachmunicipality throughout the region. The effort iscurrently envisioned to last for two years, but mayextend beyond that time period.Just as the Bay Area’s foundation community iscollaborat<strong>in</strong>g, so are its community organizations. The<strong>in</strong>itiative’s parallel community partners <strong>in</strong>clude thefollow<strong>in</strong>g organizations: Non-Pr<strong>of</strong>it Hous<strong>in</strong>gAssociation <strong>of</strong> Northern California, the Institute forLocal Self-Government, Greenbelt Alliance, CaliforniaAffordable Hous<strong>in</strong>g Law project, N<strong>in</strong>e-CountyHous<strong>in</strong>g Advocacy Network, <strong>and</strong> Western Center onLaw <strong>and</strong> Poverty. As a team, these six organizations arework<strong>in</strong>g to double the rate <strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>clusionary hous<strong>in</strong>gproduction <strong>in</strong> the first phase <strong>of</strong> the <strong>in</strong>itiative. Thespecific objectives guid<strong>in</strong>g the effort are to:• Educate local government staff <strong>and</strong> elected<strong>of</strong>ficials;• Organize local support for new or improvedpolicies <strong>in</strong> targeted jurisdictions;• Provide technical assistance to local governments,advocates, <strong>and</strong> philanthropic communities;• Publicize the need for strong <strong>in</strong>clusionaryhous<strong>in</strong>g programs (20 percent goal) viaphilanthropic organizations <strong>and</strong> the media;• Create an <strong>in</strong>clusionary hous<strong>in</strong>g tool kit <strong>and</strong>update the exist<strong>in</strong>g Community Acceptance toolkit; <strong>and</strong>• Strengthen the network <strong>of</strong> hous<strong>in</strong>g organizations,environmental groups, social justice, <strong>and</strong> bus<strong>in</strong>essorganizations engaged <strong>in</strong> affordable hous<strong>in</strong>gadvocacy.Comment<strong>in</strong>g on the urgency <strong>of</strong> the mission, DianneSpauld<strong>in</strong>g, executive director <strong>of</strong> the Non-Pr<strong>of</strong>itHous<strong>in</strong>g Association <strong>of</strong> Northern California (NPH),notes: “I can’t remember a time <strong>in</strong> the history <strong>of</strong>44The seven Bay Area Inclusionary Hous<strong>in</strong>g Initiative FoundationPartners are: S.H. Cowell Foundation, Evelyn <strong>and</strong> Walter Haas, Jr.Fund, Fannie Mae Foundation, Mar<strong>in</strong> Community Foundation,Pen<strong>in</strong>sula Community Foundation, The San Francisco Foundation, <strong>and</strong>Charles <strong>and</strong> Helen Schwab Foundation.REGIONAL OPPORTUNITYPart III: Section 3: Connect<strong>in</strong>g to <strong>Regional</strong> Opportunity 92
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