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Legacy Square Named 2024 OC Project of the Year
Legacy Square, a 93-home affordable housing community developed by National CORE, the City of Santa Ana and the Santa Ana United Methodist Church, has been named the 2024 Project of the Year by the Orange County Affordable Housing Awards.
The award was announced April 11 during the 2024 Affordable Housing Awards (AHA) Breakfast. The AHA honors individuals and organizations that further the cause of affordable housing for extremely low-income families throughout Orange County.
“Legacy Square is a model for what is possible,” National CORE President Mike Ruane said. “It represents the power of deep public-private partnerships and innovative approaches to creating affordable housing solutions that serve the entire community.”
Legacy Square Receives Prestigious 2024 Project of the Year Award
Rancho Cucamonga, CA – Legacy Square, a 93-home affordable housing community developed by National CORE, the City of Santa Ana and the Santa Ana United Methodist Church, has been named the 2024 Project of the Year by the Orange County Affordable Housing Awards. The...
Guided by Faith, Senior Resident Finds Peace After Years of Turmoil
After his mother’s death in 2015 and significant health challenges of his own, mounting expenses and an unmanageable reverse mortgage plunged Mark, then 55, into the terrifying world of homelessness.
Resident Recovers Health, Optimism at Nestor Senior Village
In 2022, her stable home suddenly disappeared and, at the age of 65, Teretha found herself in a struggle with homelessness tangled with rapidly declining physical and mental health conditions.
Nestor Senior Village Aids Efforts to Address San Diego’s Surging Housing and Homelessness Crisis
National CORE’s new Nestor Senior Village, which provides 73 apartment homes for San Diegans who have experienced homelessness, celebrated its grand opening on April 4.
National CORE and ARUP Utilize Historic Funding to Realize Sustainable, Affordable Housing Development in Southern California
Global sustainable development consultancy Arup is partnering with National CORE to implement next generation, sustainable design solutions at Palm City Transit Village.
National CORE, Lake Forest Celebrate Partnership, Grand Opening of Affordable Housing Community
National CORE and the City of Lake Forest are celebrating the grand opening of Mountain View affordable housing community and the start of a new partnership to deliver affordable housing to residents in need.
National CORE, Rialto and Partners Open City’s First Transit-Oriented Affordable Housing Development
Rialto, Calif. – The City of Rialto and San Bernardino County leaders joined Related California and National CORE to celebrate the completion of Metro View, the City’s first transit-oriented affordable housing development. Metro View provides 55, affordable one-, two-...
Inaugural CORE Academy Inspires Chaffey College Students
Rancho Cucamonga, CA – Chaffey College student Andy Gomez, 29, is poised to start a new career path thanks to the expertise he gained during the inaugural CORE Academy certificate course, a partnership among National CORE, Hope through Housing and Chaffey College....
National CORE Receives $1.3 Million Grant from CalOptima Health for Santa Angelina Development
Rancho Cucamonga, CA. – National CORE has received a $1.3 million grant from CalOptima Health to help complete its Santa Angelina senior affordable living community in Placentia, one of several developments created in partnership with the Episcopal Church to address...
2023: A Year in Review
In 2023, National CORE once again asserted its leadership in the affordable housing industry
National CORE Development Outreach Connects with Communities
Effective outreach efforts can take anywhere from three months to a year and require extensive and intentional participation in places where community conversations occur.
National CORE Launches Construction of 24th San Diego County Affordable Housing Community
San Diego, Ca. – National CORE on Dec. 14 launched construction of its 24th San Diego community, a result of a robust, decades‐long partnership with the County of San Diego, San Diego Housing Commission and the City of San Diego to address the region’s housing crisis....
Legacy Square Community Earns Coveted LEED for Homes Platinum Certification
Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. – Legacy Square, a pioneering affordable housing community built and managed by National CORE in the heart of Santa Ana, is being honored with the prestigious LEED for Homes Platinum certification – the highest honor for sustainable...
National CORE Opens Escondido’s First Supportive Permanent Housing Development
Escondido, Calif. – National CORE on Nov. 9 celebrated Escondido’s first permanent supportive housing community with partners from the San Diego Community Housing Corporation, the City of Escondido and the County of San Diego. Valley Senior Village is a senior housing...
National CORE, LINC Housing Provide Affordable Housing in San Pedro
San Pedro, Calif. – National CORE and Linc Housing on Oct. 26 celebrated the grand opening of a 91-home mixed-use affordable housing community that features children’s play areas, outdoor gathering spaces, a sixth-floor overlook of the harbor and 4,900 square feet of...
National CORE Raises more than $1.125 million for Youth Programs in Underserved Communities
About 700 community and business leaders donated more than $1.125 million to provide free after-school programs to children as part of the 2023 An Evening of Hope gala hosted Oct. 5 by National CORE, one of the nation’s leading nonprofit developers of affordable...
Resident Techs Build Community in CORE Wars
Resident service technicians crowded around a bright yellow racetrack, cheering for Pinewood Derby cars crafted with electrical terminals as exhaust pipes, doorstops as steering wheels and adorned with Lego Batman, National CORE’s logo – and one even done up as The...
National CORE, City of San Diego Secure $5 Million State Grant to Improve San Ysidro Neighborhood and Park
Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. – National CORE, one of the nation’s leading affordable housing developers, and the City of San Diego have secured a $5 million state grant to revitalize a 1.8-acre park, repair streets and build a crosswalk that links the improvements to a...
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