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San Ysidro Community Earns National CORE’s 10th LEED Platinum Honor
National CORE has earned a historic 10th LEED for Homes Platinum certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), a major distinction that solidifies the affordable housing developer’s commitment to sustainability and environmentally friendly design.
LEED – Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design – is a USGBC certification program that recognizes buildings designed and constructed to meet rigorous standards for energy efficiency, water conservation and environmental performance.
Here’s how California can cut affordable housing costs
As the director of sustainable design at National CORE, I am meticulous about delivering the best possible housing for the least cost, so that every precious dollar of funding for affordable housing we have counts.
Cathedral Palms Senior Apartment Homes Receives Long-Awaited Funding for Renovations
After nearly 24 years, National CORE (National CORE) celebrates closing funding for the extensive renovation of Cathedral Palms Senior Apartment Homes.
10 Days of Delivering Hope Campaign Kick-Offs with Daily Video Releases, Culminating with On-line Fundraising Broadcast on November 12
Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. – National CORE presents the 10 Days of Delivering Hope, a campaign to build family and senior resilience, benefitting the Hope through Housing Foundation. Money raised from the campaign will support Hope through Housing’s four initiatives,...
65 New Affordable Apartments in a Core Area of Encanto for Families with Low Income and Veterans Who Experienced Homelessness
Grand opening celebrates completion of SDHC partnership development with National CORE that will remain affordable for 55 years
Grand Opening Celebrates 65 New Affordable Apartments, Including Eight for Veterans who Experienced Homelessness
To comply with social distancing requirements, one pool video camera, one pool still photographer and one pool reporter will be allowed on-site. News media outlets are asked to make necessary pool arrangements in advance. The San Diego Housing Commission and National...
Look outside Washington for housing policies after the coronavirus
The coronavirus is posing unprecedented challenges to our nation’s housing policies. Just at the time when the home is now the center of life for most Americans, the numbers of homeless Americans are growing and millions of families are not sure how they are going to make next month’s mortgage or rent payment.
California’s Feudalism: Addressing California’s Inequality Crisis
Tuesday, July 14 at 1:00 p.m. (PST)Join us for a presentation on Kotkin and Toplanksky's research brief titled, California Fuedalism: A Strategy to Restore California's Middle Class discussing inequality in California and how a change in state policy could restore our...
The 3rd and Dangler development receives $23.8 million from the California Strategic Growth Council to create a vibrant transit-oriented community
In partnership with the County of Los Angeles, LADOT, and Metro Los Angeles, Calif. – On Thursday, June 25, the California Strategic Growth Council announced an award of $23.8 million to National CORE (National CORE) and the County of Los Angeles for the 3rd and...
National CORE communities receive LEED Certification at the Gold level by the U.S. Green Building Council
Rancho Cucamonga, Calif – Encanto Village, San Ysidro Village, and Vista Grande Court (shown above) are the latest National CORE communities to be awarded LEED certification at the Gold level by the U.S. Green Building Council. Encanto Village, located in the Encanto...
San Ysidro Senior Village Opens During the Pandemic
Providing Shelter to Homeless Seniors San Diego, Calif. – National CORE (National CORE) welcomes residents to their new homes at the recently completed San Ysidro Senior Village in San Diego. This stunning affordable housing community provides 50 fully furnished...
The transformational mixed-use, family development of Legacy Square receives $25.4 million from the California Strategic Growth Council
Money will help fund 93 high-quality, affordable housing units and neighborhood upgrades in the heart of Santa Ana in partnership with the City of Santa Ana, Mercy House, and the Santa Ana United Methodist Church Santa Ana, Calif. – The city, community stakeholders,...
Solutions for Housing and Homelessness: The Steve PonTell Interview
When it comes to the affordable housing industry, one man is helping clear the way for a long lasting solution that puts people first. Steve PonTell is the President & CEO of the National CORE and has dedicated his life to building an equitable future that...
Steve PonTell: Strengthening Affordable Communities
From job losses to school closures, the pandemic's ripple effects have been especially damaging for many affordable housing communities. How can operators help meet their needs in trying times? Steve PonTell, National CORE CEO, advises on social programs through...
We stand with those who stand for justice
Dear National CORE Friends, Family, & Partners, We stand with those who stand for justice and the breaking of the further institutionalization of historic discrimination. We are dedicated to working every day to ensure our workplace and our communities are safe...
BizFed Institute, LA County, LA Delegation, Hospital Association of Southern California, and SEIU Los Angeles Locals to Provide Personal Protective Equipment Supplies to All Frontline Workers
LOS ANGELES (April 9, 2020) – The BizFed Institute (BFI) has formed an unprecedented partnership with all 39 State Senators and Assemblymember representing Los Angeles County, Los Angeles County, the Hospital Association of Southern California (HASC), Service...
On the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic: ‘When this hit, we knew we had to do even more’
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. – Tom Kulinski is far too humble a man to see himself as a hero. He just loves his job – a job that’s never been quite as important as it is during this time of crisis. As a maintenance supervisor for National CORE (National CORE), Kulinski is...
Linc Housing and National CORE Join Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas and Inglewood Mayor James Butts Jr. to Break Ground on 101 New Affordable and Supportive Homes
Measure H Funds Help Finance More Housing for Formerly Homeless Households INGLEWOOD, Calif. – Jan. 22, 2020 – Co-developers National CORE (National CORE) and Linc Housing, both California-based nonprofits, today joined Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark...
Groundbreaking Set for Next Phase of Arrowhead Grove Neighborhood Revitalization
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. – Groundbreaking will be held January 16th for the next phase of the Arrowhead Grove Neighborhood Revitalization, formerly known as the Waterman Gardens Public Housing site. This second on-site phase community – Crestview Terrace – will result...
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