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Landmark Legislation Would Accelerate Preservation of Nation’s Aging Affordable Housing
National CORE today hailed new legislation that would create a federal tax framework for preserving America’s aging affordable housing while encouraging long-term private investment in rehabilitation.
U.S. Rep. Mike Carey, D-Ohio, introduced the Housing Opportunities and Preservation (HOPE) Act on July 2 to address the urgent for funding streams that will help preserve and rehabilitate existing affordable rental housing.
Finalists selected in ‘CORE Has Talent’ competition; will have chance to perform at annual Gala in November
Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. – Six “CORE Has Talent” finalists have been selected for the chance to perform at the Hope through Housing Foundation’s Gala on November 5. Auditions for CORE Has Talent took place in August at four National CORE (National CORE) properties in...
Cid Pinedo Named President of Hope through Housing Foundation
Appointment Kicks Off Major Effort to Expand Reach and Impact of Foundation Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. – Ciriaco “Cid” Pinedo today was named President of the Hope through Housing Foundation, which provides life-transforming human services for one of the largest and...
Residents to showcase skills as ‘CORE’s Got Talent’ kicks off in August
During the month of August, National CORE will be holding auditions for “CORE’s Got Talent” at four of its properties in Southern California in search of two amazing acts by its residents to be highlighted at the 2015 Gala, “An Evening of Hope, Rolling out the Red...
Mission Cove apartment community receives $995,796 in Proposition 41 funding to serve veterans
Oceanside, Calif. – National CORE has been awarded nearly $1 million in Proposition 41 funding to provide housing for low-income veterans at its Mission Cove apartment home community in Oceanside. The grant, announced Tuesday, will be applied toward the first phase of...
Chase awards Hope through Housing $50,000 For Family Opportunity Centers
Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. – The JP Morgan Chase Foundation has approved a grant of $50,000 to support the Hope through Housing Foundation’s Family Opportunity Centers. Hope through Housing is rolling out Family Opportunity Centers (FOCs) at various National CORE...
National CORE breaks ground on initial phase of Waterman Gardens redevelopment
San Bernardino, Calif. – Ground was broken Monday, June 15, on the first phase of the Waterman Gardens redevelopment project – a $200 million revitalization effort that will fill a housing void and serve as an economic catalyst for the neighborhood and the city. Phase...
Grand Opening Scheduled for June 2 for Dumosa Senior Village
Yucca Valley, Calif. – National CORE is hosting a grand opening on Tuesday, June 2, for its newest senior housing community, the 75-unit Dumosa Senior Village. Built in partnership with the Town of Yucca Valley, Dumosa Senior Village is a modular-built facility...
Wells Fargo awards $100,000 grant to Hope through Housing to assist at-risk children
Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. – The Hope through Housing Foundation has received a $100,000 grant from Wells Fargo to support educational and social programs for low-income and at-risk children. The money will help operate Hope through Housing’s signature After...
The Ahmanson Foundation awards $80,000 grant to Hope through Housing to serve Waterman Gardens neighborhood
San Bernardino, Calif. – The Hope through Housing Foundation has received an $80,000 grant from The Ahmanson Foundation to help support educational, economic and social services in the Waterman Gardens neighborhood. The money will help more than 6,000 individuals...
Ground Broken on Oakcrest Terrace Apartments; Community to Combine Affordability, Access to Employment Opportunities
Yorba Linda, Calif. – National CORE and the City of Yorba Linda today broke ground on Oakcrest Terrace, a 69-unit apartment community combining affordability, livability and sustainability. Oakcrest Terrace has been designed to meet the housing needs of four...
National CORE Breaks Ground on Affordable Housing for Formerly Homeless Population
Pasadena, Calif. – National CORE, one of the nation’s largest nonprofit developers of affordable housing, will break ground April 14 on the Mar Vista Apartments, 20 units of high-quality housing for homeless families. Mar Vista features 10 one-bedroom and 10...
Union Pacific Foundation awards $5,000 grant to Hope through Housing to provide healthy eating services to seniors
Cathedral City, Calif. – The Union Pacific Foundation has awarded a $5,000 grant to the Hope through Housing Foundation to provide healthy foods for extremely low-income seniors at the Cathedral Palms residential community. The money will help fund Hope through...
Study, summit take aim at threats to housing affordability in the Inland Empire and what that means for SoCal as a whole
Ontario, Calif. – Regulatory burdens, locally and statewide, endanger the Inland Empire’s ability to provide middle-class housing, creating economic tremors that can be felt throughout Southern California, according to a study to be released next month. The report, by...
Grand Opening of Downey View Apartments to be held December 1
Downey, Calif. – Grand Opening will be held Dec. 1 for the highly anticipated Downey View Apartments, a cornerstone for the redevelopment of the city’s downtown and a powerful example of affordable housing as an economic catalyst. Downey View features 50 two- and...
National CORE names Erik Johnson VP of Development; Will lead Waterman Gardens redevelopment
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. – National CORE has tabbed a leading anti-blight and neighborhood development executive to lead the highly anticipated Waterman Gardens revitalization. Erik Johnson, 42, former executive director of the Livable City Initiative in New Haven,...
National CORE celebrates Fall Festival at four Fontana properties
FONTANA, Calif. – Fall officially arrived in Fontana today. More or less … “We wanted to celebrate this spectacular time of year with the people we’re here to serve – our residents,” Daniel Lorraine, Senior Vice President of Property Management for National CORE, said...
Hope, National CORE receive JP Morgan grant for Family Opportunity Center
MONTCLAIR, Calif. – The Hope through Housing Foundation and National CORE (CORE) have been awarded $50,000 in grants and funding from JP Morgan Chase to further the organizations’ efforts in transforming lives and communities. For the second year in a row, Chase has...
Transforming lives through Hope’s Family Opportunity Centers
MONTCLAIR, Calif. – A professional home health nurse and single mother of two, Marisol Thompson never figured her struggles would reach this point – unemployed, no child support coming in, struggling to put food on the table. With the help of Hope through Housing’s...
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