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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.
Hope through Housing Foundation receives Bank of America grant to support Family Opportunity Centers in the Inland Empire
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. – The Bank of America Charitable Foundation has awarded a $5,000 grant to National CORE’s Hope through Housing Foundation to support Hope’s Family Opportunity Center (FOC) in Montclair, Calif. Bank of America selected Hope for one of its...
National CORE, Community HousingWorks to break ground Mission Cove, Oceanside
OCEANSIDE, Calif. – National CORE (CORE) and Community HousingWorks (CHW) will break ground Tuesday, August 12, on the highly anticipated Mission Cove affordable housing community for families, seniors, veterans and transitional age youth. The Mission Cove Affordable...
National CORE opens San Emi Special-Needs Development in Montclair
MONTCLAIR, Calif. – Two months ago, Shaneika Johnson was homeless, spending some nights in a shelter and others on the streets. She stopped by the office of an apartment complex under construction to see if she could somehow qualify to live there. It was a life...
National CORE prepares for Grand Opening of San Emi special-needs development in Montclair
MONTCLAIR, Calif. – National CORE, one of the nation’s largest nonprofit developers of affordable and special-needs housing, is preparing to unveil a state-of-the-art apartment community designed and built specifically for adults with developmental disabilities. Grand...
E. Neal Roberts School, Hope through Housing, First 5 Hold Community Mural Unveiling, Career Day
SAN BERNARDINO, May 20, 2014 – E. Neal Roberts, the Hope through Housing Foundation and First 5 San Bernardino celebrated the end of the school year with the unveiling of a community-based mural focused on hope as well as a career day with over 15 professional booths...
Daniel Lorraine Joins National CORE as Senior VP of Property Management
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. – Daniel W. Lorraine, a senior executive with one of the most respected nonprofit developers of affordable housing in the United States, has been named senior vice president of property management at National CORE. Lorraine, most recently...
Grand Opening at Westlake Village Caps 15-Year Revitalization of San Marcos’s Richmar Neighborhood
SAN MARCOS, Calif. – National CORE and the City of San Marcos today celebrated the grand opening of the highly anticipated Westlake Village Apartment community, the capstone of a 15-year revitalization of the city’s Richmar neighborhood. The 106-unit, mixed-use...
CORE Announces Details, Opening Dates for Dumosa Senior Village
YUCCA VALLEY, Calif. – National CORE today officially announced the name and move-in schedule for its highly-anticipated affordable senior housing development in Yucca Valley. Dumosa Senior Village will feature 73 one-bedroom and one two-bedroom units for residents 55...
National CORE’s Record of Innovation an Ideal Fit for Avenida Serra
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. – National CORE, the builder, owner and manager of Avenida Serra, is one of the leading innovators in workforce housing and a nationally honored developer of quality affordable housing. “CORE's track record is an ideal fit for this project,” said...
Cid Pinedo Named Chief Operating Officer for National CORE
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. – Ciriaco “Cid” Pinedo has been appointed Chief Operating Officer of National CORE, one of the nation’s largest nonprofit developers of affordable housing, company CEO Steve PonTell announced today. Pinedo, most recently associate...
Alta Vista Family Opportunity Center Receives $150,000 Keck Foundation Grant
EAST LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The W.M. Keck Foundation has awarded a $150,000 grant to the Hope through Housing Foundation to help operate Hope’s Family Opportunity Center at the Alta Vista affordable housing development in East Los Angeles. Through an innovative...
Hope through Housing Receives $40,000 JP Morgan Chase Grant for Montclair Family Opportunity Center
MONTCLAIR, Calif. – The Hope through Housing Foundation has received a $40,000 grant from JP Morgan Chase to help operate Hope’s Family Opportunity Center at two affordable housing developments in Montclair. The money will be used to provide the resources and support...
National CORE to Receive Wells Fargo UrbanLIFT Grant for City of Oceanside Development
OCEANSIDE, Calif. – National CORE, one of the largest nonprofit developers of affordable housing in the United States, has been awarded a Wells Fargo UrbanLIFT Community Grant for its Mission Cove development in Oceanside. Wells Fargo today announced a total of $11.4...
National CORE’s Alta Vista Housing Development Honored as Nation's Best Workforce Housing of 2013
Alta Vista, National CORE’s innovative 60-unit live/work community in East Los Angeles that is redefining affordable housing, was named the nation’s “Best Workforce Housing” at the National Association of Home Builders’ 2013 Multifamily Pillars of the Industry Awards...
National CORE, ELACC Hold Grand Opening for Award-Winning Alta Vista Housing Development
EAST LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Delmy Hernandez had a hard time finding a job with flexible enough hours to allow her to raise her 6- and 7-year-old children. Today she manages her home, and her own business, Sweets Event Décor, from her live-work unit at Alta Vista...
CORE's Desert Meadows Affordable Housing Development Meets 'LEED Gold' Green Building Standards
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. – Desert Meadows, an 80-unit affordable apartment community in Indio, was awarded LEED Gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council for achievement in green homebuilding and design. Desert Meadows is the first residential building in...
CORE's Housing Affordability Symposium to Webcast Live on Facebook
WASHINGTON D.C. – The affordability of housing is a growing national crisis, and on Wednesday, a national conversation on the problem and solutions to it will be webcast live by National CORE. The two-hour symposium, from 1-3 p.m. Eastern time, will be presented live...
National CORE Opens Corona del Rey Preschool in Corona, California
CORONA, Calif. – Clarebel Ortiz has experienced the downside of “parking” a preschool-age child in traditional day care. She also knows the alternatives are limited, which is why she doesn’t mince words in describing her 4-year-old son’s new daytime setting. “I love...
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