News Releases
Dr. Richard Hart to Receive 2026 Daniel R. Fauske Founders Award
National CORE and Hope through Housing Foundation will honor Dr. Richard Hart, president emeritus of Loma Linda University Health, with the 2026 Daniel R. Fauske Founders Award, recognizing more than five decades of leadership dedicated to improving the health and well-being of people and communities.
The Fauske award is named in honor of a visionary whose life’s work changed the landscape of affordable housing. It celebrates leaders whose courage, innovation and deep compassion have shaped a legacy of lasting impact.
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...
National CORE to Open New Headquarters to Better Serve Affordable Housing Needs
Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. – National CORE is moving its headquarters to a new location to help serve the growing need for affordable housing and related services. The new site, at 9421 Haven Ave. in Rancho Cucamonga, will incorporate upgraded technology and a more...
National CORE Holds Grand Opening for Desert Meadows Affordable Housing Community
INDIO, Calif. – National CORE, working closely with the County of Riverside and the Riverside Housing Authority, next week opens its latest full-service, state-of-the-art development – Desert Meadows – an 80-unit two- and three-bedroom community in Indio. Grand...
New Incubator Program in San Marcos to Help SEED Small Businesses in the Wireless Health Care Field
SAN MARCOS, Calif. – San Diego’s growing reputation as a wireless health care force is about to get a legion of small businesses on its side through an innovative program that will help entrepreneurs through those difficult stages of starting up and growing their...
National CORE Wins 7 APEX Awards; Villaggio, Mountainside Named Communities of the Year
RIVERSIDE, Calif. – National CORE, the third largest national nonprofit developer of affordable housing, won seven APEX awards from the Apartment Association Greater Inland Empire, including two in the coveted “Community of the Year” categories. The 14th annual...
Construction of "The View" Apartments Ready to Get Underway in Downey
The New 50-Unit Affordable Housing Complex Will Complement Downtown Downey's Mid-Century Architecture and Will Include Energy Efficiency Measures Downey, February 21, 2013 - The Community Development Commission of the County of Los Angeles (CDC) joined National CORE...
CORE's Alta Vista Affordable Housing Development Meets 'Silver LEED' Green Building Standards
EAST LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Alta Vista Apartments, the newest of National CORE’s state-of-the-art, environmentally superior affordable housing developments, will open soon, meeting rigorous and highly coveted standards set by the U.S. Green Building Council. Grand...
Griffin, Faucett, Stafford Join National CORE Leadership Team
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. – National CORE, the third largest national nonprofit developer of affordable housing, announced three major additions to its leadership team. LeeAnn Faucett, former executive director of the Scheu Family YMCA of Upland, and Kimberly Stafford,...
LeeAnn Faucett Joins National CORE Leadership Team in Desert Region
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. – LeeAnn Faucett, former executive director of the Scheu Family YMCA of Upland, has joined National CORE as director of philanthropy, focusing on fundraising activities in the desert region. Faucett, who spearheaded a $15 million capital campaign...
CORE Receives National "Pillars of Industry" Award for Affordable Housing Development
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. – National CORE, the third largest national nonprofit developer of affordable housing, has been honored with the National Association of Home Builders’ “Pillars of the Industry Award” for its Encanto Court senior housing development. CORE...
National CORE Celebrates 20 Years With Gala, Symposium
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. – National CORE, the nation’s third largest nonprofit developer of affordable housing, will celebrate its 20-year anniversary Oct. 26 with a national housing symposium and evening gala. The two events, at the Sheraton Event Center in Pomona,...
National CORE Appoints Interim CEO Steve PonTell
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. — The board of directors for National CORE (National CORE) hired an interim President and CEO, Steve PonTell. PonTell’s background in organizational development, community development, and urban planning is seen as a good fit for the...
Regional Public Safety Training Exercises Backdrop for Groundbreaking Ceremony
San Marcos Fire Department, San Diego County Sheriff’s Department and other agencies will kick off a week of training exercises at an empty apartment complex slated for demolition in order to make room for an affordable housing and retail development. SAN MARCOS,...
San Marino Senior Apartments in Montclair Among Winners in National Multifamily Housing Industry Award Competition
MONTCLAIR, Calif. — The National Association of Home Builders [NAHB] announced on December 8 that San Marino Senior Apartments won its Pillar of the Industry award for Best Creative Financing of an Affordable Community. San Marino, located at 10355 Mills Avenue in...
Workforce Housing in the City of Yorba Linda Gives Families Improved Quality of Life
The Villa Plumosa workforce housing development offers quality apartments, community center, and affordable rents to families and individuals. YORBA LINDA, Calif. – On Monday, January 25 at 10 a.m., City of Yorba Linda officials and nonprofit developer National CORE®...
National CORE Gets Help Relocating Playground so that Children at Low Income Housing Community can have Place to Play
More than 40 volunteers mostly from HD Supply will help rebuild playground that was relocated from other apartment site destroyed by Hurricane Ike. HOUSTON – The playground just stood there, abandoned. It was the only part of the apartment complex not destroyed by...
Groundbreaking for New Affordable Senior Apartments in Escondido
What Groundbreaking ceremony for Juniper Senior Village Apartments, a 60-unit affordable senior housing community in the city of Escondido. The development will be home to seniors age 62+ earning 30% to 60% of Area Median Income (AMI) for San Diego County which is...
Citrus Grove of Rialto: One Year Later
A look at a massive neighborhood revitalization project a year after it grand opened; is the investment paying off? RIALTO, Calif. – Last year on October 23, 2008, on a warm late afternoon, the grand opening of a massive development project in the city of Rialto named...
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