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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.”
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...
National CORE and Linc Housing Join County and City Officials to Break Ground on New Affordable and Supportive Housing in Inglewood
Measure H Funds Help Finance More Homes for Formerly Homeless Households When: Wednesday, January 22, 2020 – 10 a.m. Where: Fairview Heights, 923 East Redondo Blvd. Inglewood, CA 90302 What: Co-developers Linc Housing and National CORE, both...
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...
National CORE Receives Chase PRO Neighborhood Investment to Strengthen the Existing Waterman/Baseline Specific Plan and Leverage Community Impact Efforts
National CORE, in partnership with Build Healthy Places Network and Nonprofit Finance Fund, is one of nine cohorts to receive a $100,000 investment through JPMorgan Chase’s Partnership for Raising Opportunity in Neighborhoods (PRO Neighborhoods) initiative. The...
‘An Evening of Hope, Endless Possibilities’ to Celebrate 27 Years of Transforming Lives and Communities
Dignity Health, Citizens Business Bank, and Wilfred N. Cooper, Sr. are to be honored October 16 as National CORE (National CORE), one of the nation’s most respected nonprofit community builders, hosts “An Evening of Hope, Endless Possibilities” – its 27th Anniversary...
National CORE awarded Power Builder distinction by U.S. Green Building Council’s 2018 LEED Homes Awards
Annual awards honor prominent projects, developers, and builders in residential sustainability Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. – June 20, 2019 – National CORE (National CORE) has been named a Power Builder by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) as a part of the LEED...
The One San Pedro Collaborative Opens a Local Office to Engage the Community in the Redevelopment of Rancho San Pedro
San Pedro, Calif. – It is with much anticipation that the One San Pedro Collaborative announces the grand opening of its local office onsite of the future mixed-use, mixed-income development of Rancho San Pedro, a 21-acre public housing site located in the heart of...
National CORE becomes first developer to sign onto AIA’s 2030 Commitment
WASHINGTON – April 16, 2019 – The American Institute of Architects (AIA) is welcoming National CORE (National CORE), one of the nation’s largest nonprofit developers of affordable housing, as the first developer to sign the AIA 2030 Commitment. AIA’s 2030 Commitment...
Patricia Whitaker Named New Vice President of Asset Management
Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. – Patricia Whitaker joins the leadership team at National CORE (National CORE) as Vice President of Asset Management, bringing more than 30 years of experience in the affordable housing industry as a leader and advocate for low- to...
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