Community foundations across California are leveraging the unique toolbox of community philanthropy to find creative solutions to the state’s housing crisis.
Community Foundation Housing Initiatives
- Placer Housing Matters – Placer Community Foundation
- Napa Sonoma ADU Center – Napa Valley Community Foundation
- Keep Oakland Housed – San Francisco Foundation
- Making Housing More Accessible – Silicon Valley Community Foundation
- Veterans Village Fund – Community Foundation Santa Cruz County
- Housing for Kids Fund – Community Foundation for Monterey County
- San Diego Housing Fund – San Diego Foundation
- Affordable Housing and Homelessness Initiative – Marin Community Foundation
- Housing and Homelessness Initiative – California Community Foundation
- Stockton Housing Innovation Fund – San Joaquin Community Foundation
- Help Them Home Annual Giving Day – Orange County Community Foundation
- Mountain Housing Council – Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation
Regional Housing Tours
Since the launch of the League’s Regional Housing Tours in 2024, Secretary Tomiquia Moss, Deputy Secretary Sasha Wisotsky Kergan, and senior advisors from the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency (BCSH) have visited six community foundations in Humboldt, Placer, Tahoe Truckee, Stanislaus, Central Valley, and the Inland Empire. These tours are designed to bring state leadership directly into local communities, providing an opportunity to:
- Witness regional housing initiatives firsthand
- Learn from successful community-driven strategies
- Identify barriers and opportunities for scalable housing solutions
- Elevate the role of community foundations as conveners and connectors
- Establish community foundations as trusted entry points and credible partners for Secretary Moss, creating a foundation for collaboration and ongoing engagement with local housing initiatives
The tours have created a new rhythm of collaboration, bridging state leadership with local expertise and showcasing innovative solutions to California’s housing challenges.
Reflections on Impact
- The tours have showcased the power of bringing state leadership directly into communities
- Secretary Moss and her team are engaging in real, solutions-focused dialogue with local stakeholders
- Community foundations are proving critical as conveners, amplifying regional voices, and connecting state and local efforts
- The housing field trips are driving momentum for practical housing solutions across California, starting in local communities
- Secretary Moss and her team are engaging in real, solutions-focused dialogue with local stakeholders
- Community foundations are proving critical as conveners, amplifying regional voices, and connecting state and local efforts
- The housing field trips are driving momentum for practical housing solutions across California, starting in local communities
Stay tuned for more community foundation-led local housing innovation!