This spring across northern California, CHD’s Farmworker Services staff met face-to-face with those in our communities who struggle most to survive, asking what it is they need to break the cycle of poverty. CHD hosted 10 public hearings in accordance with its Community Services Block Grant. The hearings offered a powerful reminder of why we do what we do and how a simple hand up that empowers self-sufficiency is key in California’s War on Poverty…
CHD’s new affordable housing complex for farmworker families in Santa Rosa is filling up quickly, but it’s not too late to apply for a handful of units still available. Rents in these homes are capped at 30% of family income. The homes are brand new, two bedroom, one-and-a-half bathroom apartments located in Santa Rosa’s Larkfield area, just south of Windsor off Old Redwood Highway near Airport. The homes, built with major funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, are available to accommodate 2 to 5 people. At least one tenant must work in farm labor and be authorized to work in the U.S.
Ortiz Family Plaza addresses Sonoma County’s severe lack of affordable housing and serves to provide safe, quality, affordable homes for farm-working families–among the area’s poorest residents. The project is a significant accomplishment for CHD’s Affordable Housing Division and is made possible by wide-reaching support from federal, state and local government, as well as private foundations, businesses, and individuals.