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PRESS COVERAGE

ACOF ( A Community of Friends) press coverage
2024 ▼

Dramatic Insurance Spikes Could Tank California’s Homeless Housing, KQED, December 17, 2024

Affordable-housing-proposed-10974-w-ratner-street-sun-valley, Urbanize Los Angeles, November 13, 2024

Ventura affordable housing complex for veterans accepting applications, VC Star, August 25, 2024

Nonprofits get $83M in federal money to build 400 homes in LA County, The Real Deal, June 11, 2024

L.A. County affordable housing developments awarded $83M, Urbanize Los Angeles, June 10, 2024

Lorena Plaza topped out at 3401 E. 1st Street in Boyle Heights, Urbanize Los Angeles, March 7, 2024

FHLBank San Francisco Names Beerling, Risdon, and Whitsett to Affordable Housing Advisory Council, FHL Bank Newsroom, February 14, 2024

Fully Affordable Community for Veterans to Open in Ventura County, Multi Housing News, February 2, 2024

L.A. 44-Unit Supportive Housing Complex Nears Completion in Florence-Firestone, Urbanize LA, January 14, 2024

CSU students and alumni make a significant impact on California communities through the #CaliforniansForAll College Corps program, The California State University, January 9, 2024

Leadership Awards Celebration, National Low Income Housing Coalition, January 2024

Veterans are on track for affordable housing, Redlands Community News, January 8, 2024

2023 ▼

California Is Desperate for Affordable Housing But Can’t Stop Getting in Its Own Way, WSJ, December 12, 2023

Cecil Hotel became home for these unhoused people. Now they need help, Los Angeles Times, August 28, 2023

Merritt Community Capital Announces Two Affordable Housing Deals, Affordable Housing Finance, June 20, 2023

A Community of Friends breaks ground on affordable housing at 6101 State Street in Huntington Park, Urbanize Los Angeles, May 12, 2023

The obstacles preventing homeless veterans from finding housing in Los Angeles, PBS NewsHour, April 28, 2023

10 Inspiring Women in Affordable Housing, Affordable Housing Finance, March 29, 2023

2022 ▼

LA’s New Mayor Orders City To Speed Up Approval Of Affordable Housing, LAist, December 16, 2022

Editorial: Lorena Plaza housing project moves forward. For real this time, LA Times, November 14, 2022

Affordable housing development breaks ground on Metro land in Boyle Heights, Spectrum News1, November 10, 2022

Metro and A Community of Friends celebrate start of construction of Lorena Plaza affordable housing complex in Boyle Heights, The Source, November 10, 2022

Construction begins on Ventura affordable housing project for veterans, Ventura County Star, June 15, 2022

Construction begins on Ventura affordable housing project for veterans, Ventura County Star, June 15, 2022

2021 ▼

Experts Testify on Impace of Exclusionary Zoning, C-SPAN, October 15, 2021

44-Unit Supportive Housing Complex Nears Completion in Florence-Firestone, Urbanize LA, January 14, 2021

2020 ▼

L.A City Council Approves $43.5 in Bonds for Affordable Housing Developments, Urbanize LA, December 16, 2020

Nonprofit Opens 44 Units of Affordable Housing in Sun Valley, San Fernando Valley Business Journal, October 12, 2020

Casa Del Sol Affordable Housing Completed in Sun Valley, Urbanize LA, October 9, 2020

Introducing the Future of Housing in Los Angeles, the HDTI Class of 2020-2021!, LISC, October 8, 2020

Supportive Housing Complex Opens for Homeless Seniors Living with Disabilities,  My News LA, October 6, 2020

L.A. homeless housing costs have risen to $531,000 a unit, LA Times, September 9, 2020

Three-Story, 44-Unit Supportive Housing Complex Rises in Florence-Firestone, Urbanize LA,  June 18, 2020

16 developments set to sprout along the Crenshaw Line, mapped, Curbed Los Angeles, May 6, 2020

County Supervisors Approve $42M for Supportive Housing Projects, Urbanize LA, March 11, 2020

Nonprofit Finance Fund Targets $10 Million For Housing, The Nonprofit Times,  February 24, 2020

Nonprofit Finance Fund’s $10 million fund to spur homeless housing in L.A., Impact Alpha, February 24, 2020

NFF Launches $10 Million Permanent Supportive Housing Fund, Philanthropy News Digest, February 21, 2020

Nonprofit Finance Fund Speeds Development of Permanent Supportive Housing in Los Angeles with $10 Million, Globe Newswire, February 19, 2020

Nonprofit Finance Fund Speeds Development of Permanent Supportive Housing in Los Angeles with $10 Million Fund, Nonprofit Finance Fund, February 19, 2020

Considering the Architect’s Role in Addressing Homelessness in Los Angeles, Archinect,  January 23, 2020

As homeless count launches, LA County OKs urgent new action plan, Pasadena Star-News,  January 21, 2020 –

As homeless count launches, LA County OKs urgent new action plan, Los Angeles Daily News, January 21, 2020

City Planning Commission Approves Two Affordable Developments in South L.A., UrbanizeLA, January 9, 2020

2019 ▼

$24-Million Supportive Housing Development Breaks Ground in Florence-Firestone, UrbanizeLA, November 6, 2019

Construction Begins on 44 Units of Supportive Housing in Florence-Firestone, mynewsLA.com, October 30, 2019

A Catalyst for the Future of Supportive Housing, Citi, October 25, 2019

Regional Permanent Supportive Housing Primer A Success!, The Kennedy Commission, October 8, 2019

1-year extension approved for $35 million Liberty Lane apartment complex in Redlands, Redlands Daily Facts, September 18, 2019

Riverside to get 265 homes for homeless and poor, thanks to $32 million in state grants, The Press-Enterprise, June 27, 2019

Riverside County Awarded $23.7 million in Homeless Funds, Inland Empire.US, June 19, 2019

New Affordable Housing in Town, Fullerton Observer, May 15, 2019

Affordable housing in the works near Metro Gold Line, Boyle Heights Beat, May 10, 2019

Developer Secures ‘Tentative Ruling’ in Favor of Homeless Housing Project in Boyle Heights, KTLA 5, May 9, 2019

In tentative ruling, judge clears hurdle for homeless housing project in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles Times, May 9, 2019

Redlands forum asks How do you house the homeless?, Redlands Daily Facts, January 27, 2019

With Redlands cold weather shelter closed, are there permanent solutions?, Redlands Daily Facts, January 27, 2019

2018 ▼

Groundbreaking of Casa Del Sol in Sun Valley,, Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles,  December 17, 2018

Senior Affordable Housing Begins Construction in Sun Valley,  Urbanize LA, December 11, 2018

Affordable apartment project breaks ground in Sun Valley, a ‘ground zero’ for homelessness, Los Angeles Daily News, December 10, 2018 

Los Angeles Nonprofits Receive Over $1 Million in Economic Development Grants from Bank of America to Stimulate Business and Neighborhood Revitalization, Los Angeles Sentinel, November 19, 2018

What The Shouting Down Of One Homeless Housing Complex Means For Us All, LAIST, October 15, 2018

Judge rules in favor of Liberty Lane veterans housing in Redlands, Redlands Daily Facts, October 10, 2018

Welcome to the Hotel California, Random Length News, August 23, 2018

Affordable Housing Could Replace Parking Lot in Florence, Urbanize LA, July 2, 2018

Senior Affordable Housing Takes a Step Forward in Sun Valley, Urbanize LA, March 13, 2018

A First of Its Kind, ZNE Affordable Housing Project, Green Builder Magazine, January/February, 2018

2017 ▼

For Homeless Advocates, a Discouraging Lesson in Los Angeles: Money Is Not Enough, New York Times, September 29, 2017

2015 ▼

Why This Developer Says the Real Estate Community Needs to Pay More Attention to Homelessness, BISNOW, Los Angeles, December 17, 2015

Chronic homeless find supportive housing in the Valley, Los Angeles Daily News, October 31, 2015

2013 ▼

Slow march to VA housing, Los Angeles Times Editorial, September 27, 2013

2012 ▼

A community of friends, Affordable Housing Finance, April/May 2012

2011▼

Nearly $72 million renewed for local homeless programs, Los Angeles Times, January 19, 2011

2009 ▼

A place off the streets, Los Angeles Times, April 25, 2009

Santa Monica: Step Up on Fifth creates a home for the homeless, The Argonaut, April 1, 2009

2008 ▼

Smiles and fun for kids at Harmony, Los Angeles Times, June 13, 2008

2005 ▼

County provides funding for more affordable housing, February 24, 2005

2004 ▼

Instead of an economic shot in the arm, a shot in the foot, Los Angeles Times, May 2, 2004

2003 ▼

Agreement Lets Homes, School Use the Same Site, Los Angeles Daily News, March 4, 2003

2000 ▼
1999 ▼
1996 ▼

Low-income housing complex opens in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles Times, February 29, 1996

ABC Nightly News,-American Journal, August 1, 1996

Japan News Magazine, May 11, 1996

1994 ▼
1993 ▼
1992 ▼

Mentally disabled find hope at a hotel, Los Angeles Times, December 3, 1992

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