Community Impact in Action: CHOC’s Partnership at Howe Gardens

At first glance, Howe Gardens will look like any other multifamily community in Sacramento. Families will wave to one another, and kids will come home after a full day at school. Behind every door, a story of stability will be in motion for residents. The plan for the 176 apartments at Howe Gardens includes 32 Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) apartments, where CHOC Community Impact will be in partnership with Sacramento’s Sutter Capital Group. Created through private investment and local county support, the PSH apartments at Howe Gardens will offer flexibility to serve the formerly houseless, while the remaining 142 apartments will be designated for working families…

Why Resident Services in Affordable Housing Must Be Funded More Sustainably

When CHOC’s Chief Strategy Officer Joy Silver wrote in Multi-Housing News about “putting people first,” she named what drives our work: housing is about more than buildings — it’s about people, families, and communities. But putting people first doesn’t stop at creating affordable housing communities. It also requires that onsite resident services within those communities are supported for the long term…

CHOC Kicks Off Inaugural Giving Tuesday Campaign in November

Donate to CHOC Impact Resident Services This Giving Tuesday. CHOC’s Community Impact division goes beyond providing housing — we create safe, thriving communities for youth, seniors, and hardworking families. On Giving Tuesday, please consider donating to support the life-changing work that we do with the residents of our affordable housing communities.

CHOC Monarch’s Especially Grand Opening in Palm Springs

The Monarch Apartment Homes grand opening was everything we’d hoped it would be - for our organization, our residents, our partners and attendees. But, there was a beautiful, quiet moment right before our celebration began: the sight of a single Monarch butterfly floating through the agave, succulents, and desert plants now growing in the newly-constructed reflection garden.