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CHOC Leadership Perspectives: Heather Vaikona, President & CEO of Lift to Rise
CHOC Leadership Perspectives: Heather Vaikona, President & CEO of Lift to Rise

The second in our Leadership Perspective series features Heather Vaikona of Lift to Rise, a nonprofit organization working to advance affordable housing, fair wages, and economic mobility in the Coachella Valley and beyond. As President and CEO of the organization, Vaikona is one of the region’s most influential voices in affordable housing…

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Why Resident Services in Affordable Housing Must Be Funded More Sustainably
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…

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