On June 11, 2026, CHOC Community Impact's Vice President of Community Impact, Terri Smyth Canillo, MSW, authored a guest column in the Coachella Valley Independent making a compelling case for investing in on-site resident services beyond the minimum compliance threshold. Terri illustrates how deeper staffing commitments lead to measurably better outcomes for residents, communities, and property owners alike.
Read More(Coachella, CA) - It’s the beginning of a new chapter for Placita Dolores Huerta’s working resident families, one that CHOC CEO Manuela Silva called "a miracle.” The complex’s 56 apartments are already fully occupied. Named in honor of the legendary labor activist, a driving force behind America’s largest farmworker movement, Placita Dolores Huerta broke ground in 2022, at a ceremony attended by the now 94-year-old Dolores Huerta; this community aims to create a sustainable, safe, and high-quality resident experience, inspired by Ms. Huerta’s lifelong work supporting farmworker and other, marginalized communities…
Read MoreJoin us in celebrating the historic groundbreaking of the new Coachella affordable housing community, Placita Dolores Huerta, in honor of the globally-recognized social justice icon and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient.
Read MoreThe dedication of new Coachella, CA affordable housing to living icon Dolores Huerta.
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