Kudos to Tia Boatman Patterson on her work at CalHFA! Tia has always been a great ally of The Two Hundred. She spoke at our Sacramento conference in September 2016, and has worked with us throughout the years to create innovative ways for us to increase homeownership for our communities. 
CalHFA Helps 13,000 Californians Become Homeowners

Yuba Net
By California Housing Finance Agency [Jul 21, 2020]
SACRAMENTO, July 21, 2020 — Three bedrooms in Alameda. A nice-sized backyard in Riverside. Two stories in Modesto. Just a small glimpse at what more than 13,000 California families were able to purchase in the past fiscal year thanks to a loan from the California Housing Finance Agency.

We helped finance houses with patios, ceiling fans and gas ranges galore, through our powerful combination of low-interest down payment assistance and closing cost loans, added to competitively-priced first mortgages.

We also think it’s important for families to continue enjoying their tile backsplashes, front porch swings and central heat & air with peace of mind, so to finish out the fiscal year we celebrated June as National Homeownership Month by distributing coupons for free homeownership counseling, and adding free post-close counseling as a benefit to all new CalHFA homebuyers.
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How zoning laws exclude Black families from areas of economic opportunity

Fortune
By Jeffery Hayward [Jul 21, 2020]
Our global pandemic forced us to grapple with truths we always knew but too often ignored. One of those truths is the direct relationship between one’s housing and one’s health. They are inextricably linked. 

Where a family lives often determines a family’s quality of life, and especially the quality of their health. Historically, racially discriminatory policies have denied Black people the opportunity to live in neighborhoods that give them access to not only quality jobs, schools, and other services, but also health care and wellness support networks. 

Just as racism is embedded in the history of housing in America, racism is also reflected in the unequal health impacts the COVID-19 epidemic has had on communities of color.
This article echoes our belief that homeownership is the best way to close the wealth gap. Housing is directly linked to many things-including health, education, and more-and it's important that communities of color are not excluded from becoming home owners.
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