SHA thanks you all for making August a success.
From our Virtual Affordable Housing Tour that concluded last week, to our two townhall meetings with both the City of Sacramento and County of Sacramento elected officials and staff--your participation and advocacy is moving the needle to create housing for all in the Sacramento region.
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Our Mission
Sacramento Housing Alliance advocates for safe, stable, accessible, and affordable homes in the Sacramento region. SHA builds healthy communities through education, leadership, and policy change.
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Our Vision
Everyone in the Sacramento region has a home in a healthy and inclusive neighborhood.
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Affordable housing is the key to positive public health outcomes, policy and system changes, and informed investments. Understanding home as the key for a socially just, healthy, and promising future is fundamental for those advocating and operating in the Sacramento region and beyond.
The Sacramento Housing Alliance will host the 7th Annual Affordable Housing Regional Housing Virtual Summit. It Starts With Home is the theme for this year’s summit. Each day of the virtual summit is a unique theme where attendees will come together to share ideas, discuss solutions and be inspired to make change.
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Housing Element Work & Updates |
The Housing Element is the blueprint to accommodate for a city or county's anticipated housing needs. Many jurisdictions throughout the region have adopted their 2021-2029 Housing Elements and are seeking state certification. It is essential that local advocates know what policies have been adopted by the local jurisdiction to ensure that enforcement takes place.
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On September 23rd at 5:30pm, SHA will be hosting another townhall focused on the implementation the City of Elk Grove's 2021-2029 Housing Element. Join us and find out what programs are included in the Housing Element, and how residents of Elk Grove can support the construction of more affordable housing. Please use the following link to register |
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Save the Date! There will be an Aggie Square community benefits implementation update meeting on Wednesday September 15, at 5:30pm
The Sacramento Investment Without Displacement Coalition and the City of Sacramento entered into a Community Accountability Agreement. This Community Accountability Agreement was created to both provide access to any public records needed to monitor compliance with the CBPA, as well as creating space for a SIWD representative to be at the table as the housing, workforce, and transportation workgroups meet to flesh out essential elements of the CBPA.
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Please let us know if you are interested in joining the housing workgroup by emailing ejiro@sacousingalliance.org. |
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Reparations Task Force Updates |
On September 23 and 24 The California Taskforce to Study and Develop Reparations Proposals will be reconvening. In October the Task Force will be discussing Government Segregation in Housing and Education; including Environmental Justice. On June 1, of 2022 the Task Force will be releasing part one of a two part report including the Institution of Slavery, Disenfranchisement , Housing Segregation, Education Inequality and the Gap in Wealth Accumulation. Part 2 of the report would be published by July 1, 2023 Here you will find videos of past meetings, and information on how to log into the public Task Force meetings. The Department of justice is charged with granting administrative, technical, and legal assistance to the Reparations Task Force.
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Housing California and the California Housing Partnership launched the Roadmap as a comprehensive, equity-centered, and evidence-based plan to address the root causes of housing insecurity and homelessness in California and to stop the crisis in its tracks. Join us, and use the link below to endorse the Road Map Home 2030.
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On August 24, Sacramento City Council resumed discussions on how to allocate $112 million dollars of American Rescue Plan, COVID relief dollars. SHA us urging for council to make an immediate $50 million dollar investment in the development of new affordable and permanent supportive housing in addition to the investments in the Comprehensive Siting Plan. See the letter we submitted here. On July 27th County of Sacramento, approved priorities for the spending of American Rescue Plan dollars with Housing as the top priority, followed by Homelessness..
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Sacramento Emergency Rental Assistance |
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency (SHRA), in partnership with the City and the County of Sacramento, through federal and state funding, is offering emergency rent and utilities assistance for renters living anywhere in Sacramento County who have experienced a reduction in household income or other financial hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Eligible applicants can receive assistance for past rent and utilities owed from April 1, 2020 to March 31, 2021 and may qualify to have a portion of their rent paid for April, May and June 2021.
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The total assistance amount available will depend on household need.
Applications will be placed in a computerized random order—NOT first-come-first-served.
Priority will be given to households that owe rental arrears
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Jody works at the intersection between housing, health, education and economic opportunities. He believes there is a need for increased advocacy for housing options in affluent communities as this will directly impact outcomes for historically marginalized groups.
Jody is the father of an eleven year old, and lives in Sacramento.
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Jody S. Johnson
Graduate Racial Equity & Justice Fellow
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
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Jody S. Johnson, JD., graduated from Lincoln Law School, Sacramento in 2015. Prior to Lincoln, Mr. Johnson graduated from Sacramento State University with degrees in Government and Philosophy: Applied Ethics and Law in 2008 and 2009. Mr. Johnson is the founder of RoccSolid Advisement, and has supported hundreds of youth to be the change they want to see in the world. He currently attends the University of the Pacific McGeorge.
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Tasmia Amjad
Undergraduate Intern
UC Davis
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Tasmia Amjad, is a fourth year university student at UC Davis studying Community and Regional Development. Her interest in volunteering with Sacramento Housing Alliance (SHA) arises from her shared commitment with SHA’s mission. She believes that housing is a human right and that it should be free, but at the very least, it should be affordable. |
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Maddie Bister
CIVITAS High School Intern
Rio Americano
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Maddie Bister attends Rio Americano High School. where she is a senior, participating in the hardworking CIVITAS program, a civic engagement club which includes 100 hours of community service and 75 hours of an internship. She also is a soccer player for her high school and a club in Rancho Cordova. She chose to work with SHA so she could learn more about affordable housing and try to make a difference. Her mother is a nurse at UC Davis, so she has heard how her mother works with Mercy Housing on several occasions. Maddie's shares that housing was always interesting but she never really knew where to start, and now she is a part of an amazing nonprofit, improving the housing/health outcomes for our entire community. |
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Amanda Sheldon
CIVITAS High School Intern
Rio Americano
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Amanda Sheldon is in her senior year at Rio Americano. She is a part of a four year civic engagement and political science program. She has always wanted to be involved in her community and help others around her. Becoming a part of SHA has allowed her to support the Board and Staff to advocate for more affordable homes for individuals that do not have the same opportunities as others. She chose to work with a housing organization because she has always noticed the unfortunate lives of people who are unable to live the lives they deserve. Everyone deserves a place to call home and she wans to be a part of an effort to make that happen. |
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The Sacramento Housing Alliance is a member-based organization that works to increase the supply of affordable housing and support the efforts of affordable housing developers. We need strong and engaged membership that reflects a broad base of community support for progressive affordable housing and regional equity policies.
Membership in the Sacramento Housing Alliance links you to a community of compassionate advocates and thought
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makers and gives you access to member-only events and early access to issue papers.
Members receive
· Discounted rates to our annual
Affordable Housing Summit
· Educational seminars and
discussions
· Lively networking receptions and
other SHA-hosted events
Members are eligible to nominate individuals to serve on the board and nominate award recipients.
Organizational members may extend event discounts to their employees, and may request promotion of their outstanding projects and programs by SHA.
Most importantly, membership in SHA will strengthen our work advocating for a safe and affordable home for all in an inclusive and healthy
To Learn more about becoming a member and the benefits Click Here
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