Press

The media has a critical role to play in telling our region’s and state’s affordable housing story. We invite reporters to join us in deepening their understanding of how this issue impacts our communities as well as the solutions and opportunities ahead. Please see below for media releases and resources. Questions? Get in touch with NPH Communications Director Alina Harway (alina@nonprofithousing.org) 

Shift the Bay Reporter Resources

There’s been such a leap during the COVID-19 crisis in public understanding of the connections between health and racial justice in the Bay Area. It’s important to do the same for housing and racial justice in the Bay Area as our communities move forward with new housing solutions and recover from the many side effects of the pandemic. The purpose of this resource guide for local journalists is to provide important at-a-glance housing facts, flag some considerations when covering housing, and offer knowledgeable Bay Area housing justice expert voices for future stories. Download Reporter Resources.

NPH is the proud anchor-organization of the Bay Area Shift the Bay Initiative, a coalition-driven initiative to advance housing and racial justice in the Bay Area.

News

Guest Column: May marks Affordable Housing Month (5/8/21)
The “Mayor’s Message” guest column in the Santa Cruz Sentinel unpacks the challenges — and opportunities — for affordable housing development, and uplifts Affordable Housing Month and new local advocacy organization Housing Santa Cruz County… Read more.

RELEASE: New Reports on Bay Area Housing Costs Demonstrates Need for CA Legislature and State Budget to Prioritize Affordable Housing Now (5/6/21)
In anticipation of the release of Governor Gavin Newsom’s May Revision to the 2021-22 state budget proposal, and as affordable housing advocates and supporters across the Bay Area kickoff Affordable Housing Month, a new set of reports from California Housing Partnership provides a glimpse into the reality of people living and working severely housing cost-burdened in the Bay Area… Read more.

RELEASE: Bay Area And Statewide Community Organizations Call For Emergency Federal Action On COVID-19 Public Health And Economic Crises (4/27/20)
More than 100 of the Bay Area and state’s leading non-profit and community organizations sent an emergency letter to Speaker Pelosi and the California Congressional delegation today that directs lawmakers to take immediate action on housing policy to directly address the COVID-19 environment in California and nation-wide… Read more.