Resources for Community Development

07/26/2023

Thank you Lena Tam for joining us for a tour of Ashland Place! It was a pleasure to share the success of this mixed-use 100% affordable housing community.

07/03/2023

What a joy to celebrate the groundbreaking of Nellie Hannon Gateway in Emeryville last week! Thank you Housing Trust Silicon Valley for highlighting our development and your continued support.

05/12/2023

Thank you Alameda County Housing & Community Development Department for highlighting Madrone Terrace! Alameda County has been a tremendous partner to RCD for many years and we thank them - and the voters who approved Measure A1 - for their continued commitment to supporting affordable homes.

In the month of May, which is Affordable Housing Month, we'd like to thank Measure A1! Funded by $9.2M in Measure A1 funds, Madrone Terrace, a new 100% affordable housing development in Ashland, will break ground this Spring. The project will support 79 new apartments with 20 apartments dedicated to households transitioning out of homelessness. Resources for Community Development Hayward Area Recreation & Park District City of San Leandro

04/14/2023

Madrone Terrace is starting construction! The 100% affordable housing community will bring 79 rental apartments above a day care and Hayward Area Recreation and Park District community center to Ashland. This development continues our deep investment in the Eden Area of unincorporated Alameda County.

Just a block from Madrone Terrace is Ashland Place, an RCD community completed in 2015 that has commercial space dedicated to providing opportunities for local food businesses. Building on our investment at Ashland Place, our Community Development team became deeply involved in the Eden Area and continues to lead initiatives focused on community health, anti-eviction education, rental aid, and food and other basic needs assistance.

Madrone Terrace is a continuation of RCD's investment and a testament to our commitment to the area. This transformative development wouldn't be possible without the support from our partners. Thank you to California Department of Housing & Community Development, Alameda County Housing & Community Development Department, Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco and JPMorgan Chase & Co.!

02/16/2023

📣 Our Winter newsletter is here! 📣

Learn more about our work including new developments breaking ground, our Resident Services team spreading holiday cheer last winter, murals coming to Quetzal Gardens and more!

Latest news from RCD – Winter 2023 New Homes – Rick Judd Commons and Bell St. Gardens Start Construction In December, we celebrated the groundbreaking of Rick Judd Commons in Concord! As the first new affordable development in Concord in over 20 years, Rick Judd Commons will bring 62 homes for l...

01/19/2023

Our affordable housing developments provide more than just homes to our residents - we also help create a new community often fostered by our resident services team.

At Ohlone Gardens in El Cerrito, our resident services team encourages early literacy through a monthly storytime program. The children participating, ranging from 4-10 years old, take turns reading to the group. For this storytime at the end of last year, they also shared what they were grateful for!

01/11/2023

Bell St. Gardens in Fremont is starting construction! We are so excited to reach this milestone and begin the transformation of a former motel and adjacent empty parcel into a new 100% affordable community.

This development could not have been made possible without the tremendous support of our partners. Thank you to County of Alameda, CA - Government, California Department of Housing & Community Development and City of Fremont, CA Government

01/06/2023

As we enter 2023, we’re looking forward to a busy and fruitful year! By this summer, we will have six new 100% affordable developments in construction which will create almost 550 new rental homes. These communities will provide much needed housing for low-income families and households experiencing homelessness

In addition to new homes, these developments will also support stronger communities by creating new commercial spaces for community-serving nonprofits including Healthy Black Families at Maudelle Miller Shirek Community and Emeryville Citizen Assistance Program at Nellie Hannon Gateway.

12/19/2022

We’re celebrating the groundbreaking of Rick Judd Commons in Concord! As the first new affordable development in Concord in over 20 years, Rick Judd Commons will provide 62 new affordable homes to the city for low-income and working families, including 13 apartments set aside for households transitioning out of homelessness. We can’t wait to welcome families into their new rental homes in 2024.

Thank you to our partners who made this development possible. We couldn’t have done it without Wells Fargo, California Department of Housing & Community Development, City of Concord, California, and Contra Costa County. Many thanks to our general contractor, J. H. Fitzmaurice and our architect Lowney Architecture.

12/07/2022

Wow! Check out this video for a look into the process behind the modules for Sango Court - very cool!

11/29/2022

It’s ! You can help support our work of building new and critically needed affordable homes for residents like David by making a generous donation today.

Read more about David’s story and donate to support families like his: https://rcdhousing.org/stories-from-our-residents-2022/

10/26/2022

📰The RCD Fall Newsletter is here! 📰

Check out our latest news celebrating our annual fundraiser, congratulating our 2022 resident scholars and a new staff spotlight. & don't forget the pictures of modules being set at Sango Court!

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Latest news from RCD – Fall 2022 My Eden Voice Members Celebrate at Sparking Connections Sparking Connections 2022: Welcome Home Thank you for joining us at Sparking Connections: Welcome Home! It was a very successful night of fundraising with friends and colleagues. Many guests said it was a joy ...