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Understand Housing Justice

Learn how UWBA supports and works with local Community Partners

 

As part of UWBA’s Housing Justice Initiative grantmaking efforts, in 2023, $750,000 was awarded to a total of 25 local Bay Area organizations. The grants will help increase access to stable and affordable housing, address the racial wealth gap, prevent homelessness, and support organizations engaged in policy advocacy around the issue. Nine of the grants, totaling $250,000 were decided by a community-led panel of 7 UWBA Ambassadors with lived experience facing housing insecurity in the region.

 

Housing Grantees

Urban Habitat
Healthy & Active Before 5
H4H East Bay/SV
CARAS
Richmond Neighborhood Housing Services
OAK Community Land Trust
HIP Housing
EBALDC
Homeward Bound of Marin
Community Housing Development Corp
Enterprise Community Partners
Council of Community Housing Orgs

 

Ambassadors Grants: (totaling $250,000)

 

Community-led grants are decided by a community-led panel of 7 UWBA Ambassadors with lived experience facing housing insecurity. These grants provide direct support to keep families housed and target rental assistance and eviction prevention.

 

Adopt a Family of Marin
Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency (BOSS)
District Council of Contra Costa County Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Dixon Family Services
Monument Impact
East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy (EBASE)
SHELTER, Inc
Sister to Sister 2, Incorporated Serenity House
BOSS
Covenant House
Adopt a Family Marin
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Blog: United Way Bay Area awards $750,000 in housing justice grants to 23 local nonprofits

 

UWBA is awarding grants totaling $750,000 to 23 Bay Area organizations as part of their Housing Justice Initiative grantmaking efforts

Learn more about our housing justice initiative grant grantmaking efforts

How to Take Action

We encourage you to Learn, Understand, and Act to support our Housing Justice work and take the next step to make the Bay Area a place for all.

Learn

We’ve curated a list of resources so you can learn about Housing Justice

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Housing Justice

Prioritizing equity in housing tackles Bay Area disparities, a crucial step in addressing homelessness and advancing social justice.

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Act

There are many ways to get involved in supporting our Housing Justice work, find what’s right for you

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I would love to hear from you. Contact us, and a member of our team will reach out to you.

 

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Karen Nemsick
Director, Housing Justice

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