Affordable Housing Week 2012: May 5 - 12, 2012

This year HLC is helping to highlight events this year that bring attention to the continuing crisis of housing affordability and highlight the good work that stakeholders are doing across San Mateo County

Housing touches so many parts of our community and our lives

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Events:  We are constantly adding new events, so check back again soon!

Click on one of the events in the table or scroll down

Did You Know?: Here are some facts and figures that highlight the housing crisis that San Mateo County still struggles with.

Saturday, May 5th

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Sunday, May 6th

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Monday, May 7th

11:00 AM - 1:30 PM: Annual HEART Executive Briefing and Benefit Luncheon. This year's theme is "Opening Doors in the Community: A World of New Connections." Keynote Speaker will be Vice-President of People for Facebook, Lori Goler.

Host: Housing Endowment and Regional Trust of San Mateo County (HEART)

Location: South San Francisco Conference Center, 255 South Airport Boulevard, South San Francisco, CA (map)

Cost: $50.00 - Tables, sponsorships, and recognition available.

Register and Event Information: Click here

Questions: Paula Stinson, (650) 872-4444, x4

Tuesday, May 8th

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM: www.SMCHousingSearch.org press conference. Launch of SMCHousingSearch.org, a FREE, real-time housing locator service for San Mateo County.

Host: San Mateo County Department of Housing and Housing Leadership Council

Location: Peninsula Station, 2901 El Camino Real, San Mateo, CA (map)

Information: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it (650) 872-4444, x2

5:30 PM - 8:30 PM: Healthy Communities Forum - Workforce Housing and Health. A free event. Join us and explore how the various facets of the health of our cities - economic, environmental, and social - intersect with housing. Each Forum is a unique opportunity for decision makers, community leaders, and the general public to listen to visionary speakers share their knowledge related to a specific aspect of a healthy community. Participants engage in dialogue to connect the vision of a healthy community to their own community, discuss solutions, and together decide on meaningful next steps.

Host: Many

Location: South San Francisco Municipal Building, 33 Arroyo Drive, South San Francisco, CA (map)

RSVP: here

Information: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , (650) 872-4444, x3

Wednesday, May 9th

8:30 AM - 4:15 PM: Habitat for Humanity - Home Building Event Help make a difference in the lives of members of our community.  Volunteer to help build a brand new 36-unit condominium development.

Host: Habitat for Humanity, Greater San Francisco

Location: 7555 Mission Street, Daly City, CA (map)

RSVP: here

Information: here

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Lived Experience Forum on Housing and Homelessness: A powerful and informative meeting from our consumer trainers on the impact of homelessness, and what has (or could ) helped them obtain and remain in safe, livable housing. Community members are encouraged to attend, and community members do not need to sign up on LMS.

Host: San Mateo County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services

Location: Sobrato Community Center, 350 Twin Dolphin Dr., Redwood City, CA (map)

Registration: Professionals register through LMS, for help contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .  Community members contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , (650) 573-3437

Questions: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , San Mateo County Health System BHRS Manager, (650) 802-5057

Flyer: here

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM: NHORA Event - The Road To Homeownership: California's Housing Recovery A kick-off event to healthy home ownership.  Come join local real estate professionals as they gear up a three-pronged effort to bring vital information and assistance to the community about first time homeownership, foreclosure assistance, and recovering from a foreclosure through credit recovery.

Host: National Hispanic Organization of Real Estate Associates

Location: Provident Credit Union, 303 Twin Dolphin Drive, Redwood City, CA (map)

RSVP: Click here

Information: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , Director of Membership - (650) 580-8736

Thursday, May 10th

8:30 AM - 4:15 PM: Habitat for Humanity - Home Building Event Help make a difference in the lives of members of our community.  Volunteer to help build a brand new 36-unit condominium development.

Host: Habitat for Humanity, Greater San Francisco

Location: 7555 Mission Street, Daly City, CA (map)

RSVP: here

Information: here

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM: Ribbon Cutting for Midway Village. A free event. Come join us as we celebrate a ribbon cutting event at Midway Village. Originally built in 1976, it consists of 150 town-home style units, which are owned and operated by the Housing Authority of the County of San Mateo (HACSM). Program will include tours of various upgrades to the buildings and grounds including our brand new community center.

Host: San Mateo County Department of Housing/Housing Authority of the County of San Mateo

Location: Midway Village, 47 Midway Drive, Daly City, CA 94014 (map)

RSVP: Norman Pascoe, email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Information: (650) 802-5008, Flyer:  English, Spanish

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM: Grand Opening of Cedar Street Apartments. A free event. This 15-unit development will be provided much needed supportive housing to some of the most vulnerable of our community.

Host: Mental Health Association of San Mateo County

Location: 110 Cedar Street, Redwood City, CA (map)

RSVP: MHA, (650) 368-3345

6:00 PM - 7:45PM: Homebuying 101: The Basics of Ownership. A free event. The San Mateo County Association of Realtors (SAMCAR) is presenting an educational workshop entitled "Home Buying 101" for first-time home buyers, as a part of Affordable Housing Week 2012.

Professionals in finance, title, credit, and real estate will provide both step-by-step training on the basics of home ownership and answer all your questions in an interactive setting. This workshop will provide the A,B,C's of what to do when buying a home, whether now or in the future.

Host: San Mateo County Association of Realtors

Location: San Mateo Public Library (Oak Room), 55 West 3rd Ave., San Mateo, CA (map)

Questions: Paul Stewart at (650) 696-8200 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Friday, May 11th

7:30 am - 9:00 am: HLC Legislative Breakfast. A free event. The theme this year will be "Affordable Housing in a Post-RDA California."  We will be exploring the current prospects for affordable housing creation and then look to the future. Guests include CA Assemblymember Jerry Hill.

Extra: A special unveiling of San Mateo County's new Housing Locator Service - www.SMCHousingSearch.org.

Host: Housing Leadership Council of San Mateo County

Location: Best Western Grosvenor, 380 S. Airport Blvd., South San Francisco, CA (map)

RSVP: Register here

More Information: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , (650) 872-4444, x2

Saturday, May 12th

8:30 am - 1:30 pm: Bus and Site Tour - Creating Communities along the Grand Boulevard. A free event. A unique opportunity to see up close the progress that has been made in north San Mateo County towards realizing the vision of the Grand Boulevard.  Stay a bit longer and continue the conversation over a self-funded lunch.

Host: Greenbelt Alliance, SamTrans, Housing Leadership Council of San Mateo County

Location: Begin at the Daly City BART Station (map)

RSVP: Register here (space limited)