January 22, 2025
A new affordable housing community has opened its doors in Chico. The Foundation provides 59 new supportive homes for low-income working families, seniors, and individuals with special needs This new development comes at a much-needed time for…
January 16, 2025
What you need to know: Governor Newsom today issued an executive order to fast-track temporary housing for those displaced by the firestorms in Southern California.
LOS ANGELES – Governor Gavin Newsom today issued an…
January 14, 2025
All of us at the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) extend our deepest sympathies to those affected by the fires that have devastated so many and continue to burn across the Los Angeles Region. We are deeply,…
November 15, 2024
The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) today announced five federal 2018 Community Development Block Grant—Disaster Recovery Workforce Development (CDBG-DR-WD) program awards totaling nearly $40.7 million to aid in…
July 24, 2024
In 2018, the County of Shasta was devastated by the Carr Fire. With an estimated 1,614 structures destroyed, the community is still working to rebuild.
Shasta County recently had cause to celebrate at the ribbon cutting for Burney Commons,…
July 8, 2024
Paradise, CA —
HCD recently joined in celebrating the groundbreaking of Cypress Family Apartments, a new 70-unit affordable housing project in Paradise, California.
Specifically designed for large family households earning from 30-60 percent of the Area…
May 22, 2024
In 2018, the Camp Fire in the Town of Paradise became the most deadly and destructive wildfire in California’s history. Hours after the fire ravaged the Town, residents and leaders gathered in the early morning to discuss recovery.
Since…
May 22, 2024
The communities of Santa Rosa and Clearlake have been heavily impacted due to recent wildfires. The devastation faced by these communities is exacerbated by the loss of precious housing.
HCD’s Community Development Block Grant Disaster…
May 22, 2024
From wildfires to floods to hurricane-force winds, California has faced natural disasters that have devastated communities. And with California’s current housing crisis, even the smallest number of homes lost creates significant pressure on these…
December 4, 2023
Sacramento, CA —
Resources are still available to help California homeowners affected by the 2017 and 2018 wildfires and other natural disasters rebuild their homes. However, the deadline to apply for these funds is quickly approaching.
Many victims of…