Program areas at NPH
In 2023, nph's key successes have moved the needle, growing power and securing justice for our movement and communities. In addition to nph's ongoing work and programming, nph sustained and grew initiatives including: policy and advocacy:in 2023 nph passed our entire slate of seven priority bills, which will work to move our region and state forward in advancing stable, affordable, and equitable homes for all our community members, no matter their race or income. Nph worked alongside our members and partners to pass sb 4 (wiener), which simplifies the process for faith organizations and nonprofit colleges to take action to house their neighbors who struggle with homelessness. The bill unlocks over 171,000 potentially developable acres statewide (nearly five times the size of the city of oakland!) For streamlined affordable Housing projects. Sb 423 (wiener) is one way that nph has worked to pass meaningful structural reforms to support communities in meeting their Housing needs. This bill extends the sunset date for sb 35 from 2026 to 2036. Since its passage in 2017, sb 35 (wiener) has provided streamlined, ministerial approval of projects in cities that have not built sufficient Housing, as determined by the state, and has led to increased affordable Housing production. Ab 480 (ting) is the first significant update to ab 1486 (ting) which passed in 2019, and represents nph's ongoing leadership around the surplus land act (sla). Nph led state efforts to pass ab 1486 and continues to seek ways to strengthen this critical law. Ab 1486 strengthened the sla and required that localities allow affordable Housing developers to make a first offer on their surplus land.in 2023, nph created and co-led coalitions and campaign teams for a dual campaign strategy for the november 2024 elections, taking bold steps towards system change and winning major resources for affordable Housing. We worked to build broad-based coalitions, conduct research and outreach, fundraising, and grew political support and strategy to win. Our work, if successful, will deliver major resources that allow us to make immediate investments in our communities as well as set the stage for our next big victories.nph and our statewide coalition, californians for affordable Housing now, successfully supported aca 1 (aguiar-curry), a bill to place a state constitutional amendment on the ballot to set the voter threshold for local Housing and infrastructure bonds at 55%. In 2023, it passed the legislature with a supermajority vote, demonstrating strong support and setting the stage for follow up legislation with amendments to ensure that the measure that ultimately goes before statewide voters is strong, effective and empowers communities to meet their Housing and infrastructure needs. If the measure is placed and passes in november 2024, it would be a landmark change, unlocking billions in much-needed investments in communities throughout California and empowering local voters to decide how best to address the Housing and homelessness needs in their own communities.nph with our partners continue to lead the bay area Housing for all (baha) coalition to advance the campaign, coalition building and policy development for the $10-$20 billion 9-county bay area affordable Housing bond measure. We are working in close partnership with our regional agency partners, Association of bay area governments (abag), metropolitan transportation commission (mtc), and the bay area Housing finance authority (bahfa).permanent supportive Housing (psh) working groups:nph's permanent supportive Housing working groups collaborated with the terner center for Housing innovation at uc berkeley to produce: permanent supportive Housing as a solution to homelessness: the critical role of long-term operating subsidies, an in-depth report that shows that the success of psh in the bay area depends on ongoing and long-term operations funding and shares a set of actionable recommendations. The report uses extensive data from nph members to finally paint a complete picture of the cost of providing psh, a high priority for the state and proven strategy in combating homelessness. It focuses on the importance of supporting psh developers with adequate resources - a crucial example of how funding yields results in what have been difficult budget cycles for the last few years. Events, trainings, and working groups:in 2023, nph's annual affordable Housing conference brought together over 1,000 affordable Housing practitioners for networking, learning, and knowledge sharing. The conference is nph's major touch-point for our members and partners, strengthening our movement and providing a space to expand and deepen the work of affordable Housing practitioners. This event is also a critical opportunity for the bay area's affordable Housing industry to get on the same page and strategize together for our collective work ahead. Nph events, programs and member working groups address the many needs and latest developments of our industry. In 2023, over 800 people registered for our other key programming outside of our leadership awards and annual conference, including our brown bag training series, emerging leaders peer network (elpn), and resident services professional development training series. Our member working groups collaborated on innovative solutions in legislative policy advocacy; regulatory advocacy; strategic communications; diversity, equity, & inclusion (dei); and permanent supportive Housing (psh). Regional public information campaign: begins with homein 2023 nph's shift the bay launched our regional public information campaign, begins with home, a narrative campaign designed to build the public support and the political will we need to win affordable Housing solutions at scale. The campaign seeks to accomplish this by disrupting dominant, harmful narratives of defeatism and cynicism that block public support and collective action for the transformative change we need to ensure that everyone has safe, stable, and affordable homes. Begins with home is designed to support the long-term success of nph's members by preparing bay area residents to be more receptive to and supportive of meaningful affordable Housing solutions. Begins with home is led by nph, co-led by all home, and executed with 12 campaign partners working on all areas of Housing justice in all corners of the bay area. The culmination of many years of coalition-capacity building, public sentiment research, and local campaigning, begins with home was publicly launched at our annual conference to over 1,000 attendees.advancing racial equity in the sector:nph is proud to embed racial equity and inclusion into our work, and to advance racial justice more broadly. These initiatives include promoting public policies that seek to address the bay area's discriminatory Housing policies as well as developing comprehensive and innovative programs designed to center racial equity and inclusion in our organization as well as our industry.bay area Housing internship program (bahip):bahip is a one-year, paid internship program designed to recruit and train low-income students of color at bay area colleges and universities to become Housing development professionals. The goal of bahip is to advance leaders of color in our industry, remove common barriers to opportunity, and support a robust pipeline of professional and diverse leaders to strengthen our industry. In 2023 we graduated our 5th bahip cohort, composed of eight interns with over half of them continuing employment at their host agency or entering into a related field. To date, bahip has graduated 44 interns, with over 85% of graduates continuing in equity-focused and community-driven work. Several program alumni have advanced in their careers to serve as supervisors and mentors to the current and upcoming cohort.anti-racist champions of change (arcc):launched in 2022, arcc offers a one-year immersive experience for black, indigenous, people of color (bipoc) managers and their executive-level leaders working in nonprofit affordable Housing development organizations. Arcc aims to support the next generation of bipoc leaders and culture change in their organizations and the industry more broadly. Our first-year cohort included 11 bipoc managers and 3 executive partners representing two core nph member organizations. In september 2023, arcc completed its first program year, with participants exploring leadership development and organizational transformation towards an equitable affordable Housing industry. Through a series of sessions that included skill development, honest dialogue, personal reflection, and imaginative thinking, we worked together to create a future of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging across our field. Now, participants can bring back to their organizations tools and frameworks to help them toward their paths of equity.