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The Department of Housing and
Community Development Awards
$11.3 Million in Proposition 46 Funding to Create
Housing Opportunities in the Central Valley

Fresno Awardees

(Del Rey, Fresno County) – On behalf of Business, Transportation and Housing Agency Secretary Sunne Wright McPeak, California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) Acting Director Judy Nevis today announced nearly $11.4 million in Proposition 46 funds to Central Valley communities. The awards will provide housing opportunities for more than 366 of California’s hardworking families and neediest residents. Proposition 46 is the $2.1 billion housing bond approved by voters in November 2002.

"Gov. Schwarzenegger is committed to making affordable housing a reality for all those who share the dream of homeownership," said Secretary McPeak. "Today’s awards will help 366 families or individuals achieve the dream of affordable housing while supporting local economies through construction related activities and the jobs they create."

Awards were made through the following HCD programs:

  • $7.7 million in CalHome Program. These awards will help 233 families realize this dream.
  • $3.2 million through the CalHome Building Equity and Growth in Neighborhoods Program (BEGIN). The grants are for down payment assistance loans to low- and moderate-income first-time buyers of 113 homes in BEGIN projects.
  • $400,000 through the CalHome Self-Help Technical Assistance Allocation (CHSHTAA) for 20 homes for low or very low income households using the hands-on self-help method of building their own homes.

"Tulare County has one of the highest percentages of people in poverty and some of the worst dilapidated and distressed homes in the state. The CalHome Program helps bridge the gap in serving the emergency housing repair needs of the neediest families in California."

Mauna Ekema
Manager, Housing Specialist
Central Valley Christian
Housing Development Inc.
2222 W. Sunnyside, Suite #3
Visalia, CA 93277

"The 2005 CalHome award is welcome news. In the past CalHome has provided more than $1.5 million in assistance. The CalHome program has been instrumental in providing emergency assistance to 34 very low income families within Tulare County. Without the assistance from the CalHome/Proposition 46 Program, these families would still be waiting for desperately needed help."

Steven Worthley, Chairman
Board of Supervisors
County of Tulare
2800 Burrell Avenue
Visalia, CA 93291
(559) 733-6271