Housing
ACPHD's Goal
Housing is a human right! An adequate supply of housing is constructed and preserved in proportion to demand and maintains cultural, racial, and class diversity of the community. There are no uninhabitable conditions or overcrowding. No one is homeless, displaced or spends more than 30% of their income on housing costs. No one experiences redlining or unfair lending practices. Everyone has equal opportunities to receive prime loans. All people have housing that is safe, habitable, and supports good health. Housing is a human right!
Background Information
ACPHD Testimonies on Housing Issues
- Health Benefits of Oakland's Foreclosure Prevention Program (October 9, 2012)
- Support for Oakland Build Services Task Force Recommendations (September 25, 2012)
- Comments on Oakland's Expansion of the Vacant Property Registration Ordinance (May 15, 2012)
- Foreclosure Vacancy Registration Ordinance (Dec. 22, 2009)
- San Leandro Crossings, Affordable Housing and Health (Nov. 22, 2008)
- Foreclosures and Water (March 10, 2008)
- Redevelopment Funding and Affordable Housing (September 18, 2007)
- Pacific Renaissance Settlement (Fall 2007)
Presentations
- Oakland Housing Equity Roadmap (September 30, 2015)
- Health Implications of Housing Quality: A Presentation to Oakland's Building Services Task Force (February 29, 2012)
- Housing, Health and Code Enforcement: A Presentation to Oakland's Building Services Unit (September 21, 2012)
- Health, Housing and Equity: Part 1 (May 14, 2010, presentation for EBHO Affordable Housing Week)
- Health, Housing and Equity: Part 2 (May 14, 2010, presentation for EBHO Affordable Housing Week)
- Health Inequities and a Framework for Change: A Closer Look at Housing and Health Outcomes (July 1, 2008)
Reports
- Development without Displacement: Resisting Gentrification in the Bay Area (April 2014) Executive Summary
Full report is available through Causa Justa::Just Cause’s website - Housing, Health, & Habitability in Oakland (May 2013)
- Rental Housing and Health Equity in Portland, Oregon: A Health Impact Assessment of the City's Rental Housing Inspections Program
- Housing and Health: New Opportunities for Dialogue and Action
- Rebuilding Neighborhoods, Restoring Health: A report on the impact of foreclosures on public health
- PolicyLink Report on Housing and Health
Media Highlights
- Foreclosures can make you sick, report says, San Francisco Chronicle - Sept. 2010
- Foreclosures' heavy toll on health, Contra Costa Times - Sept. 2010
- Is foreclosure making you sick? KCBS - Sept. 2010
- Report Finds Foreclosures Harm People's Health In California Kaiser Health News - Sept. 2010
- Foreclosure can make you sick HealthyCal.org - Sept. 2010
- Group claims foreclosures causing health problems CBS - Sept. 2010
- Foreclosures are making people sick New America Media - Sept. 2010
Resources
- Oakland Building Services
- Centro Legal
- Behavioral Healthcare Services Agency: Housing Services Office
- City of Oakland Neighborhood Law Corps
- East Bay Community Law Center: Tenants Right
- East Bay Housing Organizations
- EveryOne Home
- Great Communities Collaborative
- Housing and Economic Rights Advocates: Foreclosure Assistance
- Causa Justa::Just Cause
- Oakland Community Organizations
- Oakland Housing Authority
- Oakland Tenant’s Union
- Public Advocates
- Resources for Community Development
- Urban Habitat
- Urban Strategies Council: Community Land Trust
Meetings
| Day: | 2nd Friday of the month |
| Time: | 2-4 pm |
| Location: | 1000 Broadway |
Contact Us
Tram Nguyen
Workgroup Coordinator
510-267-8078
Tram.Nguyen@acgov.org