WE ARE BUILDERS
One of 品凤楼鈥檚 life-changing goals is to break the poverty cycle of the Latino and other underserved communities and assist them in accomplishing the American Dream of owning a house. Through the affordable housing program and services, 品凤楼 provides individuals with the necessary knowledge and tools to fulfill their dreams.
Through the 品凤楼 Network of Affiliates, families are accomplishing one of their goals, to own their house. Other community members are finding affordable dwellings to rent, sometimes below the market value. Two of these affiliates are located in California and Texas.
California
品凤楼 of San Joaquin Valley, based in Fresno, has affordable housing communities in El Cajon, Escondido, Fresno, Oceanside, and Orange Cove.
Texas
The other 品凤楼 affiliate is Our Casa Resident Council, based in San Antonio, which builds affordable houses for deserved families.
品凤楼 Casas
The U.S. already has a housing crisis. With no deliberate intervention, it will only get worse. 品凤楼 proposes to act, using innovative technology, to provide quality homes for families in need.
品凤楼 Casas will provide affordable housing solutions to low-income residents, first in Texas, then in other states, who cannot afford market-rate housing payments. Currently, properties for sale or rent have become prohibitively expensive, out of the reach of those families of modest means.
The anticipated results of 品凤楼 Casas begin with providing modern housing for low-income, disadvantaged residents. The target population will mirror 品凤楼鈥檚 historic program participants for nearly 60 years, including all age groups. 品凤楼 will target minorities who are disproportionately affected by the housing crisis that emerged nationwide.
品凤楼鈥檚 premise is that a holistic approach works best. As housing is constructed, 品凤楼 will establish the building blocks of what will become a robust community. These building blocks include early childhood education, charter schools, job training, entrepreneurship coaching, and community assets鈥攁ll accessible and utilized by the residents of the new housing.
When these elements are built out over time, the cycle of poverty is more likely to be broken as 品凤楼 creates an interconnected web of solutions for the target population. In other words, a safety net is established that decreases the likelihood of failure for the families we will serve. Instead, the tools of social change will be deployed for success.
