Apply to join Faith and Housing!
 

Apply to join Faith and Housing!  

Program Description

Before applying, learn more about the program's offerings, schedule, and expectations here.  

How to Apply

Applications are currently closed. Sign up for the LISC Bay Area newsletter or email HDCB@lisc.org to explore whether your organization might want to apply to be part of a future cohort.

Information Session

For more information on the program, you can watch a recording of a recent information session here.

Sign up for the LISC Bay Area newsletter or email HDCB@lisc.org to get on the list to receive an announcement for upcoming info sessions.

Who Should Apply

Faith-based organizations and other community-based organizations based anywhere in the 9-County Bay Area with land and a desire to turn it to affordable housing. (Organizations based in Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, Sonoma counties are all eligible.) 

What The Program Offers

  • One-on-one coaching and advising with a development coach  
  • Online and virtual trainings with experts in the field  
  • Connection to a cohort of faith and community organizations working on similar projects  
  • Limited grant resources to fund the reimbursement of qualified predevelopment activities such as property zoning analysis, financial feasibility analysis, and legal assistance as well as a participation stipend   
  • NOTE: Resources will be available in different phases across the duration of the program  

For more information on the program, including what cohort members receive, please read our full program description.

Eligibility

To be eligible, the organization applying must meet these basic requirements:  

  • Be a community-serving organization located in the 9-County Bay Area (religious or non-religious)  
  • Documented site control (deeded ownership or contracted permission to develop) of land or real estate that is zoned to allow for housing (LISC can help determine) located in the 9-County Bay Area  
  • Board/Membership have formally agreed to evaluate the possibility of affordable housing for some or all of the property (documented in writing or in official meeting minutes)  
  • Mission-alignment with providing community services in benefit of the broader community is demonstrated in the organization’s articles of incorporation or other documents  
  • Capacity to actively participate in the program (as demonstrated by a designated point of contact who has at least 8 to 10 hours per month to manage the project representing the organization)   
  • A tested organizational decision-making structure  
  • Have a valid W9 for the organization and bank account that can receive direct deposits