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Affordable housing development is at a crossroads. Across California, communities face rising construction costs, labor shortages, and increasing pressure to deliver housing faster while maintaining quality and long-term sustainability. At Mutual Housing California, we believe innovation must be part of the solution. That’s why we are excited to announce the start of construction on Mutual Housing…
Category Archives: The Mutual Blog
Jun
13
2025
FOR RELEASE: June 13, 2025 Contact: Steven Root, 916-453-8400 Ext. 227, [email protected] Mutual Housing Receives NeighborWorks America Grant to Invest in Community Development and Affordable Housing in Sacramento and Yolo County Sacramento — Mutual Housing California is proud to announce it has received a $506,000 grant from NeighborWorks America to support affordable housing…
Apr
08
2025
For Immediate Release April 8, 2025 Contact: Steven Root, 916-453-8400 ext. 227,, [email protected] NeighborWorks America selects Mutual Housing VP of Community Development Tejal Shah for NeighborWorks Achieving Excellence Program, in collaboration with Harvard University Program offers leaders tools and support to advance the organization’s performance and capacity Sacramento, CA —NeighborWorks America is proud to announce that…
Dec
04
2024
City of Stockton approves key funding for Mutual Housing’s new trailblazing senior housing community
Mutual Housing California's new multifamily housing community in Stockton is set to become the most innovative positive net energy permanent affordable housing project in the State of California. The 76-unit senior housing project took another leap forward at the November 19 Stockton City Council meeting with Mayor Kevin Lincoln and the councilmembers voting unanimously to approve $6.19…
Feb
09
2021
The entire Mutual Housing California community is saddened by the recent passing of Max Fernandez, a member of our board of directors who touched us all with his intelligence, insight and commitment to sustainable affordable housing communities. Max was a straightforward guy who always let you know exactly how he saw things and what he…
Jan
14
2021
It took a few weeks to count all the votes, but when they finally got tallied, former Mutual Housing California community organizer Chinua Rhodes eked out the victory and found himself elected to the Sacramento City Unified School District as its Area 5 representative. Chinua, 36, is a proud resident of south Sacramento with strong…
Nov
16
2020
As if California did not have enough of an affordable housing crisis, the wolf has begun to howl at the door of the people who are lucky enough to live in the high-quality homes provided by the state’s nonprofit affordable housing developers and managers. Massive unemployment brought on by the pandemic of 2020 has taken…
Nov
05
2020
It didn’t take long for Jessica Ison to roll into action once she arrived at Mutual Housing as our 2020-21 intern from California Coalition for Rural Housing. Right away, she jumped into the Lavender Courtyard by Mutual Housing project, learning the financial side of what it takes to build affordable housing. She’s also helping out…
Oct
26
2020
The dream went back more than a decade, to when Jim Joseph got together with a few friends and acquaintances and decided that Sacramento was long overdue for an affordable housing community friendly to LGBTQ elders. “They’d already been through the ups and downs of coming out as young people, or older, or whatever, and…
Sep
16
2020
The Year of the Pandemic brought out the best in one of the things Mutual Housing California does best – delivering food to people who need it. In normal times, Mutual Housing’s community development team distributes a few thousand lunches to young people in the summer’s Eat, Read, Play lunch program, thanks to the support…