Policy and Advocacy Promoting policies that increase affordable housing opportunities The need for affordable housing is greater than ever. When MidPen opens a new community we commonly receive well over 1,000 applications for each 50 homes. This means there are still thousands of working families, seniors and individuals with supportive housing needs living in substandard housing or left without money for other necessities after paying their rent. We are committed to narrowing the gap between the supply of quality affordable housing and the need for it. We work with local, state and national leaders in both the public and private sectors to promote policies that increase affordable housing opportunities for the people who need them. At all levels of our organization, MidPen supports and actively participates in the efforts of leading advocacy groups. MidPen’s leadership sit on the boards of regional, state and national organizations that drive legislation and regulations in support of affordable housing. They are often called on to testify or provide expert advice on issues related to affordable housing development policy and public funding. Affordable Housing Map & Benefits Calculator Mapping existing federal- and state-subsidized affordable housing and estimates the benefits these affordable homes generate for both residents and surrounding communities. Explore the tool Housing Needs Calculator For data on housing need, market conditions, federal and state funding for affordable housing, and production and preservation trends. Explore the tool Allies and Partnerships MidPen staff members have board seats on and/or otherwise work with and support the following organizations. We encourage you to visit their websites to learn how you can get involved. All Home California Coalition for Rural Housing California Housing Consortium EBHO – East Bay Housing Organization Generation Housing Grand Boulevard Initiative Task Force Housing California Housing Leadership Council of San Mateo County Housing Partnership Network Housing Santa Cruz County Housing Trust of Santa Clara County NAHMA – National Affordable Housing Management Association National Housing Trust Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California Silicon Valley Leadership Group SV@Home Bill Support Letters 2021 MidPen Housing SUPPORT letter AB-15 and 16 MidPen Housing SUPPORT Letter AB-71 - As Amended MidPen Housing SUPPORT Letter AB-528 MidPen Housing SUPPORT Letter AB-1271 MidPen Housing SUPPORT Letter SB 8 MidPen Housing SUPPORT Letter SB 591 MidPen Housing SUPPORT SB 9 MidPen Housing SUPPORT Letter SB 17 MidPen Housing SUPPORT Letter AB 1466 Urgent - Speaker Pelosi Letter on 50 percent test and 9 percent expansion MidPen Housing SUPPORT Letter AB 1423 MidPen Housing SUPPORT All Home HOME PRIVACY POLICY ABOUT MIDPEN WHAT WE DO FIND HOUSING NEWS AND HAPPENINGS 303 Vintage Park Drive, Suite 250 Foster City, CA 94404 Tel: 650.356.2900 / Fax: 650.357.9766 info@midpen-housing.org MidPen Housing Corporation is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. MidPen Housing Corporation, BRE# 00915882 MidPen Property Management Corporation, BRE# 00822390 © MidPen 2020. All Rights Reserved