2021 Adopt A Family Program a Huge Success From our February 2022 newsletter It was as if Santa’s workshop made a temporary move from the North Pole down to San Mateo. The Adopt A Family Program is a favorite HIP Housing holiday tradition! On Saturday, December 11th, parents and children arrived [...]
HIP Housing Celebrates the Winners of Its Annual Calendar Contest From our February 2022 newsletter On December 8th, HIP Housing debuted its 2022 calendar at a celebration honoring the 12 contest winners who contributed their artwork and quotes. The event took place at the Belmont Public Library and was attended by local elected [...]
A Q&A with Shelley Pavela, HIP Housing Board President January 2022 HIP Housing is extraordinarily fortunate to have Shelley Pavela as the President of our Board of Directors. Shelley sat down with us recently for a chat about her Board experience, her thoughts on our work and affordable housing, and some great book [...]
HIP Housing Memories January 2022 HIP Housing is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, and we will be gathering and sharing stories, memories, and photos throughout 2022 from HIP Housing founders, staff, and supporters. Our first HIP Housing memory comes from Laura Fanucchi, our Director of Programs, who will celebrate 30 years of [...]
Meet HIP Housing's New Board Members! \We are thrilled to welcome three new members to HIP Housing’s Board of Directors, and one new member to the HIP Housing Development Corporation Board of Directors. We can’t wait to see where their energy, ideas, and experience take our agency going forward. Ian Bain HIP [...]
HIP Housing launches compliance services for affordable units in market-rate developments December 2021 HIP Housing’s property management team, HIP Housing Affordable Ventures (HHAV), recently launched Below Market Rate and Inclusionary Housing Compliance Services to serve property owners and developers required to include below-market-rate units (BMR) in their developments. HHAV provides income certification of [...]
Home is a place where everything is okay. Home is a place that defines you. My home has a place in my heart. -Kaya O. (Woodland School) My home is like a "Captain America" shield. It protects me and everyone who lives inside it. My home protects me from the coldest day to [...]
Hip, Hip, Hooray! 2021 Virtual Event is a Smashing Success July 2021 From their office desks and living room sofas, more than 100 HIP Housing supporters gathered online on Wednesday, May 26th, for our “At Home with HIP!” virtual event and fundraiser. With custom cocktails named after local landmarks in hand, our supporters heard [...]
HIP Housing Works with Stanford University on a New Information and Referral Program July 2021 HIP Housing is working with a team of graduate and undergraduate students from Stanford University on a new Information and Referral Program! This program would add capacity for HIP Housing to provide ongoing support to the 3,000 people who [...]
HIP Housing’s Executive Director Receives 2020 Business Woman of the Year Award July 2021 HIP Housing’s Executive Director, Kate Comfort Harr, recently received the “2020 Business Woman of the Year Award” from Chamber San Mateo County. Comfort Harr earned this award as a result of her leadership of HIP Housing in 2020, which had [...]
