News and press

Homeless to Housed

Part 1

Created by Mark Jones from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission of San Francisco

Homeless to Housed

Part 2

Created by Mark Jones from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission of San Francisco

In the News

  • vox - Churches want to build affordable housing. Why are cities stopping them?, September 2025

    Where the “Yes in God’s Backyard” movement goes next.

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  • CBS San Francisco, December 2024

    New affordable housing complex built on church-owned land in Walnut Creek

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  • ULI San Francisco, May 2024

    Leveraging a new state law to streamline the development process, resources and support to turn ideas into reality.

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  • Vote for Hope: New Beginnings Housing Project #BlackHistoryMonth, February 2024

    Permanent housing and support for youth transitioning out of the foster care system in San Mateo, California.

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  • Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency, October 2022

    Fairmont Campus Navigation Center Tiny Homes is the Model

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  • Mercury News, June 2022

    Bay Area churches build tiny homes for their homeless neighbors.

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  • Fast Company's 2021 Innovation by Design Award

    Housing advocacy collaboration recognized for cost-effective, streamlined approach to supporting vulnerable homeless populations.

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  • Mercury News, September 2021

    East Bay tiny homes mean big changes for homeless residents.

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  • SF Bay via Bay City News, September 2021

    New tiny home village offers dignified space, care for 34 residents in need.

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  • KGO ABC 7, September 2021

    New tiny home village at Fairmont Navigation Center

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  • KTVU FOX, September 2021

    Opening of new Fairmont Navigation Center Tiny Home Village

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  • Goodness Village opens in Livermore, CA, June 2021

    Goodness Village opens 28-tiny home community to accommodate those struggling with homelessness.

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  • Palo Alto Online, January 2021

    Are modular homes the answer to Bay Area's affordable housing demand?

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  • ABC7 News, February 2020

    Tiny homes, big solution: 4 formerly homeless find housing thanks to new program in Castro Valley.

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  • KTVU Fox, February 2020

    Castro Valley tiny home community opens in parking lot of First Presbyterian Church of Hayward

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