Glad Tidings Community Development Corporation (GTCDC) is a non-profit based in Hayward, CA. GTCDC’s Mission is to preserve, strengthen, and empower our families, households, residents and community by increasing economic development; promoting safe and healthy neighborhoods, providing high-quality and well-maintained affordable housing and encouraging healthy lifestyles. Unique Challenge GTCDC was invited to participate in the
School districts might soon have an easier time building workforce housing for teachers under a new measure introduced in the California State Assembly. The legislation, Assembly Bill 1648, aims to shorten the delays teacher housing projects can face during the environmental review process and is a big step forward in addressing the state’s housing shortage
Churches are built on relationships. But what does a church do when it’s time to renegotiate a lease with a decades-old building tenant? New Bridges Presbyterian Church in Hayward, California, had old leases that were holding it back. The leadership learned it can be helpful to have a third-party professional on hand to look out
A new study shows that California’s housing crisis is indeed getting worse. 53% of Californians say they are considering moving out of state because of the high cost of living, up 4% from last year. The number is even higher for millennials; 63% are now at risk of leaving. These statistics don’t bode well for
The one-room schoolhouse was solid and wonderful, but it was the opposite of the flexible grid style schools needed for the future. Demographics often mimic a slow tide, coming in gradually and making incremental and predictable changes. Eventually, everything is different and where you were once sitting is now underwater, but this change is too
Long-term sustainability is a major element in the property decision making process for nonprofit organizations. Nonprofits should hire a market professional to analyze the market and the agency’s long-term goals. Two Forks in the Road, Two Hard Choices The choice between leasing and buying is like coming to two forks in a road and trying
In November 2018, California voters passed most of the 125 bills seeking to fund improvements in local school districts. The bills represented more than $15.7 billion in construction bonds, with more than $14.8 billion approved by voters that will fund everything from asbestos and lead removal to entirely new buildings. There were a smaller number
One for-profit business selling property to another is straightforward, as is one nonprofit organization selling a property to another. But what about a husband and wife who want to sell a rental property so that it sustains them in retirement but also want to ensure that the property continues to do good in the community?
American churches are finding that their buildings are no longer the community social landmark they once were. A decrease in faith is partially to blame; the percentage of adults who identify as Christian dropped from 78.4% in 2008 to 70.6% in the latest Pew survey. The greatest decline can be seen in mainline Protestant churches
After all the lesson planning and class preparation that teachers do to help students succeed, sometimes the biggest challenge is just getting students to show up. Studies show that students who miss school score lower on standardized tests and are ultimately less likely to graduate from high school. Attendance is particularly important for students in
On average, cars spend 95 percent of the day parked, doing nothing. That’s a big part of why Uber has taken off. It gives drivers the opportunity to put those wasted hours to use. Think about your church building. On average, how often is it used? On Sundays, for sure, and maybe Wednesday nights. But
Back before smartphones and electronic document signing, Humberto Vasquez had a real estate client who needed to sign a contract offer on a short deadline. He was flying into town on a red eye and had a full day planned starting early the next morning. “No problem,” said Vasquez, now a broker associate at DCG
