Sv Home Action Fund

Civic leadership program - the action fund administers a leadership development program, the civic leadership program, for people who may run for elected office, assist on electoral campaigns, or serve on public boards or commissions in santa clara county. The civic leadership program provides basic information on housing policies, communications, electoral campaign strategies, and capacity building for various public service roles.

Legislative advocacy - since its inception, the action fund has championed state legislation that seeks to improve and expand the availability of affordable housing and related needs. The action fund's legislative advocacy program ranges from participating in lobbying days of action with partners, writing letters of support or opposition to legislative proposals, convening discussions with local and state elected and civic leaders as well as participating in regional pro-housing coalitions. This work continued but was a reduced focus of the action fund in 2024