The Coachella Valley Housing Coalition

CVHC provides technical assistance to low-income families in obtaining financing to build their single-family home in the Coachella Valley and other communities. CVHC receives federal, state, county and local funds to assist families to build their homes under the Mutual Self-Help Program (MSHP). The total number of houses completed for this period under the MSHP was 67, a total of 94 were in various stages of construction, and 63 were in family recruiting stages.CVHC also acquires and develops land for the purpose of building affordable single-family housing. A total of 520 lots are currently in the predevelopment stages. CVHC operates a Lease to Own Program, whereby houses were purchased, rehabilitated, and rented out to eligible families. A total of 44 houses were rehabilitated under this program. During the year two (2) houses were sold during the year, and three (3) houses remain under this program.CVHC provides housing counseling assistance to families participating in the MSHP and the Lease to Own Program. A total of 354 individuals received various types of housing counseling services during the fiscal year.

CVHC acquires and develops land for the purpose of building affordable multifamily housing development. Financing for these developments is obtained from the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program (LIHTC) as well as federal, state, county and local funds. During the year we completed construction (May 2024) on one (1) LIHTC special needs housing development 61 units in the city of Palm Springs, CA.CVHC had three (4) multifamily developments in the pre-construction stages, totaling 322 units of affordable housing.CVHC has developed, rehabilitated, and acquired 42 developments for a total of 3,050 units of multifamily housing, and special needs affordable housing since its inception.