HEART's Mission:
To raise public and private funds to meet critical housing needs
in San Mateo County.
HEART's Vision
San Mateo County has the ability to offer housing that is attainable by all.
About HEART
You can download our two-page fact sheet (PDF): Click here.
Events
» Housing Our Employees: It's Everybody's Job
Luncheon and Executive Briefing
Tuesday, May 13. 11:30-1:00pm
Newsletters
» Summer 2009 - HEART Announces New Homebuyer Assistance Program
[2 MB PDF file]
Progress Reports
Annual Report
» HEART 2008 Annual Report [3 MB PDF file]
» HEART 2007 Annual Report [916 KB PDF file]
» HEART 2006 Annual Report [3 MB PDF file]
2006 San Mateo County Housing Needs Study Summary
Housing Our Future [934 KB PDF File]
Prepared by the San Mateo County Department of Housing, based on a study
conducted by the City/County Association of Governments with support from the Department and HEART.
- Job growth in San Mateo County by 2025
- Creating housing opportunities for everybody
- Who gets left out?
- What happens if we don't expand housing opportunities?
Accomplishments
To date, HEART has invested $7.25 million in the construction of five new developments and the rehabilitation of one sorely needed, at-risk senior housing development. When completed, they will provide nearly 662 families and individuals with rental homes they can afford.
HEART has funded the following developments:
» Trestle Glen
» Hillcrest Senior Housing
» The Village at the Crossing: Read more »
» Ocean View Apartments
» Peninsula Station
» El Camino Family Housing
History
In San Mateo County, there was broad-based recognition of the need for more affordable housing. In an effort to address this issue, HEART was formed in 2003 as a public/private partnership among the cities, the county, and the business, nonprofit, education, and labor communities. To date, HEART has received over $10 million in funding gifts and pledges to meet critical housing needs in San Mateo County.
Staff
Staffing and general management is provided on a contract basis by the Housing Leadership Council of San Mateo County. Program management is provided by the County of San Mateo Department of Housing. All staffing is paid for by dues from the member cities and the County, with supplemental support from foundations.
Christopher Mohr :: Executive Director
cmohr [at] heartofsmc.org
Christopher Mohr is executive director for the Housing Endowment And
Regional Trust. Previously, Mohr served as director of fund development
for the Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation (TNDC) in San
Francisco. The number of housing units owned by TNDC more than doubled
from 740 to 1,570 during his eight years with the organization. Mohr also
campaigned for passage of San Francisco's affordable housing bond measure
in 1996, which provided $100 million in funding for affordable rental housing
and assistance to first-time homebuyers in San Francisco.
» Members and Board Members
Progress Reports Archive
> HEART's 2007 Progress Report (PDF file, 1.4 MB): Click here »
> HEART's 2006 Progress Report: Click here »
Newsletter Archive
» Summer 2008 - HEART Launches Homebuyer Assistance Program
[2 MB PDF file]
» Fall 2007 - Meet residents at The Village: HEART's first affordable senior homes
[2 MB PDF file]
» Summer 2007 - Housing Our Employees: It's Everybody's Business
[2 MB PDF file]
» Winter 2007 - Solving our workforce housing needs [2 MB PDF file]
» Fall 2006 - Introducing HEART[2 MB PDF file]
