Beyond Housing

What started as a housing assistance program designed to give low-income families the freedom to rent anywhere in a city, is now a derogatory stereotype developed over generations of families in need. How do we look beyond the stereotype residents hear?

Brandee Perez - Opportunity Home

Burt & Dr. Alicia Villarreal - BAABCO Companies

David Wheaton - Texas Housers

Presented by Opportunity Home

In light of the global pandemic, housing organizations across the country are examining their core mission as a safety net for the most vulnerable. There is simultaneously a housing crisis and a public housing renaissance happening. It is time to reintroduce the question, is housing indeed a human right?

Carl E. Gershenson, Project Director, Princeton University

Ed Hinojosa, Jr., President and CEO, Opportunity Home

Ron Nirenberg, Mayor, City of San Antonio

Jasmine Rangel, Research Specialist, Senior Housing Associate, PolicyLink

Presented by Opportunity Home

Affordable housing doesn’t build itself and existing affordable housing doesn’t rehab itself. It takes financial resources to do both. Housing organizations have been exploring public private partnerships to bring in revenue while increasing the housing stock. Activists say it’s a revenue generator for developers while municipalities are using them to increase housing stock.

Tim Alcott, Chief Legal and Real Estate Officer, Opportunity Home

Presented by Opportunity Home

Mixed-income developments were first seen as an opportunity to diversify neighborhoods. We discuss what the initial findings show or how they have impacted low-income families.

Dr. Christine Drennon, Director of Urban Studies, Trinity University

Lorraine Robles, Director of DSNR, Opportunity Home

Presented by Opportunity Home

Housing assistance is a program meant to help the poorest families. But how does that enable families, and are we helping families equally?

Cathy Albisa, VP of Institutional/Sectoral Change, Race Forward

Richard Milk, Policy and Planning Officer, Opportunity Home

Presented by Opportunity Home