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Creating a more affordable Coachella Valley and Riverside County

We coordinate a growing coalition of community members, developers, local leaders, government officials, funders, and more—working together to create more affordable housing and economic mobility across the region.

Impact

Some numbers worth celebrating

Our coalition is built on a pretty basic idea: We can do more together than we can apart. And it’s working.

$45 million+

in loans delivered to affordable housing projects

4,500+

People living in homes funded by the coalition

130,300+

People supported by the Lift to Rise coalition

Who we are

The region’s biggest challenges are connected, so our solutions should be, too

We’re the backbone of a massive and growing coalition that includes local community members, advocates, and over 80 government and organizational partners. Together, we’re making it easier to live, work, learn, and stay here.

From grassroots organizing to directly funding new affordable homes, we’re pushing for lower housing costs, fairer wages, stronger renter protections, better public infrastructure, and more access to the support people need to thrive.

The model

Here’s how we make progress together

Since we got started back in 2018, our model for regional change has helped us reach goals that used to seem impossible—like kickstarting 10,000 new affordable homes in ten years.

Everyone in the coalition follows the same plan

Every two years our coalition creates an Action Plan that lays out what we’re working towards, how we’ll get there, and how we’ll know if it’s working. This is our roadmap.

We take collaboration seriously

Our work is rooted in collective action. The more people we have pushing in the same direction—from schoolteachers to national nonprofits—the farther we go.

We make sure we’re moving the needle

We track our progress year-round to make sure we’re hitting the goals laid out in our Action Plan. That way we stay accountable to ourselves and our communities.

ACTION PLAN

See what we’re working on

We have big dreams for the Coachella Valley and Riverside County, and our Action Plan is how we’ll make them happen. Take a look at our two-year strategy to lower housing costs, expand our coalition, and create 10,000 new affordable homes by 2028.
Check out the Action Plan

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