Abode Communities Awarded $10,000 Grant from Pasadena Community Foundation

Pasadena Community Foundation has awarded Abode Communities with a $10,000 grant to support senior resident services programming at Hudson Oaks. This grant will help to ensure that Hudson Oaks’ seniors continue to thrive and age independently in place with dignity.

Abode Communities Featured in HCIDLA’s Phases & Faces of Affordable Housing Exhibit

Abode Communities’ Selma Community Housing featured in the Los Angeles Housing + Community Investment Department’s Phases & Faces of Affordable Housing Exhibition.

Robin Hughes Participates in League of Women Voters Homelessness Forum

Robin Hughes joined a panel of housing advocates for the Homelessness Forum, an event hosted by the League of Women Voters Los Angeles.

Abode Communities Appoints Fernando Villa as Board Chair, Welcomes Two New Board Members

Abode Communities’ appoints Fernando Villa as Board Chair and welcomes Wendy Greuel and Brian Hansen as new members.

Abode Communities Hosts Beautification Day at Parthenia Court

Abode Communities hosted Parthenia Beautification & Joy (PB&J) Day, a day of service to revitalize the organization’s aging development, Parthenia Court.

U.S. News & World Report: COO Holly Benson Discusses Domestic Spending Cuts

Chief Operating Officer Holly Benson discusses domestic spending cuts with U.S. News & World Report.

Urgent Message from the President: Vote No on Measure S

Abode Communities urges its friends, colleagues and partners to vote No on Measure S, a dangerous measure that directly threatens the immediate and long-term future of affordable housing development in the City of Los Angeles.  

Abode Communities and T.R.U.S.T. South LA Celebrate Long-Awaited 7-Acre Mixed-Use Development in South LA

Abode Communities and development partner T.R.U.S.T. South LA celebrate progress on the long awaited Slauson & Wall, a 7-acre mixed-use affordable housing development in South Los Angeles.

Robin’s Hughes Honored on AHF’s List of Women Making a Difference

Robin’s Hughes has been honored on Affordable Housing Finance’s list of Women Who Are Making a Difference in the affordable housing industry.

Urbanize LA: Redevelopment of Rolland Curtis Gardens Moves Forward

Abode Communities announces the redevelopment of Rolland Curtis Gardens is moving forward making way for 140 affordable family homes, a 6,500 sf Federally Qualified Health Center and 1,500 sf of community-serving retail in South Los Angeles.

Abode Communities Awarded $200,000 Bank of America Neighborhood Builder Grant

Bank of America has announced Abode Communities as the recipient of its Neighborhood Builder award for the nonprofit’s effective combination of affordable housing with onsite self-sufficiency services.

The Real Deal: Seven-acre Affordable Housing Development Underway in South LA

Abode Communities, in partnership with T.R.U.S.T. South LA, announce progress on the long awaited Slauson & Wall, a 7-acre mixed-use affordable housing development in South Los Angeles.

LA Sentinel: South LA Says No to Measure S

President & CEO Robin Hughes joins local leaders at press conference to discuss the controversial ballot Measure S.

Robin Hughes Offers Remarks at “No on Measure S” Press Conference in South LA

Robin Hughes Offers Remarks at “No on Measure S” Press Conference in South LA.

Curbed LA: Measure S Would Shackle Construction of Affordable Housing

President & CEO Robin Hughes said, “Organizations like Abode Communities will be forced to scrap plans for hundreds of affordable housing units,” in the Curbed LA article discussing the potential outcome if the proposed Ballot Measure S passes.

KNBC: Robin Hughes Discusses Effects of L.A. Ballot Measure S

Robin Hughes featured on NBC News discussing the damaging effects of L.A. Ballot Measure S.

Robin Hughes Joins Diverse Coalition in Opposition of Measure S

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti joined a historically diverse coalition of residents, community leaders, affordable housing and social justice advocates, labor, business and environmental organizations to announce his opposition to Measure S, a damaging housing ban that would result in higher rents and loss of jobs.

Six and Counting…Selma Community Housing Achieves LEED Platinum Status from USGBC

Selma Community Housing has been certified with a Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED®) Platinum rating from U.S. Green Building Council making it Abode Communities’ sixth affordable multifamily development to achieve this distinction.