Additional
Affordable Housing Programs and
Resources in the Area
Please note that the following apartment
complexes are NOT owned or operated by the City of Menlo Park.
This information is provided on a referral basis only.
Gateway Apartments, Willow Court, and
Willow Terrace
These three complexes provide affordably
priced rental units. The Mid Peninsula Housing Coalition,
a non-profit affordable housing developer, operates all three
complexes. For information call (650) 323-5615.
Crane Place and Partridge Place
These two complexes provide affordable
rental housing to seniors. Both complexes are operated by
Peninsula Volunteers, a non-profit organization.
Call Crane Place at (650) 325-2442 and Partridge Place at (650)
324-3160.
Midpeninsula Citizens for Fair Housing
Discrimination on the basis of race,
color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, marital status,
physical or mental disability, age, or sexual orientation in the
sale or rental of any housing is illegal. Midpeninsula Citizens
for Fair Housing handles housing discrimination complaints and
works to secure equal access to housing for all people.
For Menlo Park, Redwood City, Stanford, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills
and Cupertino, call (650) 327-1718.
Center for Independence of the Disabled,
Inc. (C.I.D.)
Through the Housing Accessibility
Modifications Program, grants are available for disabled and/or
frail elderly persons to maximize self-sufficiency by eliminating
architectural barriers in the home. C.I.D. serves San Mateo County
and can be reached at (650) 595-0783.
Human Investment
Project (HIP Housing)
Human Investment Project provides homesharing opportunities
in San Mateo County by matching housing providers who have room
to share with compatible singles, seniors or single parents with
children. A homesharing participant has a private room and shares
the kitchen and common living areas with the other resident(s)
and/or housing provider(s). Other HIP Housing programs include:
Home Equity Conversion for Seniors, Self-Sufficiency, and Property
Development. For information call (650) 348-6660 or visit HIP's
website at www.hiphousing.org
San Mateo County Home Ownership Program
This program offers home ownership
assistance and first time homebuyer education. Call (650)
802-5033 for information.
Valley Support Center of the MidPeninsula
Offers rent and deposit assistance,
emergency shelter, and transitional housing. Call (650) 322-1821.
Housing Authority
of San Mateo County
The Housing Authority of San Mateo County provides rental housing
assistance to very low-income households. The Section
8 rental assistance program assists households in obtaining
decent, safe and sanitary housing in private accommodations. Federal
funds (HUD) pay the difference between what a very low-income
household can afford for rent and the approved rent for an adequate
housing unit. The Housing Authority issues Housing
Choice Vouchers to eligible Section 8 households who are
then free to locate suitable rental units that meet their needs.
The Housing Authority makes assistance payments to the private
owners who lease their rental units to Section 8 assisted families.
The tenant's portion of the rent is the highest of 30 percent
of adjusted income, 10 percent of gross income, or the portion
of welfare assistance designated to meet housing costs. For information
about Section 8 assistance call the Housing Authority of San Mateo
County at (650) 802-3300.
Palo Alto
Housing Corporation
This is an independent, non-profit public benefit corporation
whose primary purpose is to acquire, develop, and operate low
and moderate-income housing in the City of Palo Alto. The Palo
Alto Housing Corporation also administers the City of Palo Alto's
Below Market Rate Housing Program and provides a Housing Information
and Referral Service. For more information, call (650) 321-9709
or go to www.paloaltohousingcorp.org
Bay
Area Housing Information
For a complete on-line directory
of Bay Area housing information, go to the Palo Alto Housing Corporation's
website at
www.paloaltohousingcorp.org or call them at (650) 321-9709.
