Blog Posts
CHIP Turns 50: 50 years, thousands of homes, countless hope.
Jun 09, 2023
For 50 years, the Community Housing Improvement Project has helped create affordable housing…
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Resident Services: Workshops, after school programs and financial troubleshooting bring life to CHIP’s North Valley rental properties
May 12, 2023
CHIP believes apartment communities are more than opportunities for housing—they’re a chance…
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A Mother's Dream
May 11, 2023
Otilia's dream of owning a house almost didn’t happen after she fell ill. That's when her…
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After the Paradise Camp Fire: CHIP gives survivors the chance to rebuild their lives
Apr 13, 2023
After the Camp Fire, the lack of available housing—not just affordable housing—was a serious…
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Dreaming of Owning a Home: the CHIP Self-Help program builds communities in the North Valley
Apr 05, 2023
Since 1981, the Self-Help Housing Program has helped build about 2,000 new, single-family…
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Welcome Home: CHIP puts stable housing within reach in California’s North Valley
Mar 03, 2023
In the midst of California's housing crisis, CHIP is working hard to ensure our apartment…
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Lakeridge Circle Apartments
Feb 08, 2023
CHIP is in the very early development/planning stages for 63 units of affordable housing in…
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More Than Housing: How CHIP Resident Services Foster Community and Improve Mental Health
Jan 27, 2023
Theresa Nantor, Director of Resident Services, explains how CHIP isn't just providing housing,…
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Cypress Family and Senior Apartments
Jan 10, 2023
CHIP, Mercy Housing, and Zen Development Consultants LLC are working with the Town of Paradise…
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Under Maintenance: CHIP’s Aaron McClaughlin tends the grounds—and the community
Jan 06, 2023
Aaron McLaughlin, CHIP’s facility manager, shares how managing apartment communities is more…
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Meet CHIP Staffers Who Grew Up in CHIP homes
Oct 20, 2022
On a brilliant day in mid-2021, Cristina Calva witnessed an epic event: a celebration of the…
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Helping Working Families in Northern California Rent in a Caring Community
Jul 19, 2022
It was 2010, and Rachel Nohrden, a single mother and full-time nurse, was priced out of the…
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