With inflation outpacing wage increases along with the economic downturn in recent years, the need and demand for affordable housing units has skyrocketed. In the last decade development firms have increasingly tried to provide affordable housing units, but the obstacle is how much funding and incentives do they receive for these types of units? This proposal analyzed the affordable housing situation in City Heights by looking at the sources of funding for affordable housing developments,...

Non-governmental organizations are assuming a diverse set of responsibilities to provide local communities the additional support for affordable housing development. This project focuses upon the networking abilities and capital raising strategies of NGOs, and how their initiatives impact the community of City Heights (San Diego).