Special Initiatives
The California Avenue Neighborhood (CAN) Initiative is a comprehensive neighborhood transformation planning effort to reinvest in the people, housing and neighborhoods of southwest Fresno. The goal is to positively impact the quality of life, housing, and community within the California Avenue Neighborhood and see excellent schools, jobs, quality housing, engaged neighbors, clean parks and sidewalks, and more. These are all a part of having a vibrant community.
CAN seeks to partner with the community to learn the needs of the neighborhood, create a vision, gather innovative ideas and thoughts as we – together – work to reimagine and reinvest in the future of southwest Fresno’s California Avenue.
For more information, visit WestFresnoCAN.org.
Get Connected Fresno
Get Connected Fresno is part of the ConnectHome White House initiative aimed to bridge the digital divide to all Americans by offering affordable broadband access, digital literacy training, and electronic devices...
to Fresno Housing residents.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) selected Fresno Housing to participate in the President’s ConnectHome Initiative, the next step in the administration’s effort to bridge the digital divide for all Americans. Fresno is one of the first 27 communities to be selected. These efforts will support the goal of enhancing resident engagement and broadening their access to services throughout the community.
Fresno Housing and the City of Fresno are working collaboratively with government, industry, and nonprofit organizations to accelerate broadband adoption and use for Fresno Housing families. The focus is to give these families opportunities for them to benefit from current and future technology advances, such as bringing them broadband internet connectivity.
In addition to providing the infrastructure and access, Fresno Housing is coordinating with California State University, Fresno’s Office of Community and Economic Development to establish digital literacy programs within identified communities. These efforts will support the goal of enhancing resident engagement and broadening their access to services throughout the community.
The ConnectHome initiative contributes to the mission of Fresno Housing, to create and sustain vibrant communities throughout Fresno County.
For more information about the ConnectHome Initiative, please visit: connecthome.hud.gov
To become a sponsor, contact ExecutiveOffice@fresnohousing.org
Fresno Housing, in partnership with Bitwise, are offering a scholarship program to Geekwise Academy. The Geekwise Academy will give Fresno Housing residents the skills that are presently in demand in the technology industry. Please email ResidentEmpowerment@fresnohousing.org to apply for the Geekwise Academy Scholarship.
Playbooks
Get Connected Fresno
Get Connected Fresno is part of the ConnectHome White House initiative aimed to bridge the digital divide to all Americans by offering affordable broadband access, digital literacy training, and electronic devices to Fresno Housing residents.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) selected Fresno Housing to participate in the President’s ConnectHome Initiative, the next step in the administration’s effort to bridge the digital divide for all Americans. Fresno is one of the first 27 communities to be selected. These efforts will support the goal of enhancing resident engagement and broadening their access to services throughout the community.
Fresno Housing and the City of Fresno are working collaboratively with government, industry, and nonprofit organizations to accelerate broadband adoption and use for Fresno Housing families. The focus is to give these families opportunities for them to benefit from current and future technology advances, such as bringing them broadband internet connectivity.
In addition to providing the infrastructure and access, Fresno Housing is coordinating with California State University, Fresno’s Office of Community and Economic Development to establish digital literacy programs within identified communities. These efforts will support the goal of enhancing resident engagement and broadening their access to services throughout the community.
The ConnectHome initiative contributes to the mission of Fresno Housing, to create and sustain vibrant communities throughout Fresno County.
For more information about the ConnectHome Initiative, please visit: connecthome.hud.gov
To become a sponsor, contact ExecutiveOffice@fresnohousing.org
Fresno Housing, in partnership with Bitwise, are offering a scholarship program to Geekwise Academy. The Geekwise Academy will give Fresno Housing residents the skills that are presently in demand in the technology industry. Please email ResidentEmpowerment@fresnohousing.org to apply for the Geekwise Academy Scholarship.
Playbooks
Homeless Initiative
Fresno Housing partners with other organizations and agencies to provide supportive housing, resources and other assistance to help reduce homelessness in Fresno County. As a member of the...
Fresno Madera Continuum of Care, a group of stakeholders dedicated to providing housing and services to those on the streets, we work with other organizations to provide affordable housing, resources, and support to Veterans, individuals, youth, and families experiencing homelessness. Our efforts are part of a broader community campaign with the City and County of Fresno to reduce homelessness, which decreased by nearly 60 percent in Fresno County between 2011 and 2017.
Fresno Housing is the Lead Agency in the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) where data on both the individual and community resides. Additionally, Fresno Housing assists the Fresno and Madera communities to apply to HUD for funding in which to provide housing and services for persons/families experiencing homelessness.
Fresno Housing is a partner in the Street2Home collective impact initiative to comprehensively address homelessness across Fresno County. The recommendations in the Street2Home Framework to Action outlines the structure and tactics for the entire Fresno community — leaders, service providers, funders, and residents — to be a part of the solution. Learn more at https://www.street2homefresno.org.
If you or your family are experiencing homelessness, please visit MAP Point
Homeless Initiative
Fresno Housing partners with other organizations and agencies to provide supportive housing, resources and other assistance to help reduce homelessness in Fresno County. As a member of the Fresno Madera Continuum of Care, a group of stakeholders dedicated to providing housing and services to those on the streets, we work with other organizations to provide affordable housing, resources, and support to Veterans, individuals, youth, and families experiencing homelessness. Our efforts are part of a broader community campaign with the City and County of Fresno to reduce homelessness, which decreased by nearly 60 percent in Fresno County between 2011 and 2017.
Fresno Housing is the Lead Agency in the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) where data on both the individual and community resides. Additionally, Fresno Housing assists the Fresno and Madera communities to apply to HUD for funding in which to provide housing and services for persons/families experiencing homelessness.
Fresno Housing is a partner in the Street2Home collective impact initiative to comprehensively address homelessness across Fresno County. The recommendations in the Street2Home Framework to Action outlines the structure and tactics for the entire Fresno community — leaders, service providers, funders, and residents — to be a part of the solution. Learn more at https://www.street2homefresno.org.
If you or your family are experiencing homelessness, please visit MAP Point
