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February 22, 2007 - Volunteers of America Bay Area will hold its 21st Annual Operation Good Neighbor Holiday Food Basket event on Saturday, November 18th to provide Thanksgiving food baskets to 2000 seniors, disabled persons and disadvantaged families throughout the Bay Area.

Volunteers of America will showcase its newly renovated Lord Tennyson affordable housing community for low-income families at a news briefing on February 26 at the Lord Tennyson housing community in Hayward. Over $33 million was invested in the 252-unit affordable housing community to address the needs of the residents and contribute to the overall quality of housing in the City of Hayward. Volunteers of America is one of the largest nonprofit providers of affordable housing in the country, and the renovation of Lord Tennyson Apartments is part of a national effort to address the country’s affordable housing crisis for low-income seniors, families, and people with disabilities.

The Lord Tennyson affordable housing community provides 252 two, three and four-bedroom apartments for low-income families who are at or below 50 percent of the area’s median income level. The renovation process was funded by federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credits and tax-exempt Private Activity Bonds to provide needed upgrades and major energy efficiency improvements to the interior and exterior of the housing community, including the replacement of windows and doors, the conversion from master gas and electric metering to individual metering, and improvements to the parking area, playground, and community room. Nationally, Volunteers of America owns and operates more than 300 affordable housing communities in 31 states that are home to more than 20,000 people, and has more than 3,000 additional units of affordable housing in pre-development and development.

Date: Monday, February 26, 2007
Time: 10 a.m.
Location: 2191 West Tennyson Road, Hayward, CA 94545
Participating: Jo Cazenave, District Director for U.S. Representative Pete Stark; Gina Antonini, Field Representative for Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger; Kathy Wilson, District Director for State Senator Ellen Corbett; Christopher Parman, District Director for Assembly Member Mary Hayashi; The Honorable Michael Sweeney, Mayor of Hayward; The Honorable Bill Quirk, Hayward City Council Member; Patrick Sheridan, Senior Vice President of Housing Development, Volunteers of America National Office; John R. Bailey, President and CEO, Volunteers of America Bay Area; and Rosalind Cosby, a resident of Lord Tennyson.

Volunteers of America is a national, nonprofit, faith-based organization dedicated to helping those in need rebuild their lives and reach their full potential. Through thousands of human service programs, including housing and healthcare, Volunteers of America helps nearly 2 million people in over 400 communities. Since 1896, our ministry of service has supported and empowered America's most vulnerable groups, including at-risk youth, the frail elderly, men and women returning from prison, homeless individuals and families, people with disabilities, and those recovering from addictions. For more information about Volunteers of America, visit www.VolunteersofAmerica.org.

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