A History of Change
“We understand that many of our clients experience great trauma in their lives that hinders their ability to thrive.”
Leo McFarland
President and CEO, Volunteers of America Northern California and Northern Nevada
Del Paso Boulevard
Making an Impact
“Removing development impact fees can be another step a city can take to make it a lot more attractive to a builder to build affordable housing.”
Jonathan Stern
Director of planning and acquisitions, BRIDGE Housing Corporation
Community Support
“When we start to weigh costs and benefits, impact and opportunity, there’s so much to be gained from this.”
Alicia Sebastian
Old North Sacramento resident and affordable housing advocate
Breakfast at Lil Joe’s
“I think it’s going to bring in some people who are going to be a contribution to our neighborhood.”
John Fierro
Owner, Lil Joe’s
Being Neighborly
“This is today’s modern affordable housing, which can be beautiful.”
Doug Snyder
Vice president, regional real estate development for Volunteers of America National Services
Service-enriched housing helps residents thrive
“Our housing is service enriched and resident centered.”
Melissa Liou
Controller and housing director, Volunteers of America Northern California & Northern Nevada
Safe place for seniors in time of need
“Let’s face it: In real life, things don’t happen as planned.”
Keiko
Client, VOA Senior Safe House
Return on Investment
“The City of Sacramento’s funding support for this project is the catalyst for this project becoming a reality.”
Doug Snyder
Vice president, regional real estate development, Volunteers of America National Services
Building a Community’s Foundation
“The most important thing is bringing people into this community. … That’s going to lead to a better business environment and it’s going to give folks a place to live. It’s a win-win.”
Daniel Savala
Executive director, Del Paso Boulevard Business Partnership
Work-Life Balance
“We need foot traffic, not just people driving through because it’s a thoroughfare. We need people to stop at businesses, have some food and go to the next business.”
Jonathan Tate
Del Paso Boulevard resident
Community Building
A local Sacramento architecture firm designs around neighborhood needs For the past 30 years, Sacramento-based Mogavero Architects has been building homes and uplifting communities throughout…
Stoney’s ready to rock again
“With what we’re doing here, we feel that 70 to 80 percent of Sacramento will come to Stoney’s or hit Del Paso Boulevard over the next few years.”
Kevin Lutz
Co-owner, Stoney’s Rockin’ Rodeo
True North Pizza finds its bearings
“We think an industrial-area pizza window is super-cool. … Consumers love to find these small hole-in-the wall restaurants and tell their friends.”
Vanessa Garcia
Co-owner, True North Pizza
Dawg Pound finds home on Del Paso
“I’ve gotten to know almost everybody in the skateboard community, so we’re a destination shop.”
Lucas Underwood
Owner, Dawg Pound Skate Shop
From barbecue to urban street wear
“Sacramento artists are migrating here right now, and we’re super-proud to be part of the arts community.”
Carlos Lopez
Co-owner of four Del Paso Boulevard businesses
A new voice for North Sacramento?
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Restoring the Past For the Present
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