About A-1 Community Housing Services

A-1 Community Housing Services works with individuals and families in California through various programs targeting the issues of homelessness, financial education, first-time homebuyer education, rental counseling, foreclosure prevention, and credit management.

We recognize that knowledge is power. Since launching the housing program in 2016, we’ve educated and assisted over 5,000 households.

Counseling and education services are provided FREE, in large part due to support form our local community, partners and funders.

WE RECOGNIZE THAT KNOWLEDGE IS POWER

We’re Transforming Our Communities

5,771 Households

served by A-1 Community Housing Services since 2016

1,787 Households

who have taken the First-Time Homebuyer Workshops

891 Households

who have successfully achieved homeownership

2,305 Clients

total served through workshops

3,000+ Clients

served through free one-on-one counseling programs

2,893 Households

with improved financial capacity after receiving housing counseling

Our Story

A-1 Community Housing Services (A-1 CHS) is a HUD Approved Housing Counseling Agency registered by the IRS as a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization based in Hayward, California, a woman-based organization founded in 2016 by Joanne Baker and Nancy Rivera.

Joanne Baker and Nancy Rivera have over 25 years of combined experience in the housing and non-profit sector. The idea that sparked their vision was simple; the dream of homeownership and financial stability should be achievable to everyone. Through research in their community and a commitment to provide quality service, A-1 Community Housing Services became a Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Approved Housing Agency on September 12, 2018.

A-1 Community Housing Services continues to grow its mission and expand its services, reaching one household at a time.

Achievements

A-1 Community Housing Services has managed to put our fingerprint in the community by servicing over 5,000 households in the areas of rental, first-time homebuyer education, financial literacy and foreclosure prevention in the first 5 years of business.

A-1 CHS has become a trusted agency; with the support of our local community, partners, and funders we continue to grow and help our communities thrive.