Mission & Goals

MISSION STATEMENT:

To assist San Jose's lower- and moderate-income families by increasing, preserving, and improving housing that is affordable and livable, and to the extent possible, ensuring long-term affordability and contributing to neighborhood revitalization.

CORE SERVICES:

The Department of Housing's core services as defined through the City's Investing In Results (IIR) initiative are to:

• Increase the affordable housing supply.
• Maintain the existing affordable housing supply.
• Provide services to homeless and at-risk populations.

HOUSING GOALS:

The Mayor’s Task Force on Housing’s Final Report outlined the following housing policy goals:

• Increase the supply of affordable housing, preserve the housing stock, and reduce the cost of developing affordable housing.
• Utilize available resources to address priority needs for housing.
• Increase the funds available for the preservation and development of affordable housing.
• Disperse low-income housing throughout the City, to avoid concentration of low-income households and to encourage racial and economic integration.
• Encourage greater involvement of the public and private sector to increase and preserve the stock of affordable housing in San Jose.

Department : Mission & Goals