In the 1980s, visionaries in government and business realized that with the escalating price of land, certain segments of California’s population would be left behind with no hope to own or even rent a place to live: retired teachers and service sector personnel, and young working families. In 1984, concerned civic leaders formed a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization they named the Corporate Fund for Housing (CFH), and the organization began working toward securing affordable homes for these vital members of our growing economy.

Building on the experience and relationships gained in these early developments, in 1993 CFH formed a new entity, Linc Housing, with an expanded mission, staff, and service area. Since that time, the organization has developed a wide variety of affordable apartment homes through new construction, acquisition and rehabilitation of at-risk housing, historic preservation, and adaptive re-use. Linc creates and preserves housing with careful attention paid to quality, design, environmental sustainability, and life-enhancing resident services. We’ve created more supportive housing to support vulnerable populations and committed to having our properties be community assets – serving residents and surrounding neighborhoods by providing community amenities for better health and economic mobility.

Each Linc community is unique to its neighborhood and the residents who call it home.

With more than 9,000 affordable apartments, including more than 700 supportive housing units developed, we’re proud to be the “linc” between hope and home for those in need of affordable housing.

Linc is committed to promoting the ideals of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). As an affordable housing and community developer, we are particularly poised to address these issues in our choices of where and how we build, which programs we deliver, and who we work with. We are working to alleviate long-standing barriers for populations traditionally at a disadvantage in accessing opportunities for prosperity and well-being.

Our Vision

We envision communities in which residents live full, healthy, prosperous lives, unbound by the current predictors and restrictions of race, gender, mobility, and class. We focus on economic progress, financial empowerment, and civic engagement, so that the residents who have found a home at Linc can prosper holistically. In supporting those most affected by disparities, we can build a more equitable and effective system for everyone. We aspire to be an organization that instills pride by association, to lead by example, and to stand behind our decisions and actions.

Our Commitments

We commit to examining and understanding the root causes of economic injustice and the challenges we face and to meet them with the force and deliberation they deserve for long-term transformation. From our beginning, we have sought to improve the lives of people who were locked out of the systems of stability and prosperity, and that continues to be the core of who we are. But we know that systemic change emerges only when we as individuals have the humility and courage to challenge what is in our hearts and minds. Thus, we commit to learning, listening, and opening ourselves to new possibilities.

NON-DISCIMINATION

Linc Housing abides by and supports all civil rights laws, including Title VI and Sec 405 which states the below:

Title VI

Title VI states that no person in the United States shall, on the ground of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participating in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973

Section 504 states that no otherwise qualified person with a disability shall, solely by reason of their disability, be excluded from or otherwise denied participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subject to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.

At Linc, we could not accomplish our mission without the support of the community. Sign up to volunteer in your region here or donate to support our resident services, general operations, or our Welcome Home program here.

Alfred Mann Donor Advised Fund
Bank of America Charitable Foundation
California Community Foundation
Earl B. & Lorraine H. Miller Foundation
Enterprise Community Partners
Hope Through Home Foundation 
Josephine S. Gumbiner Foundation
Kaiser Permanente
Long Beach Community Foundation
LISC LA
Munzer Foundation
PNC
Provident Savings Bank Charitable Foundation
Ralph M. Parsons Foundation
Red Green Blue Fund
The Ahmanson Foundation
The California Endowment
United Way of Greater Los Angeles
Wells Fargo Foundation
W.M. Keck Foundation
Weingart Foundation