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Ali Day’s pathway into affordable housing started at LA Family Housing (LAFH), a homeless services agency in California's San Fernando Valley, where she originally supported fundraising and administration work. In her initial role at ...
Merritt recently celebrated another impactful year of the Merritt Scholars program at our annual graduation event! This year, we honored 14 Scholars, 93% of whom have already secured opportunities in affordable housing and related ...
Santa Monica College’s Student Services Center at its main campus, 1900 Pico Blvd. SMC has launched an Affordable Housing Property Management Certificate of Achievement in partnership with Merritt Community Capital Corporation—an ...
Announcing Our 2025 Impact Report
We’re proud to share Merritt’s 2025 Impact Report, highlighting a year of meaningful momentum investing in homes and empowering people.
From welcoming five new team members to closing our second ...
Samantha Lee's path into affordable housing was inspired by observing the real challenges many people face in accessing stable housing. Growing up in San Leandro—a working-class community in the Bay Area—she witnessed firsthand the ...
May 5, 2026 - Oakland, CA
Merritt Community Capital Corporation, a nonprofit affordable housing investor and lender, has been named the 2026 Partner in Community Development by Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California ...
Recent Property Closings & News
Marvel in the Mission Groundbreaking: San Francisco, CA
We’re proud to celebrate the groundbreaking of Marvel in the Mission—a powerful step forward for affordable housing in San Francisco.
This ...
As an early-career professional, Maria Landeros’ affordable housing industry experience began with a private developer in South Los Angeles, where her role was deeply rooted in supporting residents. While meaningful, the work also ...
2026 Strategic Outlook
A Note From Our President & CEO: Ari Beliak
As we look ahead to the rest of 2026, I’m proud of how far Merritt has come — and energized by where we’re going. Our impact continues to grow, and in 2026, our ...
Shania was raised in a low-income, immigrant household in Chicago, where she learned early on what housing stability truly means. Impacted by structural barriers that many low-income people of color face, Shania spent her childhood ...
Recent Property Closings & News
Congratulations to Eden Housing on their recent project, Donner Field Senior Apartments, located in Sacramento, California. As a new construction senior community, Donner Field is available to 67 ...
February 24, 2026 - Oakland, CA
Merritt is proud to announce the closing of Fund 26, the second-largest fund in our history!
Fund 26 finances eight projects, spanning eight counties across California, which will create 480 affordable ...
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