by Emma Falley | Jul 29, 2024 | News Releases, Project Updates
July 29, 2024–Oakland, CA Congratulations to PEP Housing on the financing closing for Vigil Light Senior Apartments – which will preserve 49 new units of affordable housing for low-income seniors in Santa Rosa, CA. Originally constructed in 1983 under a...
by Emma Falley | Jul 16, 2024 | News Releases
July 16, 2024–Oakland, CA Merritt kicked off the second year of the Asset Management Specialist (AMS+) Program this summer! We are thrilled to be offering and expanding the AMS+ program in 2024 as part of our Commitment to California initiative and want to...
by Emma Falley | Jul 2, 2024 | Giving Back, News Releases
July 2, 2024-Oakland, CA Welcome to the newest cohort of Merritt Scholars! We are thrilled to welcome our 20 new Scholars into a program that will lay the groundwork for a career in affordable housing. Each scholar will be paired with a mentor, have paid...
by Emma Falley | Jun 25, 2024 | News Releases
June 25, 2024-Oakland, CA Our 2023-2024 Merritt Scholars cohort was the largest cohort to date, welcoming 20 scholars in 2023. As a People-First organization, Merritt knows that solving the affordable housing crises means attracting and training the next generation of...
by Emma Falley | Jun 12, 2024 | News Releases
June 12, 2024–OAKLAND, CA Our 2023-2024 Merritt Scholars cohort was our biggest cohort to date! Merritt Scholars are spread out across the state of California with varying interests in the affordable housing field. We have 11 Scholars graduating and want to celebrate...
