
Church Housing Pilot Project [Draft]
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Church Land Sheltering Our Most Vulnerable
Mission: YIGBY, or “Yes in God’s Backyard”, is a movement pioneering a new path forward to help houses of worship become part of the solution to San Diego’s housing crisis.
Problem: A lack of affordable housing sites available in many California communities.
Solution: Build affordable housing on church-owned land in partnership with developers and off-site manufacturers to help build affordable housing in a collaborative, transparent, efficient manner.
Status
Launched
Milestones:
- Late 2019–San Diego Council OKs ‘YIGBY’ Reforms For Housing On Church Parking Lots
- 2020–Completing designs and pre-development work, raising philanthropic funds.
Press:
- Article by KPBS
- Video:
Planned Outcome
- Complete first pilot project in 2021
- Help build 3,000 new units of affordable housing on Church-owned land by 2025
Innovation Themes
July 14, 2020