BUILDING FUTURES. ONE FAMILY AT A TIME.
The mission of CCIH is to provide permanent, affordable housing and
vital support services to homeless and at-risk families and individuals
in Contra Costa County.
In 1991, concerned Contra Costa County faith communities made the decision to join together and develop badly needed housing for the County’s homeless families and individuals. Today, CCIH membership includes more than thirty inter-denominational, faith-based communities who cooperate and share resources and skills. Together, we develop affordable permanent housing and provide quality support services to our tenants. Our goal is to enable individuals and families to stabilize their health, enhance self-sufficiency, and break the cycle of homelessness.
Our first project, Garden Park Apartments, provides permanent supportive housing for twenty-seven formerly homeless families, each with an adult member with a health or mental health disability. Garden Park Apartments are co-owned by CCIH and Mercy Housing California.
CCIH also provides support services at Bella Monte Apartments, a 52 unit apartment complex, in Bay Point and Los Medanos Village, a 71 unit apartment complex, in Pittsburg. Both sites offer affordable housing to low-income families. CCIH started the programs because the county specifically identified East County as an underserved area. Resources for Community Development owns Bella Monte Apartments and Los Medanos Village. Services are available to all the 123 families who live there. Most of these families are working poor and some have special needs. We are very excited about these new programs and the response from local faith and community leaders has been outstanding.
