Mutual Housing California

Mutual Housing acquired its first distressed multifamily community in 1989 - Glen Ellen Estates in South Sacramento. The spirit of this organized movement by renters, community advocates, and elected leaders to rehabilitate the dilapidated buildings into healthy, welcoming homes is now inextricably embedded into each Mutual Housing community. What began as a model of resident participation and community building more than 35 years ago has remained invaluable as an antidote to the divisiveness that pervades most corners of our world. Our varied onsite programs also focus on leadership development and encouraging residents to have decision-making power in all aspects of their lives. 

The 20 multifamily communities we have developed and now operate are home to more than 3,200 residents. All residents have household incomes below 60% of the area median income (AMI) and about half are living under the federal poverty line ($26,200 for a family of 4). Thirteen of our 20 communities are in Sacramento County, seven in Yolo County, and we have agreements with community development and resident groups in Stockton to build additional apartment communities. In 2019, we completed construction on phase two of Mutual Housing at Spring Lake, an affordable Zero Net Energy community for agricultural workers and their families in the city of Woodland. In 2021, we completed construction on a new 38-unit community in Davis called Adelante—meaning “To move forward” as the families will now be able to do. In 2022, we opened the first-of-its-kind LGBTQ- welcoming senior housing community in midtown Sacramento. By 2024, we will complete construction on 3 additional developments in South Sacramento and the Downtown Sacramento Railyards District, providing an additional 403 affordable housing opportunities. Funds raised through Big Day of Giving support the community building work within all of our established and new communities throughout the region.