Message from Board Chair
Here on the Board, we see the chance to do something special, something important, something good for this community and our tenants. The purpose of the Board of American Family Housing is:
- To be diligent in the governance of the organization, establishing, reviewing and maintaining policies which ensure best practices are followed, and financial, human and capital resources are guided and managed with the highest degree of accountability and care.
- To guide AFH to be the preeminent developer of affordable housing in California, maximizing the organization’s potential and ensuring the universal provision of housing and services to those most in need.
- To ensure sustainability for AFH, building for the future and creating an organization that is systems- and mission-oriented, and self-perpetuating.
- To serve as passionate ambassadors for AFH, driving positive perceptions of AFH, nurturing relationships with sources of funding and deals, and promoting the work of AFH within our networks.
- To provide guidance to the staff as a value-add, setting and affirming priorities, providing wise counsel in managing growth, assessing risks, and engaging in planning and budgeting that supports the staff as they implement plans.
I’d like to thank the cities and agencies we work with for choosing to partner with us in order to get results for their communities. I’d like to thank our donors and volunteers for extending our reach. And I’d like to congratulate the AFH team for really showing how to grow while improving quality. It’s definitely the case that AFH is recognized for thinking outside of the box in order to get results. We seek to follow best practices when it comes to implementing the approaches needed to address, and end, homelessness. I am particularly excited about how our great real estate team works in conjunction with our property management and services teams to get results.
— Steve Renahan, American Family Housing Board Chair
