OUR WORK IN OAKLAND

OUR PARTNERS
Shola Olatoye, Director, Housing and Community Development, City of Oakland
Maryann Leshin, Deputy Director, Housing and Community Development, City of Oakland
Christina Mun, Senior Advisor, Housing and Community Development, City of Oakland
Jackelyn Hwang, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Stanford University
THE PROJECT
Oakland received a small initial CARES Act allocation ($4 million) that was not sufficient to create a new rental relief program. Instead, the City relied on existing regional eviction diversion efforts as channels to make additional grants to households. However, Oakland has since received additional funds from the State of California and launched a rental relief program in September 2020.

HIP is supporting Oakland by providing market studies and analyses of rent relief applicant data and resident survey data to inform the City's housing response to COVID-19.

LEARN MORE

Read a blog post about rental assistance in Oakland. 
Read a comparison of rental assistance programs across HIP partner cities. 
Read a study of housing vulnerability in Oakland during the pandemic. 
Explore the results of Oakland's survey of renters and landlords.

DATA

Download a dataset about the current housing and socioeconomic landscape in Oakland.
​Access the Data Dictionary with information about each variable and additional resources HERE. 
Whether you're a policymaker, researcher, journalist, student, funder, or just someone who cares about housing - we would love to hear from you. Email us at housinginitiative@design.upenn.edu.