The San Diego Housing Commission (SDHC) has earned a national reputation as a model public housing agency, creating innovative programs that provide housing opportunities for individuals and families with low income or experiencing homelessness in the City of San Diego — the eighth-largest city in the nation, second largest in California.

An award-winning public housing agency created in 1979, SDHC performs three major program functions that create affordable housing opportunities:

• Federal rental housing assistance provider for more than 16,000 low-income households, annually;
• Partner to address homelessness, including HOUSING FIRST – SAN DIEGO, SDHC’s landmark homelessness action plan; and
• Affordable housing developer, investor and lender—producing more than 23,000 affordable housing units currently in service through partnership developments and acquisitions.