History
The community of Venice has historically opened its doors to a wide diversity of people, including many African Americans restricted from home ownership in other parts of Los Angeles, low-income Latinos displaced by freeway development, starving artists, wandering youth and older citizens on fixed incomes. In 1988, the Mayor’s Blue Ribbon Committee for Affordable Housing identified an emerging housing crisis in Los Angeles, fueled –- especially on the coast –- by escalating rents and property values. The resulting gentrification was already threatening the rich diversity that made up the Venice community. The same year, VCHC was founded with a mission to preserve, maintain and expand affordable housing opportunities for low-income families in Venice and the surrounding neighborhoods. In 1994, responding to heightened gang violence in these neighborhoods, VCHC broadened its mission to add economic development opportunities and family support services.
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