The desire for single-family homes further and further from city centers has led to urban sprawl and inspired several policies that have benefited white suburbanites at the expense of communities of color. This pattern has been a huge driver of the lack of housing across the country, and in Los Angeles County we see the impacts in the homelessness crisis that’s been a constant throughout the years.

When tracing the story of housing and inequity in the United States, we start to see the roots of how redlining, land use and zoning policies were the tools of choice to divide communities and exploit land for the profits of a chosen few.

Last month Holos Communities held our first DEI summit at Pepperdine University on May 22nd, spending the day reviewing core principles around diversity, equity and inclusion and strategizing organizational goals for the organization.

Holos Communities shares some lessons learned in the wake of the Silicon Valley Bank collapse, from a developer and nonprofit perspective.

As Holos Communities has explored how to build more homes faster, we’ve realized that we need to focus our efforts to creating new financial models that move away from the capital stack model, which holds back production of homes. Moving towards new models that streamlines funding and expedites construction of homes for the unhoused can be the solution to the housing crisis.

Green spaces have several positive effects for a community, and implementing and maintaining parks provides sustainable benefits and helps build community.

Learn how the concept of the Living Lab - our offices as a testing ground - was born. At our office, we utilize the space we have to launch innovations that can one day scale up at our properties.

Learn how reducing embodied carbon is crucial to mitigate global warming. Specifically, operational carbon that’s calculated from a building's energy use, can be reduced or eliminated by efficiencies and renewable energy sources.

The Holos Communities team took part in a couple of experiences with the community last week to share insights about our work with students in North Hollywood, and connect with residents and neighbors in Mid-City.

I am pleased to announce that Clifford Beers Housing will, henceforth, be known as Holos Communities. Inspired by the Greek word meaning “whole” or “all”, Holos manifests the creation of new, holistic paths for developing communities as living ecosystems.