HOME Housing Funding for We Are Up and Home Rehab
Humboldt County
Summary
$1.5 million of recycled HOME loan dollars goes to the We Are Up project in McKinleyville — senior housing paired with homes for autistic adults — and $239,078 continues the owner-occupied rehab loan program, which has a waiting list.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 3
- Last 30 days
- 1
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 6, 2026.
Impact analysis
$1,810,078 in recycled federal HOME program income — not new county money.
Low-income homeowners needing repairs and future residents of the We Are Up community in McKinleyville.
Mentions & discussions (3)
Board of Supervisors — October 6, 2026
$1.5 million of recycled HOME loan dollars goes to the We Are Up project in McKinleyville — senior housing paired with homes for autistic adults — and $239,078 continues the owner-occupied rehab loan program, which has a waiting list.
Board of Supervisors — June 2, 2026
The consent calendar included a $905,758 contract with Arcata House Partnership for permanent housing and case management, part of over $7.5 million in behavioral health funding flowing to the county.
Board of Supervisors — January 13, 2026
The county's roughly $1.2 million in federal homeless funding dodged a bullet when a court paused HUD's plan to cap permanent housing money. State HAP funds may bring about $3.7 million more, and Care Court plus SB 43 are now live locally.
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