📢Join us at this year’s Fill the Bus food drive!
Bring your nonperishables to the Palm Desert Walmart or Ralphs at Smoketree Village Palm Springs to help pack a bus with donations that we’ll be giving to families across the Coachella Valley ☀️
💜Every bit helps keep our neighbors healthy and fed.
"Lift to Rise has been a blessing to the community here in Palm Springs around creating more affordable housing..." Quotation over an image of Deiter Crawford, VP of the Desert Highland Gateway Estates Community Action Association
"especially during COVID when they did rental assistance and more recently with We Lift." Quotation above a picture of Deiter Crawford.
We’ve helped increase affordable housing production by 5,000% in the Coachella Valley.
Our focus since day 1 has been impact—which is why comments like these from our partners and neighbors mean the world💜
👉Help us create a more affordable Coachella Valley for all: lifttorise.org/donate/?utm_...
🎉Congrats to our partners at DAP Health, WHCHC, and Palm Springs on opening Aloe Palm Canyon!
Happy to have helped make this possible through $11.7 million in We Lift loans💜
With: @california-hcd.bsky.social, RivCo HWS, LIIF, JLL, and First Citizens Bank
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☀️Because the first steps to creating real solutions are simple: Ask people what they need, and listen when they tell you.
From housing to gas to groceries, young people in the Coachella Valley are struggling to build a life in the place they call home.
That’s why these conversations matter. They make sure every voice is heard as we create programs to lift everyone in the Coachella Valley and beyond.
The number one thing on most young people’s minds right now?👇
Affordability.
That’s what we got from our latest Community Listening Sessions, where we sat down with young professionals for some real talk about life right now and what Lift to Rise can do to help.
Want a deeper look at what shapes the Coachella Valley's housing landscape? And more importantly—how we we can create a better future?
Kenny Rodgers—Deputy Market Director at LIIF and We Lift’s Fund Manager lays it out with KVCR’s Black Perspectives IE👇
🎧Listen: www.kvcrnews.org/local-intere...
Another We Lift win! 🙌
Need a pick-me-up? How about 70 new units of affordable housing for seniors and formerly unhoused people?
This is what We Lift is all about 🏠
Any of this sound good to you?
✅ Good music
✅ Good vibes
✅ Good company
✅ Celebrating trailblazers working to create more affordable housing & economic mobility in the Coachella Valley and beyond
We thought so, too. Save the date for the next Community Investment Awards! More info coming soon... 👀
Questions about how it all works? Drop them here and learn more at lifttorise.org/we-lift/
The catalyst fund is all about cutting the red tape that keeps affordable housing stuck in budget limbo, so developments all across the Coachella Valley can get started.
🎉Another huge update for We Lift! 🧵
Why is there a housing crisis in the Coachella Valley? 🏡 A top reason is renters in Riverside County need to earn $38.33 per hour—2.3 times California’s minimum wage—to afford the average monthly asking rent of $1,993. Together, we’re building more affordable homes lifttorise.org/get-involved/
More investment = more affordable homes. 🏠
That’s why we’re gearing up for next year’s state budget cycle to secure funding for our region. With your advocacy, breakthrough wins are within reach. Lookout for action alerts to help bring investments to the Coachella Valley.
3/3 Rent burden is unsustainable and we believe our region deserves better.
At Lift to Rise, we’re advancing bold, long-term solutions so that every family in the Coachella Valley is healthy, stable, and thriving. Learn how at: lifttorise.org/action-plan-...
2/3 This may reflect the growing availability of affordable housing, & potentially signals that efforts to expand the supply—ours included—are starting to take hold. While it’s still early, the trend is encouraging.
Yet the reality remains: too many families spend 30+% of their income on housing.
1/3 Last year, we reported on average rent prices in several Coachella Valley cities, noting increases of up to 25% between 2022 and 2023.
Today, while rent prices remain high, they’re beginning to stabilize— a shift we're grateful for after years of steep increases!
It’s been one year since celebrated the launch of our 2024–2026 Action Plan with partners and friends. Our bold goal: 10,000 new affordable homes by 2028. 🏠We’re pushing forward because every Coachella Valley family deserves to thrive. Read the plan and get involved lifttorise.org/actionplan
We’re thrilled to welcome Kristal, a longtime Lift to Rise champion and former Board Chair, as our new COO! With 12+ years in nonprofit leadership and deep local roots, she brings passion, experience, and vision to help build a thriving future for all Coachella Valley families. 💜
We kicked off our first convening of the year with resident advocates, developers, and local leaders to align on 2024–2026 priorities. Together, we’ve expanded the housing pipeline, secured new county funding, and mobilized residents to advocate for affordable housing! Lifttorise.org/actionplan
We’re thrilled to welcome Melinda Cordero-Barzaga to our board! A Coachella Valley resident and Associate Director at Visión y Comprimiso, Melinda brings decades of experience advancing health in underrepresented communities. Join us in celebrating her! 💜
Resident voices power our work. ☀️ Modesta, a mom of two, has lived in Indio’s Villa Hermosa for over a decade. As part of Committees by Cities, she’s advocating for more affordable housing. For her, it’s personal. Learn more about the movement in the Coachella Valley: shorturl.at/LMel1
With 70+ partners & hundreds of residents, we’re urging state leaders to fund the Housing Catalyst Fund. @ Senator Mike McGuire, Speaker Robert Rivas, Senator Christopher Cabaldon, Senator Lola Smallwood Cuevas, Senator Roger Niello, Senator Scott Wiener, & Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel.
@governor.ca.gov @scottwiener.bsky.social @california-hcd.bsky.social
Housing affordability is the #1 concern in California and the Coachella Valley.🏡⬆️
That’s why Senator Steve Padilla and Senator Ochoa Bogh are backing our push for state investment—fueling nearly 1,000 new affordable homes👷 despite tough cuts.
The state is watching our region. Let’s keep leading. ➡️
2/2 Lift to Rise and 70+ partners support this urgent request to:
✅ Expand flexible funding for affordable housing in Riverside County
✅ Create a replicable model for CA
✅ Support resident-led advocacy
1/2 Tackling the housing crisis takes bold leadership—thank you Senator Steve Padilla, Senator Ochoa Bogh & assembly member Greg Wallis for championing our 2025–26 budget request to expand affordable housing in the Coachella Valley and Riverside County. 🏡☀️
As he put it, strategic efforts like ours are producing “pretty impressive results.” 👏🏽
And we’re only getting started.
This is what transformative change looks like.
Read how our coalition is turning vision into impact: www.latimes.com/california/s... 2/2
Our coalition isn’t just making waves—we’re shifting the tide.🌊
In the face of California’s housing crisis, the Coachella Valley is leading with bold, community-powered solutions that deliver real results.📈
State leaders—like Senator Steve Padilla—are taking notice. 1/2
thousands of residents who share our belief: everyone deserves a safe, affordable home.💛
Together, we’re proving collaboration can solve the housing crisis.
Read more: shorturl.at/BMWu6
