Dear Friends
January 2022

EBALDC Appoints Amy Chan as CFO and Ener Chiu as Executive Vice President of Community Building

Chan to lead EBALDC in shaping its next phase of growth Chiu to expand community programs in East Bay Oakland, California — As part of its vision for growth, the East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation (EBALDC) announced the appointment of Amy Chan as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Ener Chiu as the inaugural Executive Vice President for Community Building. Chan and Chiu join the recently appointed Chief Executive Officer, Andy Madeira, in shaping EBALDC’s next chapter after 45 years of serving the East Bay communities of Oakland, San Pablo, Emeryville, and... Read more
Dear Friends
December 2021

From the EBALDC Family to Yours

What excites you about working at EBALDC? The EBALDC Family came together recently for the first time in over two years. With nearly 50 new employees, the excitement to see each other again or meet for the first time was palpable. We are a family, and above all, we are community members who, every day, work towards our vision of an East Bay where everyone has the opportunity to thrive. As we close out 2021, we want to thank each of you for sharing in our vision. We have much work... Read more
Dear Friends
December 2021

From Resident to Intern to Staff

Ten years ago, EBALDC developed our Lion’s Pride Youth Program when we saw that other youth providers come in and out of our communities without a solid commitment to resident or youth engagement.  Working with over 150 youth/year, Lion’s Pride is committed to taking on the hardest to reach youth whom other programs have rejected by providing them with a safe place to grow and learn. READ EBALDC’s 2020-2021 Impact Report The young adults EBALDC hires to intern throughout the year are integral to Lion’s Pride.  Part of the Havenscourt Youth... Read more
Commercial Real Estate
December 2021

East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation Receives $250,000 Wells Fargo Grant

For Immediate Press Release December 10, 2021 Press Contact: Vicki Shu, vshu@ebaldc.org, 510-606-1812 Oakland, California – Today, the East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation (EBALDC) announced its receipt of a $250,000 grant from the Wells Fargo Open for Business Fund to support EBALDC’s COVID Commercial Tenant Resiliency Program (CCTRP). EBALDC envisions an East Bay where everyone has a place to call home; children can access quality education, residents can obtain good jobs, families can enjoy welcoming public spaces, and neighbors can enjoy culture and creativity. EBALDC is the largest nonprofit commercial... Read more
Dear Friends
December 2021

How SparkPoint Oakland Changes Lives

Let’s talk money! Fun fact #1: EBALDC has been providing financial services to our residents and community members for nearly 20 years! Fun fact #2: EBALDC, through our volunteer network, has distributed $25 MILLION back to the community since 2003, when we opened our first Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. In 2018, EBALDC was named a National VITA Savings Champion Site for promoting savings at tax time. Fun fact #3:  Along with the United Way Bay Area, EBALDC opened its first financial services center – SparkPoint – in 2009. There are now... Read more
Dear Friends
November 2021

EBALDC’s 2020 – 2021 Impact Report

Dear Friends, We are proud to present the East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation’s 2020 – 2021 Impact Report – in a new, dynamic online format. The year 2020 was extremely traumatic for our community, our country, and the world as we faced multiple crises – an attempted insurrection that shook our belief in a shared institutional democracy; the continuing impacts of a pandemic caused by the COVID-19 virus; a racial reckoning – sparked by the murder of George Floyd and so many other Black Americans under the color of law; and... Read more
Dear Friends
November 2021

Preserving Affordable Housing. Keeping Families Housed.

As part of our vision for an East Bay where everyone has a place to call home, EBALDC launched the Housing Acquisition Fund (HAF) in 2015. HAF is designed to preserve and expand quality affordable housing for low- and moderate-income families and individuals in the East Bay. One of those properties is Highland Palms. Highland Palms was purchased in 2017 with support from The San Francisco Foundation, NeighborWorks Capital and Community Housing Capital, and later refinanced with Enterprise Community Loan Fund, the City of Oakland, and First Republic Bank. In June,... Read more
Dear Friends
November 2021

EBALDC’s Small Businesses Need You

Fun fact: EBALDC is the largest nonprofit commercial landlord in the East Bay: Over 300,000 square feet of space supporting over 110 nonprofits and small businesses. Not so fun fact: The pandemic devastated small businesses across the country, including here in Oakland. As a community development corporation, EBALDC plays a unique role in building healthy, vibrant neighborhoods. We prioritize women and BIPOC-owned businesses to lease our commercial spaces. We want them to succeed and be a part of the neighborhoods in which they operate. Within a few months of the start... Read more
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November 2021

Sometimes you need a refresh

refresh re.fresh ri-‘fresh to restore strength to freshen up to renew In 2017, we released our Strategic Plan, in which we formally introduced the four pillars of our Healthy Neighborhoods approach to community development: And while they continue to support our Healthy Neighborhoods approach to community development, we know more work needs to be done. We listened to you — our residents, commercial tenants, community members, community partners, neighbors — to inform a Strategic Refresh while we develop our next Strategic Plan: Click on the image or here to read our 2021-2022... Read more
Dear Friends
November 2021

What Healthy Neighborhoods Means for Oakland and the East Bay

At EBALDC, we talk a lot about Healthy Neighborhoods. It serves as our North Star in our vision of an Oakland and East Bay where everyone can live in a safe and affordable home, and that every neighborhood provides opportunities that enable people to live long, healthy lives, regardless of income or ethnic background. During our 46th Anniversary Gala, EBALDC CEO Andy Madeira and former COO and EVP of Community Building Charise Fong had a lively conversation with Board Member Dave Peters on what Healthy Neighborhoods means for Oakland and the East... Read more