Resources for Community Development
Alina Farooq is an accomplished community development professional with extensive experience in program management and advocacy. As a Community Development Program Manager and My Eden Voice Coordinator at Resources for Community Development since October 2020, Alina has demonstrated leadership skills in executing community initiatives. Previous roles include Operations & Program Manager with the Alameda County Complete Count Committee for Census 2020 and Advocacy Fellow at United We Dream. Alina's diverse background also includes experience as a Census Fellow, Student Board Assistant, and Self-Help Center Intern. Alina holds a Master of Public Administration from San Francisco State University and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Government from California State University - East Bay.
Resources for Community Development
Resources for Community Development (RCD) creates and preserves housing for people with the fewest options, to build community and enrich lives. We provide safe, quality homes that are affordable to over 4,500 individuals and families who are low-income so they can continue to live, work and play here in the Bay Area. RCD’s affordable, quality housing and services provide benefits to the whole community as well as individual households. • It promotes inclusive, healthy, complete communities. • It builds economic strength through jobs and local spending. • It makes a long term contribution to environmental quality and sustainability. • It gives the next generations of residents the opportunity for a strong and stable start in life. Since it was founded in 1984, RCD has developed 2,500 homes for low to moderate-income residents in more than 65 communities in the Bay Area region. We have an inclusive model of housing development that ensures that people with special needs are part of our communities. Almost one third of our units are set aside for people with special needs.