Santa Clara County Housing Authority
Fidel Contreras is an experienced communications professional currently serving as the Communications Program Manager at Santa Clara County Housing Authority since August 2022, where responsibilities include coordinating communications aligned with diversity, equity, and inclusion principles and managing the agency's website and social media platforms. Prior to this role, Fidel worked as a Communications Project Manager at Fresno Housing from May 2014 to August 2022, overseeing a significant website redevelopment and boosting social media engagement. With a background as a Project Associate at Fern Tiger Associates from June 2005 to December 2013, Fidel led projects for nonprofit organizations and government agencies to enhance their impact. Earlier experience includes serving as Events and Homecoming Coordinator at the University of California, Berkeley, managing campus-wide events to engage donors and alumni. Fidel holds a degree from UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design and continues to pursue education at Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
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Santa Clara County Housing Authority
The Santa Clara County Housing Authority (SCCHA) provides rental assistance to approximately 20,000 low-income households across Santa Clara County annually through the Housing Choice Voucher program. Furthermore, SCCHA also develops, owns, and manages over 2,900 affordable housing units - with close to 1,000 units in our current development pipeline. A key partner in the community’s effort to end homelessness, SCCHA provides rental assistance for over 2,700 formerly unhoused individuals and families. As part of HUD’s ”Move to Work,” SCCHA programs and properties are targeted to assist low-income households while helping residents become self-sufficient. The vast majority—more than 80%—of our households are extremely low-income families, seniors, veterans, persons with disabilities, and the formerly unhoused. Working together with landlords, housing developers, non-profits, and local governments, we strive to provide quality affordable housing and supportive services to as many individuals and families throughout Santa Clara County.