The burden of history is tangible to this day, stripping people of color of rights in all aspects of life. To alleviate the ongoing effects of generational housing discrimination, Greenline Housing Foundation was founded in 2020, offering effective and timely solutions informed by lessons from the past. For five years, the nonprofit has remained steadfast in its mission of restoring what is still broken, providing Black and Hispanic people with down payment grants, financial education, and home maintenance assistance. Beyond grant applications, this focus on education sparks difficult conversations that citizens, governments, and everyone in between should be having to increase awareness and continue highlighting the consequences of historic discrimination.
Based in Pasadena, California, the organization has granted access to homeownership for close to 70 families across the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, Atlanta, Baltimore / DC, Portland, and beyond. Since its establishment, Greenline has experienced gradual year-over-year growth, with collective grants awarded totaling over $1.6 million. How did it all begin? With a single realization that a specific history has led society to this dire point.
