CHOA Events

CHOA will have events to gather people and share information from Arcadia, and our region.  Read below about our upcoming and past events.

Upcoming Events

2 main efforts by CHOA will be coming up in the next months:

  1. On Saturday, April 20th, CHOA had another Sharing Session at the Hills Church.  Here are the details:
    1. Here are what we presented:
      1. Handouts: Click here to get an electronic copy of our handout.
      2. Slides:
        1. Click here for the Google slides.
        2. If you dont have a Google account, click here to download the slides.
      3. Videos of the presentations: We will release the videos with our next newsletter.
    2. CHOA introduced the Safe Parking Program in Arcadia, and had many of the partners come speak.  This allows folks living in their cars a safe place to park, while they are working, going to college, and seeking housing.
    3. 2 City Councilmembers join us: Mayor April Verlato and City Councilmember Eileen Wang.  Mayor Verlato gave us all her updates and perspectives.
    4. CHOA gave updates on Affordable Housing coming to Arcadia, via the Housing Element, on the recent passed Rezoning vote, and the upcoming Inclusionary Ordinance (the percent of Affordable Housing units in each new development.)
    5. We thank Hills Church for hosting our Sharing Session again.   As a note, read more about their free food distributions on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of the month.
  2. In May, CHOA will have our last meeting with our City Councilmember.  We meet in-person to urge them to vote for Affordable Housing in Arcadia, in upcoming Inclusionary Ordinance.  Join us to speak to District 4 Councilmember Paul Cheng in mid-May. Contact us for the details of day, time and place.

Past Events

Below are the events CHOA has held since starting in the Spring of 2022.  We have a Sharing Session every 6 months.  Take a look what we did by clicking the dates links below.  Contact us to get the password for these web pages (see the videos).

  • Nov. 4th, 2023 – This Sharing Session was at Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration.  Mayor April Verlato spoke about affordable housing being built by the San Gabriel Valley Regional Trust.  CHOA shared on the Housing Element, Affordable Housing, and briefly introduced the Safe Parking Program idea for Arcadia.
  • Sept. 15th, 2023 – Pray for Housing – We were led (and hosted) by Hope International Church in prayer for housing in Arcadia.  This is our prayer list for the next 12 months. Please continue to pray for housing until the next election in Nov. 2024.
  • April 29th, 2023 – Sharing session at the Hills Church, on what CHOA is doing, and what you can do to reduce homelessness, and build affordaable housing.
  • Nov. 5th 2022 – Gathering to hear about Short-term efforts, the Housing Count, the Hills Church food distribtuion, and from Abundant LA.  We met at Santa Anita Church.
  • April 30, 2022 – Exploring Arcadia Housing Solutions…our first gatheirng, led by Jill Shook, with Making Housing and Community Happen, in Pasadena.  We met at Foothill Unity Center.