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Caldwell Housing Authority outlines programs, preservation projects and tenant services
Summary
The Caldwell Housing Authority told the City Council it continues to provide subsidized-rate housing to farmworkers and other residents, described restoration and community projects, and listed tenant-service programs that reach residents beyond the housing authority’s campuses.
Dominique Moreno, coordinator for the Caldwell Housing Authority, presented the authority’s annual update to the Caldwell City Council on March 17, describing ongoing housing operations, community programs and preservation projects.
Moreno said Farmway Village will mark an anniversary in 2025 and described the authority as the city’s largest H-2A agricultural housing provider. She told councilors that CHA manages 248 housing units and that tenants’ earnings and spending support the local economy; CHA provided figures for tenant income and cumulative tenant contribution to the local community during the presentation.
The authority highlighted several physical and community projects. CHA said it moved the historic Rice House to a new foundation at Kimball and Chicago Street and is restoring the property to house first responders; the presentation described an active capital campaign and plans to complete restoration in fall 2025. CHA also said it has completed improvements at Lions Park and connected Farmway Village to the city water system on Nov. 5, which CHA described as improving water pressure for residents.
CHA listed regular resident services and community partnerships: monthly “blessing boxes” of ready-to-eat foods distributed to the Caldwell Police Department blessing box and the Caldwell Library food pantry; drive-through food box distributions that CHA said serve about 80 families and hand out roughly 6,000 pounds of food per event; quarterly loteria nights and fresh-produce distribution for elderly residents coordinated with community partners; and a weekly partnership with the Rolling Tomato to provide fresh produce to tenants via two refrigerators in the community laundry facility.
CHA also described youth and community programming, including a STEM egg-drop contest that includes local schools and juvenile-detention participants, after-school activities run in partnership with Caldwell Library and 4‑H, and seasonal community events such as Family Fun Day and Wagons Ho where CHA said volunteers distributed hundreds of hot dogs and refreshments.
Moreno closed by saying CHA is focused on future needs as the city grows and thanked the council for ongoing support; she offered to take questions and said she is the point of contact for tours and information about the Rice House capital campaign.
Ending: Council members thanked CHA for its community work and asked no follow-up actions; the presentation concluded with the council moving on to other agenda items.
