BIA/SC 50+ Housing Council Announces 2009 SAGE Awards Winners
15th Annual Competition Recognizes People, Projects And Programs That Enhance The Quality of Life for Southern CA Residents Aged 50+.
The 50+ Housing Council, a special interest council of the Building Industry Association of Southern California, revealed the winners of the “Project of the Year” and “On the Boards” categories of the 15th annual SAGE Awards and honored “Person of the Year” winner Manny Gonzalez and “Program of the Year” winner RSVP-Orange County at an awards ceremony held on November 12th in Costa Mesa, CA.
The 2009 SAGE Project of the Year award was shared by two innovative housing developments – Silverado Senior Living-Beach Cities and Tivoli Plaza/Shield Village – serving different segments of the 50+ market.
“The SAGE Awards pay homage to the best 50+ projects, people and programs in this dynamic segment of residential housing,” said Andy Bowden, president of the 50+ Housing Council and a principal at Land Concern Landscape Architects and Planning in Santa Ana, CA. “After 15 years, we continue to be impressed at the variety and ingenuity of housing for this niche, and to appreciate the passionate commitment of so many individuals and organizations dedicated to improving the lives of Southern Californians who are 50 and older.”
Shield of Faith Economic Development is a community - based non-profit 501(c)3 organization that is focused on providing help to people primarily in and around Pomona, California and throughout the United States.
One of our main focal points is to provide affordable, quality housing to families and seniors in areas where quality dis-count housing is not yet available.
As a community - based organization, we strive to help keep our youth out of gangs and off of drugs. We hope to accomplish this by providing the best possible support to families in a variety of ways, such as parenting skills that will increase family integration and decrease youth crime, drug use and other destructive behaviors. Through these programs, we hope to promote abstinence among young people.
We also encourage cultural diversity and work to promote comfortable relationships between ethnic communities in our city. We will offer cultural enrichment to young people through teaching the arts and creating athletic programs that engage youth in constructive behavior.
In order to help guide our youth, we also hope to offer case work type tutorial and mentoring programs to youth and children in our surrounding cities.
We can also provide an array of services that will financially empower the people we serve through enhanced financial literacy and better financial decisions.
We also encourage entrepreneurial activity and purpose to provide small business loans and facilitate business-incubation.
History of Shield of Faith Christian Center
Shield of Faith Christian Center (SOFCC) began its existence as Bethany Community Church of Pomona in April of 1981. The young church started in a storefront building at 831 W. Holt Ave, with three adults and two children. By the grace of God, the church began to grow, and it soon purchased an abandoned post office building at 140 W. Orange Grove Avenue and renovated it to serve as its church home. By 1989, the building had been renovated a second time, but was yet too small for the growing body of believers.
Shield of Faith Economic Development provides job training and referrals to individuals seeking full and part-time work. We work closely with our partner Genesis trucking, a faith based employment service, developed by Shield of Faith Christian Center. Our vision is to help individuals and families make a permanent transition from un-employment or government assistance, to becoming gainfully employed. For more information please call: (888) 560-1242 or send an e-mail to: info@sofedc.org
