Anna Vela-Villacana. Courtesy photo.
CENTRAL COAST — Peoples’ Self-Help Housing is proud to announce the promotion of Anna Vela-Villicana to Housing Specialist for the Home Ownership Department.
Vela-Villicana is stepping into the vital new role as PSHH continues to expand to meet the still growing demand for affordable housing along the Central Coast.
As a Housing Specialist, Vela-Villicana provides housing counseling, loan packaging for U.S. Department of Agriculture mortgages, secondary down payment assistance loans and other related services. Vela-Villicana previously worked as an Administrative Assistant for the Resident Services Department where she assisted the Supportive Housing Program, Youth Education Enhancement Program and the Community Building and Engagement Program.
Prior to joining PSHH, she worked as a legal secretary for several years. She is bilingual in English and Spanish.
About PSHH: Founded in 1970, PSHH is an award winning non-profit organization that develops affordable housing and community facilities for low-income households and homeownership opportunities for working families and special needs populations, such as seniors, veterans, the disabled, and the formerly homeless. With nearly 1,200 self-help homes completed and close to 1,700 rental units developed, PSHH is the largest affordable housing developer on the Central Coast, with offices in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara. For more information on Peoples’ Self-Help Housing, , visit www.pshhc.org, email communications@pshhc.org or phone (805) 781-3088.