Civil rights group aims to increase homeownership for minority communities in San Diego NBC 7 San Diego [Video]

The Urban League of San Diego County is the local chapter of a civil rights organization with decades of history in serving minority communities in the county.

“The organization has a five-pillar mission. Those pillars are housing, education, workforce, advocacy and health and wellness,” President and CEO Al Abdallah said.

One of those key pillars is housing.

“The goal was to create first time homebuyers’ generational wealth in the Black community. In the span of two years, we have spread our breadth of coverage there and we are expanding into other communities of color like the Latino community and the Native American community and Asian community,” Abdallah said.

The program has created 81 first-time homebuyers since August of 2021, according to Abdallah.

The Black American homeownership rate is 44%, the Hispanic American homeownership rate is 50.1%, The Asian-American homeownership rate is at 62.8% nationwide, which all lags behind the homeownership rate of 72.7% by White Americans, according to the National Association of Realtors.

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