Impact Story: Olive Ranch A Place to Start Again
Read time: ~1 min 30 sec (~215 words)

The 2018 wildfires in Butte County, California, destroyed more than homes. They scattered communities and left thousands with no clear path forward.

While at Fannie Mae, I had the opportunity to produce a story about Olive Ranch, an 81-unit affordable housing development in Oroville. Its purpose was to provide homes for people who had been displaced by those fires.

The work meant spending time with residents, meeting people who made the project possible, and showing why it mattered. I met developers, property managers, and families who had lived through loss and were now part of something hopeful. This was not about numbers or program descriptions. It was about the relief of having somewhere to call home again.

Olive Ranch exists because stakeholders recognized that recovery is more than rebuilding structures. It is about restoring stability for the people who need it most. Telling that story was a reminder that production can connect people to the shared mission and impact of their work. Next to the people I worked with at Fannie Mae, this project was the highlight of my time there.

You can watch the full project at Fannie Mae's LIHTC page.