Each year, CRC recognizes community leaders, organizations, and elected officials with an official award. The recipients of of these awards have made positive impacts in low-income communities and communities of color, and contribute to CRC’s vision of a fair and equitable economy for all California citizens. Below are previous recipients of CRC's Awards.
Northern California
- Clarence Williams, California Capital
- Housing4Sacramento Coalition
- The Oakland Education Association
- Orson Aguilar, the president of The Greenlining Institute
- The Responsible Business Lending Coalition
Los Angeles
- Sen. María Elena Durazo
- Flagstar Bank
Northern California
- Attorney General of California, Xavier Becerra
- Sen. Holly J. Mitchell
- Sen. Ricardo Lara
- Coalition to End Criminal Justice Fee
Los Angeles
- Sharon Kinlaw
- ACT-LA
Northern California
- Richard Cordray, CFPB
- Senator Mark Leno
- Measure A1 Ballot Champions
- California Human Development
Los Angeles
- Maxine Waters
- Marva Smith Battle-Bey (1951-2016)
Northern California
- MEDA
- San Francisco Community Land Trust
- Gail Hillebrand
- Raise the Wage Sacramento
Los Angeles
- Community Housing Works
- Maria Cabildo
Northern California
- Ted Mermin
- Buena Vista Mobile Home Park Residents Association
- Ted Gullickson (1953-2014)
- Mutual Housing
Los Angeles
- Environmental Justice Committee of AP3CON
- Pat Dunlevy
Northern California
- Annette Smith
- Univisión
- HERA
- Christine Thien, Healthy Communities South Sacramento
- Cathy Creswell
Los Angeles
- Inner City Struggle
- Khmer Girls in Action
- Pat Pinto
- Vermont Village Community Development Corporation
Northern California
- Kamala Harris (then California Attorney General)
- Sister Diane Donoghue and the Nuns on the Bus
- San Jose City Council
- * SPECIAL RECOGNITION: Heidi Li and Katrina Vizinau
- Stephen Daues
- Noah Harris
- Lao KHMU Association
Los Angeles
- Coalition for Economic Survival
- LA Voice
- Montebello Development Housing Corporation
Northern California
- Causa Justa::Just Cause
- Boona Cheema
- Judy Hunter
- Michael Rawson
- *SPECIAL RECOGNITION: Steve Schwartz
Los Angeles
- Dorothy Herrera Settlage
- Communities for Clean Ports
- United Neighbors In Defense Against Displacement (UNIDAD)
Northern California
- Home Defenders League
- San Diego City Council
- Shirley Hochhausen
- Tenants Together
- Grantland Johnson
- Kathy Tescher
- Transitional Living and Community Support
Los Angeles
- Corporation for Supportive Housing
- Pastor Herrera, Jr., Director of the Los Angeles Department of Consumer Affairs
- Millicent “Mama” Hill, Founder of Mama Hill’s Help, Inc.
Northern California
- Lynette Jung Lee, East Bay Asian Local Development Center
- Northern Circle Indian Housing
- People Acting in Community Together (PACT)
- Dora Rivera, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in Fresno
- Kelly Davis, Reporter with San Diego City Beat
- Felicity Lyons, California Coalition of Supportive Housing
- Annette Smith, President of the Lyn Roc Tenant Association
- Barbara Stanton, Founder & Director of RiderShip for the Masses
- Mark Stivers, member of the Sacramento Housing & Redevelopment Commission 2011
Los Angeles
- Angelica Rubio, East LA Community Corporation
- Los Angeles County Bar Association
- Pacoima CBA Panthers
- Michael Banner
- Hernan Vera
Northern California
- Kerstin Arusha, Fair Housing Law Project
- CCISCO (Contra Costa Interfaith Supporting Community Organization)
- Raul Pickett, Chief Executive Director of El Futuro Credit Union in Porterville
- Christine Minnehan, Western Center on Law and Poverty
- Roberts Family Development Center
- Sacramento City Council
- Safe Ground Sacramento
Los Angeles
- Arlene Delaney
- Father Richard Estrada, founder of Jovenes, Inc
- Odion Okojie & Jerome Zamos
Northern California
- Elaine Abelaye, Asian Resources Inc.
- Ken Cross, Sacramento Habitat for Humanity
- Mike Himes, Neighborworks Sacramento
- Ron Javor, California Department of Housing and Community Development
- Lori Gay, President and CEO of Los Angeles Neighborhood Housing Services
- Ed Kussman
- Ken McCormick, Deputy District Attorney in Contra Costa County
- Tony Young, San Diego City Council
- Carolyn Said, Reporter with the San Francisco Chronicle