Hanna's Vision
For more than 75 years, Hanna Center has provided a haven for adolescents whose lives have been impacted by trauma, adversity, and toxic stress. Hanna has worked tirelessly to create an environment in which every individual grows to be resilient and healthy, regardless of the circumstances. As Hanna approaches its ninth decade of care, it is looking to expand its continuum of services by providing family services to those of all ages who have been adversely affected by trauma.
The Hanna Center is reviewing development concepts for a 60-acre portion of its land located across from its main campus on Arnold Drive, to provide:
A sustainable source of income in support of Hanna’s increased services
A source of mentoring and job training for Hanna’s program participants
A resource for the Sonoma Valley community
For several years, Hanna has been working with architects, economists, civil engineers, traffic experts, biologists, and other experts to consider how best to utilize the site.
Hanna Project Proposal:
Reimagining 60 Acres
The Hanna Proposal aims to create a plan that addresses the housing needs of a wide array of Sonoma Valley residents – including providing a mix of senior, market-rate, workforce, and affordable housing options. The plan will offer new residents amenities such as neighborhood-serving retail uses and ample public open space. In addition, one consideration is to provide a hotel on the site to offer accommodations for guests of senior housing residents, Hanna guests, as well as visitors to the area. The project envisions a pre-school/child and adult day care facility and a vocational training center.
The Project
Residential
Senior Living
Commercial
Open Space
Hospitality
The Hanna project team has recently initiated a vigorous site planning process to address the parameters for an application to Sonoma County. While envisioning a mix of housing types, Hanna is looking to provide a significant percentage of affordable units within the overall number of homes as part of our site planning process.
In addition to housing for families, the project will include a continuing care community model for seniors. The community would include housing for independent living, assisted living, and memory care. To help support the residential uses on the site, we anticipate providing approximately 10,000 square feet of commercial space.
The project’s hospitality component will provide accommodations for guests of senior housing residents, Hanna guests, as well as visitors to the area. As part of the site planning process, the programmatic goal is for several acres to be left undeveloped for such uses as bike riding and walking paths. As part of Hanna’s vison to increase its continuum of services, it will be looking to conceive, build, and manage a childcare and vocational training center. Both programs will greatly benefit the Sonoma Valley community.
A Community That Celebrates the Site’s Natural Resources
The unique ecology and topography of the site will play a key role in shaping the development of the open space, providing more public access to the property’s creeks and other natural attributes, and creating opportunities for community recreation and other health and wellness activities.
Project Team
The primary project team includes a development partner, Impact Urban, master planner SB Architects, SWA, and various other consultants, including traffic experts, civil engineers, and biologists. We are currently working with seasoned partners to develop the affordable housing, market rate, senior housing, and hospitality components.
Frequently Asked Questions
PROJECT VISION
The Hanna Center proposes a project that addresses the housing needs of a wide array of Sonoma Valley residents – including providing a mix of senior, market-rate, and affordable housing options. The plan will offer new residents amenities such as neighborhood-serving retail uses and ample public open space. In addition, one consideration is to provide a hotel on site to offer accommodations for guests of senior housing residents, Hanna guests, as well as visitors to the area. The project envisions a preschool/child development facility and a vocational training center.
Hanna’s goals for this endeavor are to provide new opportunities for its program participants and the greater Sonoma community and to create new housing, while also establishing a sustainable revenue source to help support its continuum of services in Sonoma Valley.
The primary team includes a development partner, Impact Urban, master planner SB Architects, landscape architects SWA, surveyor and civil engineer Adobe Associates and various other consultants, including biologists. We are currently working with seasoned partners to develop the affordable housing, market rate, senior housing, and hospitality components.
Yes, for most of the land. Hanna will enter into a ground lease agreement with their partners for the purpose of developing the site. As responsible stewards of the land, Hanna will retain ownership of the property to ensure the long-term restoration and preservation of the land’s natural attributes and habitat, which is approximately one-third of the development site.
PROJECT PROPOSAL
Hanna Center is committed to addressing and healing traumas for the community through our programs and resources. Our programmatic resource needs fluctuate as we stay nimble and flexible in an ever-changing environment. Your support of our Priority Program Needs Fund will assist us in covering direct and indirect program costs that may arise over time. Some of these costs may include, but are not limited to, compensation, materials, equipment & supplies, and other direct costs of operating Hanna Center programs, as well as indirect costs of program support services, such as food services, research & evaluation, facilities, safety & security costs, and other operating Infrastructure costs directly related to one or more of Hanna Center’s programs.
The Hanna project team has recently initiated a vigorous site planning process to address the parameters for an application to Sonoma County – including determining the number of housing units. The plan is to provide approximately 528 residential units in total.
While we envision a mix of housing types, Hanna is looking to provide a significant percentage of affordable units within the overall number of homes as part of our site planning process. We are pleased to provide approximately 22.7% affordable housing units and we plan to continue to look for opportunities to increase this percentage further.
Yes. In addition to housing for families, the project will include a continuing care community model for seniors. The community would include housing for independent living, assisted living, and memory care.
We are planning for a hotel to provide accommodations for guests of senior housing residents, Hanna guests, as well as visitors to the area.
To help support the residential uses on the site, we anticipate providing approximately 10,000 square feet of neighborhood-serving commercial space.
As part of Hanna’s vision to increase its continuum of services, it will be looking to conceive, build, and manage a childcare facility and vocational training center. Both programs will greatly benefit the Sonoma Valley Community. An adult day care facility is also being considered.
TIMELINE AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Hanna Center is committed to addressing and healing traumas for the community through our programs and resources. Our programmatic resource needs fluctuate as we stay nimble and flexible in an ever-changing environment. Your support of our Priority Program Needs Fund will assist us in covering direct and indirect program costs that may arise over time. Some of these costs may include, but are not limited to, compensation, materials, equipment & supplies, and other direct costs of operating Hanna Center programs, as well as indirect costs of program support services, such as food services, research & evaluation, facilities, safety & security costs, and other operating Infrastructure costs directly related to one or more of Hanna Center’s programs.
We are at the beginning of what we expect to be a 2–3-year process. Hanna Center has submitted a full development application under the terms of SB 330. SB 330 is a state law which accelerates the approval process for housing projects that offer a minimum of 20% affordable housing. The project will be subject to thorough environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act and required public hearings will be held once a draft Environmental impact Report has been prepared.
As an established community service organization, we reached out extensively to solicit input from the community – including neighborhood presentations, small and large group stakeholder meetings with the project team and multiple town hall meetings, all conducted in a culturally diverse and inclusive manner.
HANNA’S NEXT CHAPTER
Hanna Center is committed to addressing and healing traumas for the community through our programs and resources. Our programmatic resource needs fluctuate as we stay nimble and flexible in an ever-changing environment. Your support of our Priority Program Needs Fund will assist us in covering direct and indirect program costs that may arise over time. Some of these costs may include, but are not limited to, compensation, materials, equipment & supplies, and other direct costs of operating Hanna Center programs, as well as indirect costs of program support services, such as food services, research & evaluation, facilities, safety & security costs, and other operating Infrastructure costs directly related to one or more of Hanna Center’s programs.
Hanna is a religious non-profit organization rooted in Christian values. We provide services to everyone regardless of their religious affiliation and are open to all.
Hanna has taken responsibility for past incidents and tried to address the harm that has been done. We have investigated previous allegations and taken the necessary steps to protect our students, including implementing a strict code of conduct as well as other policies for our faculty and staff to allow for transparency and oversight. Our current and future plans are to serve more youth and families who can benefit from our clinical and educational expertise. While we cannot erase the past, we can clearly, forthrightly, and diligently focus on a positive future.
No. Hanna’s goals for this endeavor are to provide new opportunities for its program participants and the greater Sonoma community and create new housing while establishing a sustainable revenue source to help support its continuum of services in Sonoma Valley.
Keeping you Informed
Whether you’re a neighbor, Sonoma County resident, or business, we want to keep you informed! Throughout the planning process, we’ll make continued updates to our project website to keep the community informed.
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