FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE San Diego Habitat for Humanity Ellen Immergut | Director of Communications Mobile: 619-379-5793 ellen.immergut@sandiegohabitat.org MEDIA RELEASE SAN DIEGO, CA (OCTOBER 26, 2020)—Housing is a basic human need and yet, one in six families in the United States spends more than half their income every month on housing. This election season, families across
Despite the wide reaching impacts of COVID-19 on the California Legislature this year, we saw some important housing bills make it to Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk. Habitat for Humanity California’s hardworking lobbying team at lighthouse Public Affairs in Sacramento did a fantastic job keeping housing solutions in the spotlight in a mostly virtual session.
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Habitat for Humanity offers expertise in partnerships and affordable housing. Partnering with residents and other organizations helps ensure that Habitat’s work — from home rehabs to community gardens, from new houses to financial literacy classes — contributes to the fabric of neighborhoods and makes them an inviting place to call home. We can’t do
One of the practices that keeps the neighborhood revitalization work that Habitat does sustainable is Resident Leadership. As part of our revitalization of neighborhoods, Habitat identifies key individuals who are pillars of strength in a neighborhood. We rely on these leaders to continue the revitalization work long after Habitat has left the neighborhood. They know
Abdikadir and Sahra have lived in their current rental home for the past 10 years. They have a constant fear of being asked to leave if the owner sells, and being faced with San Diego’s shortage of affordable, adequately sized homes for their family. They are looking forward to purchasing their four-bedroom home. Abdikadir has
The Quality of Life Framework is a tool developed by Habitat for Humanity to provide direction for the often-complex work of Neighborhood Revitalization, the ultimate outcome of which is improved quality of life. At the center of the Quality of Life Framework are the “gifts, dreams, and concerns” of residents. This work requires the
San Diego Habitat recently hosted Winter Ops, a training conference for 11 affiliates adopting the Veterans Build program (VB), organized by Habitat for Humanity International’s Veterans Build team. Six legacy VB affiliates joined the new affiliates and national partners — including The Home Depot Foundation, Department of Veterans’ Affairs, Wells Fargo Foundation, Bank of
