A big thank you to Kiwanis Club of San Diego for generously sponsoring the materials for 57 playhouses this year. Their support will provide a hands-on team building experience for volunteers, create community connection through our STEM Playhouse program, and give back to San Diego County through playhouse donations to families. Small in size but
Did you catch us on CBS 8's Working for Our Community series earlier this month? Tune in to hear from Kwofi Reed, President/CEO, and Fernando Torres, Director of ReStore Operations and San Diego Habitat homeowner, to see how your support helps make homeownership achievable for local families.From making a financial gift to donating your time,
We all know how important it is to eat local and shop local — now join the movement to give local with San Diego Gives. On Thursday, September 8, San Diego Habitat is participating in a 24-hour online event that shines a light on the tremendous work of local nonprofits throughout San Diego County. When
San Diego Habitat has been a proud partner of San Diego Pride since 2018 when we held the first annual BuildOUT event together. While the pandemic has kept us from hosting BuildOUT on our sites in recent years, we are thrilled that the SD Pride 2022 celebration will include the Pride Parade and Festival back
After much thought, we have decided to postpone Unity Build 2022. The health and safety of our volunteers, staff, and community partners remains our highest priority, and we look forward to gathering for Unity Build 2022 when it is safe to do so. Want to stay in the loop? Fill out our interest form,
The Jewish Community Foundation (JCF) partners with individuals, families, and community organizations like Habitat to help achieve philanthropic goals and to make our shared community a sustainable, just, and vibrant society. They are guided in this work by Jewish values, including that of tzedakah (justice), kavod (respect), dor l’dor (generation to generation) and tikkun olam (repairing
A recently conducted economic impact analysis tracks how the money Habitat invests in our community circulates through the local economy. The work of Habitat generates substantial impact in the forms of economic activities, wages paid, and jobs — in 2019, San Diego Habitat invested $7.4M, resulting in a $13.7M local economic impact, support of 113
Need help to pay your past-due rent and utilities because of COVID-19? City of San Diego residents experiencing financial hardship because of the pandemic may qualify for help from the City of San Diego’s COVID-19 Housing Stability Assistance Program. This program will help qualifying households pay past-due, unpaid rent and utilities, as well as part
Many thanks to all who participated in our Unity Build events! We enjoyed spending time with you on the job site in Encinitas, sharing inspirational messages of hope and faith on our Unity Wall — to be shared with future Habitat homeowners — and at our virtual multi-faith unity service this past weekend. Unity
