In the spirit of giving back to those who have dedicated their lives to serving our country, participants in this year’s Veterans Build event, which took place the first week of November, gathered in the Oak Park neighborhood at the home of a 92-year-old Korean War veteran. This project's extensive scope of work aimed to reduce ongoing maintenance needs,
Habitat works in many ways to support our community’s ever-growing need for safe, stable shelter. In addition to the construction of new homes, we also offer repairs to existing ones, extending not only the longevity of the home but the quality of life for its occupants. This past month, we finished up exterior improvements at Marielena’s home
San Diego Habitat for Humanity is excited to announce our 13th Veterans Build fundraising event, sponsored in part by PNC Bank, coming November 1 to November 4. We are dedicated to honoring and assisting our brave veterans who have served our country, and we invite you to be a part of this incredible week of building.
San Diego Habitat doesn’t just strengthen communities through the building of new, affordable homes — we also partner with existing homeowners to preserve and support their homeownership journey with an array of housing solutions. And our Housing and Community Services team has been busy doing just that!More than 40 individuals, including one future Habitat homebuyer,
When Florence's granddaughter contacted San Diego Habitat to ask for help for her grandmother, our awesome team of construction volunteers heeded the call. Florence needed some assistance preserving her Logan Heights home that would make it safer, more accessible, and healthier for her to live in. Twenty Habitat volunteers and two future Habitat homebuyers joined
Eleanor will be 80 this year. She lives alone in her home and has dealt with a variety of health challenges, but makes it a point to join her church’s choir practice once a month. Staying on top of her yard work has been challenging, so she reached out to Habitat for help. Sixteen volunteers
We recently completed some fencing repairs at the home of a veteran through our VetRepair program. Joe served in the Marines from 1987-91. In 2006, he reenlisted in the military and joined the Army National Guard. He was quickly elevated to the Army and sent on deployment in Afghanistan; he was awarded a Purple Heart military
San Diego Habitat’s Home Preservation team has been hard at work making safer, healthier spaces for a family in El Cajon. With the help of six corporate partner volunteer groups, and 70 individual volunteers contributing 335 total volunteer hours, we recently completed some much needed preservation repairs at the home of Mucyo and Karina. The
Habitat's mission isn’t just about building new homes — we also provide affordable repairs in partnership with existing homeowners and aim to preserve vibrant, healthy public spaces. And our Housing and Community Services team has been busy this past month doing just that. In Logan Heights, volunteers completely removed and rebuilt a deck that had
Veterans Build is this week! We’re looking forward to performing repairs on the homes of some very special veterans and their families. Volunteer shifts are already full, but you can still support the work we do to support veterans in our community.Your donations to our veterans programs provide safe, healthy homes for veterans in a
