Habitat Greater San Francisco has been celebrating the role of the strong women in all of our lives. Whether it’s a mother, friend, or mentor, we’ve all felt the leadership of the women around us. The women we serve use their homes as a foundation to give back to others. From raising foster children, to housing the homeless and tutoring young ones through school, Habitat homeowners show strength and generosity in many ways. With Mother’s Day still on our minds, please join our Women Build Campaign throughout the month...
In mid-March, Senator Richard D. Roth (D-Riverside) proudly honored Kathy Michalak, Habitat for Humanity Riverside’s Executive Director, as the 31st Senate District’s Woman of the Year. “Kathy has made a living out of being in touch with her community. Her work at the Los Angeles Times and Press Enterprise allowed Kathy to become intimately familiar with Inland Southern California,” said Senator Roth. After 35 years in the newspaper industry, she could have retired, but Kathy realized she had more to give, which led her to Habitat for Humanity Riverside. Kathy...
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/ Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco, Inc.
April 15, 2018
Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco’s Neighborhood Revitalization (NR) program provides critical home repairs to support long-time, low-income homeowners who have owned their homes in the San Francisco Bayview neighborhood and East Palo Alto (EPA) community. We do this by focusing on safety, accessibility, and deferred maintenance issues that affect a homeowner’s peace of mind, long-term ability to age in place, and ability to maintain the home as a legacy for future generations. Financial support from the CZI Community Fund will directly address the need to preserve the EPA working-class community...
From professional carpenters to bargain hunters, you never know who you’re going to run into at the Habitat for Humanity Restore. Now, we can add famed TV host to the list! Shoppers at Habitat for Humanity East Bay/ Silicon Valley’s ReStore in Oakland were quick to pull out their phones for a selfie when one of America’s favorite brothers, Jonathan Scott, walked through their doors! As Habitat for Humanity’s newest Habitat Humanitarian along with his twin brother, Drew, Jonathan knows the impact shopping at the ReStore has on a family’s...
Habitat for Humanity Calaveras is looking for a qualified leader for Executive Director (ED). The ED must be a strong advocate for the Habitat’s mission and aggressively pursue the long-terms goals established by the Board. The overarching goal is to serve the needs of families in search of simple, decent and affordable housing.
Mulikatu and Abdul Aremu-Bello came to the United States from Ghana hoping to find a better place to start and raise a family. Instead, they landed in a series of cramped apartments in Oakland, each in a congested and high-crime area. For the past eight years, they’ve lived in an apartment complex on a busy street in East Oakland, where their six-year old twins are not allowed to leave the apartment compound to play. Outside is crowded, noisy, with gunfire being a regular occurrence. Police are “all over the place.”...
Luis Alberto Mendoza Barajas & Marisela Lopez Rios have long dreamed of giving their two daughters a safe, decent home and are working hard to make that dream a reality. Today they live in an apartment with mold, electrical issues, pests, and other safety concerns. Until they found Habitat for Humanity, they were unable to find an affordable alternative for their family. Because of their limited savings, no realtor would work with them to find a home on the open market, and rental housing in Contra Costa County has become...
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Since the fires hit Northern California this fall, California has been faced with an overwhelming crisis! NOW, the massive Southern California fires have continued to burn for two weeks without relief and have affected over a 100,000 Californians! Prior to these fires, new housing for low-to moderate-income families was already a significant challenge in California. It is now critical for affected communities to prioritize rebuilding. Our local affiliates and volunteers will serve a critical role in rebuilding these communities once the fires are contained. Please...
In December of 2014, Albertano Campuzano and his family were one of twelve families to move into an affordable Habitat home on Canon Perdido Street in Santa Barbara. Now, two and a half years later, the Campuzanos are reaping the benefits of having a safe and affordable place to live, leading a life that seemed impossible before they partnered with Habitat. Before being accepted as Habitat homeowners, the Campuzanos (Albertano, his wife Maria, and their children Andrew and Michelle) lived in a small, two room apartment in Goleta. While they...
