International
/ Habitat for Humanity East Bay/Silicon Valley
September 9, 2016
On May 12-16, 2016 volunteers from the Habitat for Humanity affiliate in the San Francisco East Bay and Silicon Valley region traveled to El Salvador to help build two homes through the Global Village program. As the affiliate’s fifth trip to the region, this was a fantastic opportunity to reconnect with friends in Usulutan, El Salvador, to work very hard to help two more deserving families, and to help address the critical housing crisis in El Salvador. The homes were in early construction phases and volunteers spent their days digging...
Milpitas, CA — Habitat for Humanity East Bay/Silicon Valley has been awarded $1 million from California’s cap and trade program for its Central Commons multi-unit housing development in Fremont. The award was announced today by the California Strategic Growth Council, which approved a package of competitive grants and loans totaling $121.9 million for 28 housing and transit-friendly infrastructure projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions contributing to climate change.
