At Habitat for Humanity, we’re lucky to witness new beginnings in our work all the time. We celebrate a fresh start whenever we plant shovels in the earth at the Groundbreaking of a new site. We look with hope and optimism to a renewed future at every Home Dedication. We see children race through newly-built bedrooms as their parents clutch their house keys for the first time. We’re also lucky enough to celebrate completions. We honored to celebrate Russell Johnson, who recently finished paying the mortgage on his Habitat home.

Jasmine Palmer “…learned to be a responsible adult” later in life. “I got myself into a lot of trouble…lived like an adolescent teenager for a long time…I was an addict…” she said bluntly but with a confident acceptance of the past. “I kept getting arrested….” When her daughters were four and seven she was jailed for six months and then entered a residential rehabilitation program for another six months. Her mother took care of her girls that year. When she was released, she moved in with her mother and her...

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.