Elks Vets Lodge 2646

Barstow Veterans receive hats from Hesperia Elks Vets Lodge 2646

VETERAN SUPPORTER EVELYN GRACIE OF BARSTOW said the generosity of Hesperia Elks Vets Lodge 2646 toward the Veterans Home of California -Barstow was “an amazing gesture.”

On June 22, members of the Elks Vets Lodge surprised the veterans at the home at 100 Veterans Parkway with a special donation of just under 2,650 hats.

Each baseball cap was personalized with each veteran’s military branch of service.

A few of the veterans at the home greeted the Elks to thank them for their generosity and proudly placed the ball caps on their heads, Gracie said.

Barstow Veterans Home officials announced in June that the facility again had received a top rating as a Five-Star Home with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

More than 15,000 nursing homes are surveyed annually to see which facilities measure up to the highest standards of care possible.

Barstow is proud to achieve and maintain the high-quality standards that our veterans so deserve, a veterans home official said.

The Veterans Homes of California offer affordable long-term care to aged and disabled veterans as well as their eligible spouses and domestic partners.

With eight facilities across the state, the Veterans Homes offer services ranging from independent living programs with minimal support to 24/7 skilled nursing care for veterans with significant clinical needs.

CalVet staff are uniquely capable of serving the needs of the veteran community and offering an environment that honors their service to the country.

The Veterans Homes are nationally recognized for the premier care and services they

by Rene Ray De La Cruz

provide to California’s veterans. Reporter Rene Ray De La Cruz may be reached at HighDesertPeople@gmail.com or on Twitter @HighDesertPeeps

Christmas in July!!

CARS BODY SHOP WILL START OUR ANNUAL TOY DRIVE COLLECTION STARTING IN JULY 1ST GOING THROUGH DECEMBER 19TH.

Bringing a New unwrapped toy and receive a free headlight restoration, that’s right a free headlight restoration for a toy!!

each toy that is collected will be donated to a child here in our high desert community!

This will be CARS Body Shop’s sixth year collecting and donating toys to our high Desert kids! We know that none of this would be possible without our wonderful community, thank you for your ongoing support!

Thank you in advance for helping us provide toys to children who would otherwise go without.

CARS Body Shop is located at 9625 Tamarisk Ave. Hesperia CA 92345 Or give us a call at 760-948-5151

(Cars Body Shop personally goes out with our local fire department, Police Department, military and Santa himself to deliver these toys to Less fortunate areas in the high Desert.)

The High Desert Association of REALTORS® Commemorates National Homeownership Month

Californians Need More Ownership Housing to Address Wealth Inequality and Create Generational Equity

BEGINNING AS NATIONAL HOMEOWNERSHIP WEEK IN 1995 under President Bill Clinton and expanded to an entire month by President George W. Bush in 2002, National Homeownership Month celebrates the “American dream” of owning a home and the security, control, belonging, identity and privacy it brings to Americans nationwide.

According to The High Desert Association of REALTORS® (HDAOR), the annual recognition also recognizes the overall value and unparalleled ability of homeowners to accrue intergenerational wealth and the opportunity to address economic security discrepancies between groups, particularly for communities of color. Unfortunately, the HDAOR adds, while many

Californians can afford a monthly payment, there are many, especially those from underserved markets, that need equal access to assistance with down payment and closing costs.

“We are calling on California legislators to prioritize the development and construction of reasonably priced homes, so all of today’s working families have the chance at wealth-building opportunities many older Californians took for granted,” explained The High Desert

Association of REALTORS®, Glenn Zimmerman, HDAOR President. “Our state’s leaders have a once in a lifetime opportunity to support Californians in becoming homeowners rather than creating a generation of renters and in doing so, help them build equity that provides short- and long-term financial security and housing stability.”

In citing further support of the importance of homeownership, Zimmerman notes a new report titled Who Gets to Call California Home?, sponsored by the California Center for Real

Estate by USC’s Dr. Dowell Myers that shows longstanding homeowners in the Golden State who have accumulated substantial gains in home equity are able to be ‘the Bank of Mom and Dad’ and assist their children to purchase a home or to invest in more income-producing properties. In fact, Zimmerman adds, a 2019 Survey of Consumer Finances from the Federal Reserve indicates that a family that owns a home has a median net worth of $255,000, while a comparable renter family has a median net worth of just $6,300.

“Study after study show that homeownership is the best way for working people to attain economic security and develop wealth,” added Zimmerman. “We want all Californians to have access to these same opportunities, especially those segments who have suffered under this state’s and our nation’s history of discrimination.”

Zimmerman urges Californians who want their voice heard and agree that the benefits of homeownership be made available to all, to contact their state representatives and Gov.

Newsom to demand they act to increase the supply of ownership housing.

“California REALTORS® are champions of homeownership and we have the right plan to start bringing equity to our housing markets,” noted Zimmerman. “There’s never been a more important time to do so.”

To learn more about how REALTORS® are fighting to develop more ownership housing and the construction of reasonably priced homes and learn of the many benefits of partnering with a REALTOR® in the real estate transaction, go to www.hdaor.com.

About The High Desert Association of REALTORS® The High Desert Association of REALTORS® consists of over 1,200 REALTOR® members who spend their time and resources working to protect private property rights and a marketplace for consumers to buy, own and transfer real estate. The High Desert Association of REALTORS® is a local association that is a partner with the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (www.car.org), one of the largest state trade organizations in the United States and the National Association of REALTORS®, the largest real estate trade organization in the world.

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