Habitat For Humanity, 4/15/21, Vol. 35

ABOUT US Established in 2000, Habitat for Humanity of Southern Santa Barbara County (Habitat Santa Barbara) is a local nonprofit dedicated to helping individuals and families build and improve a place to call home. We work in partnership with those in need of safe, sustainable and affordable housing.

We build strength, stability and self- reliance through shelter

WHAT WE DO Habitat for Humanity is working locally to: • Build new, affordable homes • Repair homes • Maintain existing affordable housing • Provide education, community classes and mentoring on affordable homeownership • Advocate for the importance of affordable housing • Mobilize volunteers • Partner with area nonprofits.

A HAND UP NOT A HAND-OUT

PROGRAM SPOTLIGHT: HOME REPAIRS Habitat Santa Barbara helps preserve homeownership, prevent homelessness and aid in aging-in-place by providing critical home repairs through our Neighborhood Revitalization and Home Repair programs.

Volunteers and staff provide repairs both internally and externally to the home that support the health and safety of all occupants.

Who is eligible?

Partial list of what we do: • Internal and external repairs • Safety and accessibility modifications • Aging-in-place adaptations • Siding and roofing repair • Appliance replacement and much more.

• Low-income homeowner with total household income at or below 80% AMI • Residents in Southern Santa Barbara County • Demonstrate a need for health and safety repairs • Have a willingness to partner with Habitat Santa Barbara

LEARN ABOUT ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS & APPLY TODAY: mail@sbhabitat.org / 805-692-2226 Application can be found at sbhabitat.org/home-repair-application

PROGRAMS & LOCATION

OUR PROGRAMS INCLUDE: • NEW AFFORDABLE HOME CONSTRUCTION — Habi-

tat Santa Barbara’s homeownership program assists individuals and families in need buy a home with an affordable mortgage. Homeowners also invest sweat equity hours by building their future Habitat homes alongside volunteers and professional builders.

• NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION — Habitat offers

• FAMILY SERVICE PROGRAMS — Each Habitat Home-

owner is required to participate in and complete curriculum that provides the resources and tools for each family to be successful and long-term homeowners. Curriculum topics include budgeting, insurance, predatory lending, house repairs, wills and retirement planning and much more. Habitat Santa Barbara provides ongoing family support and mentorship.

home repairs to help homeowners in-need remain safely in their homes as well as contribute to neighborhood projects ranging from supporting community nonprofits with capital improvements to beautifying public spaces and parks.

• A BRUSH WITH KINDNESS HOME REPAIRS — external home repairs include exterior wall repair, accessibility improvements, fullhouse painting, deck replacement and more; • CRITICAL HOME REPAIR — larger internal or whole-home repairs, accessibility modifications, aging-in-place support in critical need areas.

• AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADVOCACY — As rent and

mortgage prices continue to rise throughout the state of California, we advocate for additional funding sources, regulatory reforms and the creating of more homeownership opportunities for lowerincome, working families.

HOME REPAIR PROFILE The Lee Family Last winter as the rain was coming down, a friend of Janice and James Lee reached out to Habitat Santa Barbara to learn about what assistance might be available as a hole in their roof was causing considerable damage to the inside of their modular home. The roof was leaking to the point that the flooring was disintegrating, the walls were being damaged and rain was dripping on their bed. At the time James was receiving cancer treatment at UCLA’s hospital, and Janice was struggling with her own chronic illness.

In the fall of 2020, Habitat Santa Barbara worked with a small team of volunteers to repair the Lees' home. Volunteers safely replaced the flooring and subflooring (using donated materials!) throughout the home, and a professional roofing company replaced the roof. The Lees are now able to safely remain in their home, assured that their home is no longer an unsafe place to live. The Covid-19 Pandemic has highlighted the importance of home as a place for health care and safety.

“We had no money to replace the floors and roof….

It was a matter of the roof coming down or the floor collapsing.

We just didn’t feel safe living in this house anymore.”

— Janice Lee

“It’s easy to stay stuck, to be stuck in poverty.

Some people inherit money, but some people inherit poverty. To think outside the scope of poverty is hard. So when you have a hand up — what Habitat offers — that hand up turns out to be a different kind of inheritance: hope.”

Jose,

who moved into his family’s Habitat Home when he was 15

"Behind the veneer of prosperity, there are so many people in Santa Barbara who are scrambling to meet basic needs. The city is home to a vast working poor population, including families living in substandard housing, elderly people who can't afford repairs imperative to their health and those with disabilities who need modifications to stay in their homes. It is an honor to address this critical community need."

Jessica de L'Arbre,

CEO, Habitat Santa Barbara

WAYS TO HELP DONATE FINANCIALLY • • • •

Give a monthly or annual gift at sbhabitat.org Sponsor a repair project Donate stock Give a planned gift through our Legacy Program

• Join the Cornerstone Club with a generous gift and join a community and network of philanthropists making a lasting difference • Join the Carpenter’s Circle with a recurring, monthly gift adding to Habitat’s sustainability

DONATE YOUR TIME Volunteer in our community. Opportunities may include: • Construction volunteers, when safety allows • Administrative projects • Committee positions and advisory council For more information:

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