Many hardworking families in San Diego County are living paycheck to paycheck in substandard or overcrowded housing. If you or someone you care about has always dreamed of becoming a homeowner but thought it was impossible, please join us for an informative virtual homeownership orientation.We are currently building two affordable homes in Encinitas — located
San Diego Gas & Electric’s Energy Showcase program recently recognized six entities in the San Diego region for their leadership in energy efficiency and environmental sustainability. For the 15th consecutive year, the program honored local organizations that made exceptional efforts to reduce their carbon footprint and increase conservation of resources. San Diego Habitat was
We just celebrated the first year of our Single-Family Home Rehabilitation Program (SHR), completing upgrades on over thirty homes, eliminating barriers to installing solar, and preparing to work on another twenty projects. The SHR program is funded by a Community Development Block Grant that allows GRID Alternatives and partners Urban Corps of San Diego County, Habitat for
This holiday season, many of us are reflecting on what we’re grateful for and one thing on San Diego Habitat’s list is our longtime partnership with Guild Mortgage! Guild Mortgage is a growth-oriented mortgage company with a mission of delivering the promise of homeownership in neighborhoods and communities across the U.S. Guild was founded
In late 2018, San Diego Habitat partnered with impact investing firm Mission Driven Finance to launch the Homebuilding Investment Fund. This provided a mechanism to connect socially conscious investors with a meaningful and innovative way to address the region’s housing crisis. We are thrilled to announce that the fund has raised just over $2 million with
Many thanks to all who participated in our Unity Build events! We enjoyed spending time with you on the job site in Encinitas, sharing inspirational messages of hope and faith on our Unity Wall — to be shared with future Habitat homeowners — and at our virtual multi-faith unity service this past weekend. Unity
You know that shopping ReStore supports Habitat’s mission of building and repairing safe, healthy homes throughout San Diego County. Now it’s easier than ever to make an even greater impact, and it will cost you less than a dollar. Just say “yes!” when a ReStore associate asks you if you’d like to round up
You won’t miss a thing when you become a Treasure Hunter! You’ll be the first to know about new ReStore merchandise, bargains, and exclusive sales. We’ll send the best deals and steals directly to your inbox weekly! Interested in what’s for sale right now? Visit our online store or stop in any of our four San Diego
Thank you to all of our supporters who voted in favor of Measure A — the City of San Diego initiative that would have raised $900 million to alleviate the housing crisis by building 7,500 affordable and permanent supportive housing units for families, veterans, elderly, and people experiencing homelessness. While the measure received 58%
We are very excited to announce that we’ve been selected as a recipient of the SunForAll Solar Fund. This funding will allow San Diego Habitat to move forward with our new photovoltaic solar system, which will generate an estimated 96kW of energy. Going solar means that we will be able to lower our operating
