San Diego Habitat for Humanity stands with the Black Community and Communities of Color and joins in a desperate cry for justice, not only for the recent tragic deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor, but for our countless neighbors who have been victims of historic, systemic, and institutional racism and prejudice
June is National Homeownership month, and we’re shining a light on the benefits homeownership brings to families. At San Diego Habitat, we have been helping families build and buy their own homes for over 30 years — we know that homeowners have better health outcomes, are more involved in their community, and that their
The ReStore is now open! As of May 5, 2020 at 10am, you can once again shop your favorite home improvement store in person. While all locations are open, we are operating under limited hours to allow extra time for proper cleaning and sanitizing of the stores. We're closely following local, state, and CDC suggested
Our four brick and mortar ReStore locations are still closed, but we're pleased to announce the launch of our brand new online ReStore! The ReStore team is scouring stores for the best deals, and posting them for sale here so we can continue to offer you quality, affordable home maintenance items and decor while we
The Quality of Life Framework is a tool developed by Habitat for Humanity to provide direction for the often-complex work of Neighborhood Revitalization, the ultimate outcome of which is improved quality of life. At the center of the Quality of Life Framework are the “gifts, dreams, and concerns” of residents. This work requires the
Each spring, San Diego Habitat for Humanity hosts Women Build — a popular and unique fundraiser that empowers women (and men!) to engage on construction sites in support of Habitat’s critical mission of building and repairing homes for San Diegans in need of improved housing. Since we cannot come together this year in person,
With new federal guidelines announced today, we at San Diego Habitat for Humanity believe it is time to increase measures that ensure our employees, volunteers, and partners remain safe and healthy and to minimize the spread of COVID-19. We also need your help to continue to deliver our mission as best we can during
The leadership at San Diego Habitat for Humanity is closely monitoring the COVID-19 pandemic. The continued health and safety of our staff and volunteers is of the utmost concern to us, and has guided us as we thoughtfully consider our operational response to this fluid situation. As of today, March 13, 2020, we will
We recently broke ground at our newest affordable housing community in Encinitas, which will be the site of two new Habitat homes. We were joined by Encinitas Mayor Catherine Blakespear and the entire City Council, City Manager Karen Brust, and Francine Busby, District Director for Congressman Mike Levin. The houses will be built mostly
San Diego Habitat recently hosted Winter Ops, a training conference for 11 affiliates adopting the Veterans Build program (VB), organized by Habitat for Humanity International’s Veterans Build team. Six legacy VB affiliates joined the new affiliates and national partners — including The Home Depot Foundation, Department of Veterans’ Affairs, Wells Fargo Foundation, Bank of
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