For the past two years, San Diego Habitat has been working alongside hundreds of Habitat for Humanity organizations, volunteers, and community members across the country to help ensure that 10 million people living in the U.S. can afford the cost of home. That includes working with you to advocate for more affordable homes. Over the last
For far too many San Diego County families, homeownership remains out of reach and the cost of home remains too high. There is an opportunity right now to make your voice heard to ensure that Congress makes the cost of home affordable for all of our neighbors. Our federal representatives are working hard to move
San Diego Habitat works in coalition with the 40 Habitat affiliates in California to promote changes in policy that allow us to build homes faster and more affordably. We are currently focused on advancing homeownership opportunities, and creating more equitable access to homeownership by Families of Color.Some of the state bills we are sponsoring this
February has been a busy month for advocacy here at Habitat. We gathered with our Habitat colleagues (virtually, of course) for lobby days in Sacramento and Washington D.C. with the goal of furthering policies and systems that create better and more equal access to homeownership. At the annual Habitat on the Hill event in D.C.,
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%
This November, voters in the City of San Diego will weigh in on Measure A, a $900 million bond for affordable and permanent supportive housing. By serving our neighbors experiencing homelessness and lower income seniors, veterans, families, youth, and people living with disabilities, Measure A is an essential step toward ending chronic homelessness in San
Despite the wide reaching impacts of COVID-19 on the California Legislature this year, we saw some important housing bills make it to Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk. Habitat for Humanity California’s hardworking lobbying team at lighthouse Public Affairs in Sacramento did a fantastic job keeping housing solutions in the spotlight in a mostly virtual session.
An affordable place to live is needed more than ever. One year ago, San Diego Habitat for Humanity joined hundreds of Habitat for Humanity organizations across the country to launch our first national advocacy campaign: Cost of Home. Through the five-year campaign, we are mobilizing our local Habitat organizations, our partners, our volunteers, and
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
Locally, San Diego Habitat representatives attended a recent San Diego City Council meeting in support of the San Diego Housing Federation’s “Homes for San Diegans” — a $900 million housing bond proposed for the November ballot. Over 100 coalition organization representatives and community members turned out to speak in favor of the item, and
