The 2017 Hollywood Build attracted more than 400 volunteers to Culver City for a two-day build event. The Entertainment Industry Build took place on Friday, June 9 and led into the 13th annual Power Women, Power Tools® on Saturday, June 10. Celebrities, entertainment industry executives, government representatives, corporate executives and individuals from faith-based organizations and community groups worked alongside future homebuyers and current homeowners to frame walls for 10 new homes being built in Culver City.
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Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles (Habitat LA) was thrilled that Lowe's was once again this year's title sponsor. Over 40 Lowe's associates joined us over the weekend illustrating the company's commitment to raising awareness of the critical need for affordable housing and neighborhood revitalization in Los Angeles.
Volunteers were excited to be building in Culver City and the hands-on building experience left a lasting impact. "For Lowe's it is so meaningful to help families on their path to homeownership," said Veronica January, Market Director for Lowe's.
Thank you to everyone who joined and supported the event including: Abrams Artists Agency, IMAX Corporation, the Lelia Fund, Paradigm Talent Agency, The Queen Mary, Tarte Cosmetics and Warner Brothers Records. To view more photos from the 2017 Hollywood Build click
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In addition to being one of Habitat LA's most popular events of the year, the Hollywood Build is also an integral part of our Building a Greater Los Angeles campaign. To learn more click
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Help Habitat LA Win $100,000!
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We are excited to be taking part in the Macy's Shop For A Cause Charity Challenge, a friendly fundraising competition on CrowdRise. Now through August 9, Habitat LA is competing with charities from across the country to raise the most money online. We're asking that you give as much as you can so that we can take home the $100,000 grand prize! An additional $100,000 is up for grabs by winning weekly bonus challenges offered throughout the competition.
Donations of $5 or more will score you a 25 percent off savings pass at Macy's. You may also support the campaign by joining our team as a fundraiser and reaching out to your network of supporters so that we can make a greater impact together.
Click here to donate or join the fundraising team and see how much has been raised so far.
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Board of Directors Annual Retreat
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Habitat LA's Board of Directors met for their annual retreat on Saturday, July 15. The Board is comprised of a dedicated group of individuals representing a variety of industries. We are excited to have several returning Board Members to help keep the momentum of our Building a Greater Los Angeles campaign going and growing. We also welcomed several new members including executives from
Faithful Central Bible Church, Hollywood Sierra Kitchens,
Ringstar Sports, Thrivent Financial,
Union Bank and Wells Fargo.
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Congratulations to our Montebello Families!
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Four families have a lot to celebrate this summer after receiving the keys to their new homes during a dedication ceremony on June 28. The four home development is the first of its kind in Montebello and was built through a partnership between Habitat LA, the City of Montebello and Partnership Housing. Bank of America, the Habitat LA Catholic Coalition and Grifols were also enthusiastic and generous supporters of this new neighborhood.
The Duarte, Jefferson, Limon and Ramos families will be moving into their three bedroom/two bathroom homes and will pay back an affordable mortgage. Their path to homeownership has included contributing 500 hours of sweat equity building their homes and other Habitat LA homes, as well as completing classes through Habitat LA's Family Investment Program. View more photos from the celebration here.
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The Habitat LA ReStores recently added to their inventory of unique treasures with generous donations from Ethan Allen and ABC Studios. Proceeds from the sale of these products will be used to help families achieve strength, stability and self-reliance through homeownership.
ABC Studios filled multiple ReStore trucks with household goods and materials from the sets of
The Catch, Criminal Minds:Beyond Borders and
The Real O'Neals. ReStore customers have the opportunity to give these pieces an encore performance in their homes!
Habitat LA's two ReStores are located in Bellflower and Torrance. They are open daily from 8:30am - 7:30pm.
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Nearly 7,000 volunteers donated more than 110,000 hours of service this past fiscal year! One of the highlights of our year is the annual Volunteer Appreciation event where we celebrate the incredible people who give their time and talents to help advance our mission.
This year's event honored the following Volunteers of the Year: Sue Hunt, Al Lynch, Sarah Del Medico, Alan E. Wright, April Perez, Carl Jordan, Bill Pomeranz, Lolita Pizzaro and our entire Youth United leadership team!
If you are interested in volunteering alongside other incredible individuals, please contact Caitlin Rose, Habitat LA Volunteer Manager, at 424-246-3184 or crose@habitatla.org.
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LCDQ LEGENDS 2017 Benefits Habitat LA
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LEGENDS is an annual celebration of design in the La Cienega Design Quarter that brings together thousands of VIPs and tastemakers from the worlds of interior design, decor, art, fashion and architecture. Since 2012, LCDQ has designated Habitat LA as its non-profit partner because of a shared interest and passionate belief that home should be a place of peace and comfort.
Each year, Habitat LA receives a percentage of ticket sales from LEGENDS which has resulted in an investment of more than $150,000 by LCDQ in Habitat LA's work
Building a Greater Los Angeles.
In addition to proceeds from ticket sales, LCDQ member Dragonette LTD, in partnership with Doug and Gene Meyer, also hosted an in-store VIP event and online campaign where each guest donated $500 to Habitat LA and in return received an original piece of art from designers and artists such as Nate Berkus, Amy Sedaris, Mary McDonald, Lee Ledbetter, Trina Turk, Mark Badgley, James Mischka and Cynthia Rowley. The identity of the designer/artist was unveiled only after the donor acquired the piece and remaining works were sold to the public online and in-store for $200.
Habitat LA's ongoing partnership with LCDQ has been invaluable in raising much needed funds and building enthusiasm within the design community about our mission to end substandard housing here in Los Angeles.
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Planned Giving
Corner: Leaving a Legacy While Providing for Heirs
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Planned Giving: Leaving a Legacy While Providing for Heirs
Charitable gifts included as part of your long-range estate and financial planning can offer a wonderful way to provide lasting support to organizations and institutions that will survive well into the future. It's possible to make a "gift of a...
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Raise Your Voice
to Save
Affordable
Housing!
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President Trump's recently proposed FY18 budget completely eliminates funding for programs Habitat for Humanity depends on nationally to fulfill our mission. We need your help to let Congress know this budget cannot pass.
Here in LA we use the Home Investment Partnership Program (HOME), the US Department of Housing and Urban Development's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and depend heavily on AmeriCorps, a program of the Corporation for National and Community Service. The proposed cuts also include YouthBuild, a nationally recognized leadership development and job training program and an important component of our construction program in Los Angeles.
These are the federal issues of highest priority right now. Contact your congressperson and senators that represent your area and let them know these proposed cuts hurt us all. SIGN: Our petition and let your voice be heard: CLICK HERE
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We are looking forward to our 2017 Los Angeles Builders Ball® to be held Thursday, September 28 at the historic Beverly Hilton Hotel. Habitat LA will honor Morley Builders as The Builder of the Year, hockey hall of famer and Los Angeles Kings President
Luc Robitaille with The Foundation Builder award and
"Sugar" Ray Leonard with The Dream Builder award.
Each honoree has made a transformative impact on the landscape of Los Angeles and we invite you to share in our work Building a Greater Los Angeles.
Sponsorship opportunities and tickets are available for this annual sell-out event on our
website here.
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Upcoming Events
August 30-31: LA Fleet Week
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Board of Directors
Chairman:
Bill Blake,
Zurich North America
Past Chairman:
Daniel Burgner,
Burgner Experiential
Vice-Chair:
John Manganiello,
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Secretary:
Greg Ferree,
Southern California Edison
Treasurer:
Alan Wright,
Cathay Bank
Gerry Bross, Hollywood Sierra Kitchens
Tom Clarke,
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Max de Brouwer, Grifols
Geoff Delahanty, Thrivent Financial
Terri Haack,
Terranea Resort
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Steven Johnson, Faithful Central Bible Church
Carl Jordan,
U.S. Bank
Alex Kweskin, Union Bank
Kim McManus,
Mosaic LA
Michelle Meghrouni,
Southern California Gas Company
Matt Petersen,
Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator
Eric Remensperger,
Proskauer
LeAnne Romesburg, Lowe's
Craig Russell,
Walt Disney Imagineering
Linda Russell, Wells Fargo
Raul Salinas,
AlvaradoSmith
John Sykes, Suffolk Construction
Araceli Villegas, Ringstar Sports
Ken Walker,
EY
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Thank you to our May/June donors!
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American Building Supply, Inc.*
City of Los Angeles
Habitat LA Catholic Coalition
Thrivent Financial
Platinum Hammer ($75,000+)
Playa Venice Sunrise Rotary
Gold Hammer ($50,000+)
Los Angeles Housing and Community Investment Department
The Estate of Nancy B. Gambee
Warner Bros Records
Silver Hammer ($25,000+)
Altisource
JM Eagle*
US Bank
Bronze Hammer ($15,000+)
The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
City National Bank
Duane Morris LLP*
Wallace and Erin Rank
Architects Circle ($10,000+)
American Legion Post 283
The Lelia Fund
Los Angeles Capital
Management 360
Pacific Dental Services
Participant Media
Southern California Gas Company
The Ruth/Allen Ziegler Foundation
Verifi, Inc.
Silver Nail ($5,000+)
AECOM Technology Corporation
AlvaradoSmith
Ampam Parks Mechanical, Inc.
Boston Private Bank & Trust Company
Brentwood Presbyterian Church
Irene Helen Cordoba
CoreLogic Solutions, LLC
Enterprise
Randal and Cathy Farwell
Fluor Corporation
HealthCare Partners, A DaVita Medical Group
Pearl Ho
Houlihan Lokey
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Lionsgate Entertainment
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce
Los Angeles Rams
National Auto Loan Network
Paradigm Talent Agency
Partner Engineering and Science, Inc.
Mandy Patinkin
PPG*
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Silver Nail ($5,000+) (cont.)
Retail Design Collaborative
Rossi Doskocil & Finkelstein LLP
Suffolk Construction
The Queen Mary
The Gordian Group
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America
Trammell Crow Company
Albert Vera
Ylopo
Zest Finance
Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects LLP
Zuber Lawler & Del Duca LLP
Bronze Nail ($1,000+)
Cecilia Abrams
Adat Ari El Synagogue
The Albertsons Companies Foundation & The Vons Foundation*
Andersen Construction*
Stuart Bentley
Beth Shir Shalom
Burgner Experiential, Inc.
Burt and Diana Cutler Family Foundation
California Resources Corporation
Central Indiana Community Foundation
City View
Coolhaus*
David J. Dahl
Ed and Amy Flynn
Ford & Harrison LLP*
Charles and Mary George
KAA Design Group, Inc.
Alex Kim
Lingle Luxury Realty, Inc.
Los Angeles Galaxy
Owens Corning*
Pacific Crossroads Church
PepsiCo*
Pin Tai
Port of Long Beach
Ann Shepphird
Retired Sheriffs LA
Donald and Jill Spuehler
Patrick Strodered
Tokio Marine HCC
Shomrei Torah Synagogue
Glynn and Jo-An Turman
Lisa Turnbaugh
William and Linda Tyrer
Wawanesa Insurance
Wells Fargo National Housing Foundation
Scott White
Women's Council of Realtors
University of Pennsylvania Alumni
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Thank you to our major donors!
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The Albertsons Companies Foundation & The Vons Foundation
American Building Supply, Inc.
Archdiocesan Youth Employment Services
Bank of America Charitable Foundation
Carrier Corporation
Cotton Incorporated
Delta Air Lines
The Dow Chemical Company
Edison International
Ford & Harrison LLP
Grifols Shared Services North America Inc.
Habitat LA Catholic Coalition
Habitat LA Long Beach Area Faith Coalition
The Home Depot Foundation
Kabbalah Centre Los Angeles
La Cienega Design Quarter
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LINC Los Angeles
Lowe's Companies, Inc.
Magic Johnson Enterprises
Playa Venice Sunrise Rotary
Thrivent Financial
The Valspar Corporation and Subsidiaries
The Weingart Foundation
Wells Fargo Foundation
Whirlpool Corporation
City of Bellflower
City of Culver City
City of Downey
City of Long Beach
City of Los Angeles
City of Montebello
City of Whittier
County of Los Angeles
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OUR VISION
A world where everyone has a decent place to live.
OUR MISSION
Seeking to put God's love into action, Habitat for Humanity brings people together to build homes, communities and hope.
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