Welcome to the New Habitat Happenings! |
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Dear Friends,
As summer comes to an end, we bid farewell to hot days in the sun, but welcome to crisp fall weather!
This month, we are excited to launch our updated Habitat Happenings newsletter. We hope you find it easier to navigate and more fun to read. Check out our colorful new icons—each one represents a specific theme or subject to make it easier to find the articles of most interest to you. Want to learn more? Just follow the links to our blog posts for additional information on several of our stories.
Wondering how Habitat LA spent the summer? We kicked off a two-home build in Los Angeles in July—and in August, we completed four homes in South Los Angeles as part of our 2021 Home Builders Blitz. We also made great progress on our 10-home Millennium Homes Development in Long Beach.
Thanks to the generous support of Lowe’s and many others, we also distributed packages of school supplies for 1,500 kids in the Washington Neighborhood of Long Beach. The backpacks, chock full of pencils, pens, highlighters, notepads, and other essentials, will provide them with the tools they need for a successful new school year!
As Habitat LA’s fiscal year begins, we are pleased to announce plans to build 14 new homes, complete more than 125 home repairs, provide 700 people with homeownership counseling, and so much more.
We want to be sure you have every opportunity to follow this work and to see the tangible results of your support. So, until we can gather again in person, we’ll bring Habitat LA to you—sharing videos of our progress, as well as small celebrations like build kick-offs and home dedications.
We’ll also be streaming many of these activities and events on Facebook Live and Instagram Live. If you’d like to be notified when we release new video updates, please subscribe to our YouTube channel and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.
Thank you again for being a supporter and advocate of our work. For those of you with kids starting school, best wishes for an amazing year! Together, we are building homes, communities and hope throughout greater Los Angeles and helping families build strength, stability and self-reliance through shelter.
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Erin Rank
President & CEO
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles
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Los Angeles Builders Ball® Moves to March 9, 2022
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While we were looking forward to celebrating with you at our annual Los Angeles Builders Ball® this month, given the continued risks posed by large gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic, we believe the health and safety of our guests, sponsors, and staff must be our priority. Therefore, we have decided to reschedule our event to Wednesday, March 9, 2022. Please visit our event page for more information and for sponsorship opportunities.
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Construction Update: Millennium Homes on the Rise |
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Check out the progress we have made on our Millennium Homes affordable housing project in Long Beach’s Washington Neighborhood. The framing for all ten new townhomes is complete!
Fun fact: We named this project “Millennium Homes” as it will include our 1,001st home! Subscribe to our YouTube channel for the latest video updates on this project.
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Habitat LA Partners with Thrivent on Two New Homes |
In late July, Habitat LA kicked off a new two-home development on 94th St. sponsored by the Thrivent Faith Builds program. Check out our blog for more on this inspiring project and learn more about Habitat LA’s Faith Initiatives.
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Books & Buckets: A Summer of Learning in the Washington Neighborhood |
Even if they weren’t in summer school, young people in the Washington Neighborhood community were learning just the same. Thanks to Habitat LA’s partnership with the nonprofit organization Books & Buckets (B&B), we were able to put a State Farm Next Gen Engagement Advocacy Grant to good use. The funds helped Habitat LA to engage local kids in a conversation about community development and advocacy.
The State Farm grant, in conjunction with Habitat LA’s Cost of Home Campaign, works to encourage youth to advocate for a brighter future in their Washington Neighborhood community.
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Donor Spotlight: Republic Services Charitable Foundation Provides $140,000 Grant |
Habitat LA gives a heartfelt thank you to the Republic Services Charitable Foundation! The organization recently provided a $140,000 grant to Habitat LA to support local businesses in Long Beach’s Washington Neighborhood. Seven small, locally-owned and operated businesses will receive $20,000 each to help them recover from economic hardships brought on by the pandemic. Meet some of the small businesses we’re supporting!
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Thank you to everyone who took part in our Back-To-School campaign helping to prepare students for the upcoming school year. Stay tuned for a video recap that shows the kids, teachers, and volunteers in action! Special thanks to Lowe’s for their financial support and to the National Charity League Beachside Chapter for providing additional school supplies. We are also beyond grateful to the many faith coalition volunteers and local community residents for their donations and for volunteering to assemble the bags at the George Washington Middle School in Long Beach. If you’d like to get involved in our future build-a-basket campaigns, please contact Habitat LA’s Associate Director of Volunteers, Anna Rubino, or visit our volunteer page to learn more.
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Update on Building With Us: Construction Volunteers |
As we begin to welcome back a limited number of volunteers on our build sites, we are grateful to the crew leaders, individuals, and build groups that have lent a hand on our 94th Street development.
Since we currently have limited individual construction volunteer opportunities, please create an account on our volunteer hub to be notified of these opportunities as they arise. Spots are available from Thursday through Saturday and are limited to five volunteers per day. No experience is needed! For more information on how to volunteer on our build sites, please contact Anna Rubino.
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Looking for great deals on new and gently used home goods from the comfort of your couch? Browse and buy online, then pick up from our Bellflower ReStore seven days a week.
You can shop any of our three Habitat LA ReStores in person to check out newly donated items—we are open 9:30 am to 6:30 pm every day!
Don’t miss out! If you have not yet snagged a limited edition ReStore tie-dye tee, we still have a few available for purchase inside our stores. You’ll be on trend—and helping our mission to bring people together to build homes, communities, and hope. All proceeds from the sales of our tie-dye tees will be used to support Habitat LA programs.
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Make a Difference: Long Beach Gives 2021 |
Mark your calendars to give, share, and celebrate our community on September 23! You can also give Habitat LA a jump-start on our Long Beach Gives fundraising goal with an early donation on September 17—your impact will be doubled thanks to a generous matching gift from The Oriana Shea Group.
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Join our Carpenter’s Club |
Did you know that your support is vital to ensuring that Habitat LA can continue to build better futures for families in need?
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Thank you to our June and July 2021 Donors! |
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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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OUR VISION
A world where everyone has a decent place to live.
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