Habitat for Humanity

 

San Benito County

 

- About Us -

 

Habitat for Humanity of San Benito County first formed in 2004 and became an official Habitat for Humanity Affiliate in 2005.  We have spent the past few years raising capital to begin construction and we are pleased to announce that we will start our first two rehabilitation projects this spring.  

 

With the building moratorium in Hollister and the one percent growth cap in other areas of the County, we have determined that rehabilitation is a good place for us to start.  In 2007, we advertised for low-income homeowners in San Benito County to apply to us for affordable home repairs and we selected two families to rehabilitation of their homes.

 

Construction work on the home began in the spring of 2008.  This year, 2010, we expect to complete 2 Brush of Kindnesses by the end of the year. We will continue to rehabilitate housing until we are confident that the new-construction of housing is feasible and at that time we will pursue single-family home construction.

 

Our timeline for rehabilitation for 2010 is as follows:

May - June 2010:

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR:

     Rehabilitations & Brush of Kindnesses

Find & Execute contracts with selected  

     homeowners

Review and select bids from contractors

Notify volunteers with the prerequisite skills

June 2010:

Begin and complete rehabilitation of the two

     homes

September - December 2010:

Solicit applications for 2010 home rehab#2

     projects

We are extremely grateful for your support and donations and we hope to continue to partner with you in San Benito County to enrich the lives and improve the housing of the families that live here.  Please feel free to contact any of us for more information and thank you for supporting Habitat for Humanity of San Benito County.