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 homes will begin in the spring of 2008.  We expect to complete construction 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 this spring is as follows:

May - June 2008:

FiExecute contracts with selected homeowners

Review and select bids from contractors

Notify volunteers with the prerequisite skills

June - December 2008:

Begin and complete rehabilitation of the two homes

September - December 2008:

Solicit applications for 2009 home rehab 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.