Habitat for Humanity of Greater Sacramento

Today we're joined on site by AmeriCorps NCCC Pacific Region Team Green 4 for a day before they head to our neighbors in Stockton to help out at a food bank for their long-term project over the coming weeks! We're grateful for our partnership with AmeriCorps NCCC and the dedicated and passionate young leaders who give generously of their time and efforts to help transform our communities into a brighter place to call home! These crews have been a massive part of helping to keep our job sites on track while still unable to host community volunteers. #togetherwebuild

Shout out to our friends at Outword Magazine for the awesome piece on the Habitat for Humanity of Greater Sacramento ReStore in their recent homes and gardens issue! Check out the full article by following the link below and be sure to visit the ReStore soon to browse our new selection of high-end, designer lighting and other #ReStoreFreshFinds!

Habitat would like to wish a very happy birthday to our dear friend Beverly Lamb! For over 3 decades alongside her husband Ron, Beverly has been an amazing champion of Habitat and incredible supporter of our mission. Beverly is a wonderfully kind and compassionate individual, and we are so grateful to have her in our Habitat family. Thank you, Bev, for dedicating your birthday to Habitat with this Facebook birthday fundraiser and for all you do to help Habitat spread hope and build homes. Happy Birthday from Habitat!

From helping with homework to baking cookies together, owning a Habitat home makes many of life’s special moments possible for more families every day. Learn more at habitat.org/homeisthekey. #HomeIsTheKey

Appreciation alert! Habitat would like to give a special shout out to Tom Quasebarth, a dedicated and fearless Habitat Crew Leader. Tom is an Outstanding Volunteer awardee from our recent Hammy Awards, but unfortunately his award was not presented during the live event due to a production glitch. Tom is a vital part of Habitat’s Construction team and unfailing in his efforts to support our mission through thick and thin, rain or shine! Tom played a huge role in helping us kee...p building last year, volunteering over 500 hours on the jobsite in 2020 alone. A truly generous soul, Tom also donates his talents for design work and conceptual planning, and even created a virtual walkthrough video of our 13-home Mandolin Estates development. Habitat is incredibly blessed by his support, and we are grateful for the hope and homes that Tom helps build, week after week. Here he is accepting his Hammy Award yesterday morning (hard at work on the Habitat jobsite, as usual!). Mask pulled down to capture a quick moment of Tom smiling with his award. Thank you, Tom!

Today’s Habitat Hero = INTEL!!! Our old server was crashing for MONTHS on a weekly basis. When we found out how much a new server would cost alongside our other tech needs, we weren’t sure how we were going to make it happen. As of this week, we now have a donated used server from Intel (which is higher quality than we could’ve dreamed). Words cannot express the cheers and gratitude from our team for this incredibly generous gift which will not only play a factor in helping keep us all a bit more sane, but will play a substantial impact in providing the tech power we need to keep building forward for those in need during this unique time and beyond. #community #gratitude #impact

Exciting Virtual Lunch and Learn opportunity on February 24th! Did you know you can donate stock to Habitat? Property? Donate a portion of your life insurance policy? Make an income for life through a charitable gift annuity? We hope you'll consider joining us and our awesome speakers from Habitat for Humanity International and the Sacramento Region Community Foundation as we host this informational, no-pressure webinar on Planned Giving 101 opportunities with Habitat and b...eyond! RSVP at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/planned-giving-101-tickets-139

Work continues on the first 3 homes of our Mandolin Estates project which will eventually provide affordable housing to 60 low-income individuals including 40 children. We are accepting pre-applications for working families interested in owning a Habitat home on this property, as well as looking for additional community partners to help us bring this project to fruition. #HabitatBuildsHope

As we continue to #BuildForward, progress is being made at our 34th Ave new home build! Today the driveway and porch concrete are being poured and drywall is almost ready for texture! It won’t be long before the Nasiri family makes their dream of homeownership come true and purchase this home for a 30 year, 0% interest equivalent mortgage. Thank you to our wonderful sponsors for helping us continue to bring affordable homeownership and pride to our communities SMUD U.S. Bank Big Day of Giving #HabitatBuildsHope

See our English and Spanish flyers with more information at http://bit.ly/HomeOwnershipFlyer and please share with someone you know who may be interested in partnering with Habitat to become a homeowner! ----------------------------------------------------------------------- If you or someone you care about has always dreamed of becoming a homeowner but thought it was impossible, please join us for an informative virtual homeownership orientation.... Habitat will soon begin construction on two homes at our Mandolin Estates development, located off of Power Inn Road, which will be offered for purchase by qualified buyers. The homes available for sale are both single family, 4-bedroom, 2-bathroom, all-electric homes with attached single-car garage. Applicants who are selected will be invited to partner with Habitat to help build and buy their own home, which will be sold to them at an affordable price not greater than 30% of the buyer’s household income. Habitat will host a virtual homeownership orientation in March where interested parties can learn about the organization, the program requirements, and how to apply. To learn if you qualify and receive more information, please fill out our pre-application form at bit.ly/HabitatSacPreApplication by 2/27.

Today a new set of upcycled wheels arrived at the Habitat office thanks to our friends at SMUD who generously donated this used vehicle from their fleet to Habitat! We will now be using it to get build materials to and from the Habitat construction sites where we are building and repairing homes for working families, seniors, and veterans in our region. Huge thanks to our friends at SMUD for helping with this critical transport need!

If you or someone you care about has always dreamed of becoming a homeowner but thought it was impossible, please join us for an informative virtual homeownership orientation. Habitat will soon begin construction on two homes at our Mandolin Estates development, located off of Power Inn Road, which will be offered for purchase by qualified buyers. The homes available for sale are both single family, 4-bedroom, 2-bathroom, all-electric homes with attached single-car garage. Ap...plicants who are selected will be invited to partner with Habitat to help build and buy their own home, which will be sold to them at an affordable price not greater than 30% of the buyer’s household income. Habitat will host a virtual homeownership orientation in March where interested parties can learn about the organization, the program requirements, and how to apply. To learn if you qualify and receive more information, please fill out our pre-application form at bit.ly/HabitatSacPreApplication by 2/27. See our flyers with more information at http://bit.ly/HomeOwnershipFlyer and please share with someone you know who may be interested in partnering with Habitat to become a homeowner!

Homeowner Yuri is raising the roof in happiness as his home receives much needed repairs provided by our amazing partnership with SMUD and the help of our wonderful Crew Leaders like Jim! Yuri’s home will have a new roof, solar panels and a paint touch up. His excited smile matches our own as we couldn’t be more thrilled to continue to help our community remain in their already affordable homes. #HabitatBuildsHope #BuildingForward #HomeRepairProgram

On Wednesday, January 27th we took our Hammy Awards virtual, and following the event, we hosted an award pick-up day in the Habitat ReStore! The annual Hammy Awards event is an opportunity for our team to thank the partners, volunteers, donors, and supporters who helped make our work in the past year possible. We are especially humbled and grateful following 2020 as an incredibly challenging year, and for the partners whose support helped us keep building and continue to make impact in our community! Photo Credit: Tia Gemmell

Meet Nathaniel! Our latest RTB Homeowner! Site Supervisor Brian and AmeriCorps NCCC Pacific Region Team Red headed out to his home and repaired and painted the ramp to the front of his home, repaired a gate to his back yard and removed debris from his yard. Our homeowner repair program helps our Veterans and Elderly community members be able to remain in their homes and age in place with dignity. Thank you to our sponsors Osprey Tree Foundation SMUD InterWest Insurance Services Umpqua Bank Wave U.S. Bank City of Sacramento, Government and Sacramento County Supervisor Phil Serna!

Appliances are in and the house is almost ready to go on 9th Avenue! We will be dedicating the home for the family to purchase on the 20th. Big thanks to SMUD for donating to make the solar, EV, and electrification of this home possible.

Join our team!! Apply at https://tinyurl.com/habitatcpdl

Happening now at the ReStore!

TODAY ONLY! Not sure what to do with your old political yard signs? You can drop them off at the Habitat for Humanity of Greater Sacramento ReStore today between 10-1pm and they’ll be up-cycled into art! Art teachers and creatives, come pick up any signs for free from 1:00-4:30! Please help spread the word! Big thanks to SMUD Board Member (District 3 Supervisor Candidate) Gregg Fishman for Supervisor for coming up with and organizing this great idea to keep these non-recyclable signs out of the landfill!

And just like that, we have walls! 34th Ave home build is underway and we are so excited to dig into this project! Thank you SMUD U.S. Bank Big Day of Giving and DPR Construction #HabitatBuildsHope #KeepBuildingForward

PHOTOS ARE IN! Thank you to all those who tuned in and supported "A Night to Build", a live virtual Gala and 35th Year Anniversary Celebration benefitting Habitat for Humanity of Greater Sacramento and building and preserving affordable housing for those in need in our region. BIG THANK YOU'S TO: ... Our presenting sponsor SMUD. Hope Builder sponsors: U.S. Bank and Fizz Champagne & Bubbles Bar Future Framer sponsors: Chase, InterWest Insurance Services, Headwaters Construction, Inc., Health Net, LPAS Architecture + Design, and River City Bank. Wall Raiser Sponsors: Cunningham Engineering, El Dorado Savings Bank, Gilbane Building Company, Rainforth Grau Architects, Teichert, Wave, and Trainor Fairbrook. Carpenter Sponsors: Clark Construction Group, LLC, Precision Fluid Controls, Inc., Pretty Please Aesthetics, and Wilke Fleury. Media Sponsors: ABC10, Wave, and Mighty Media Partners Match Partner: Bank of America In-kind donors West Elm and Puur Chocolat Mini Sponsors IIAB Sacramento - Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of Sacramento and SY Communications. Wells Fargo for donating $25,000 during the fund-a-need!! Our incredible auctioneer Freddie with FSA Auctions, Mike Droke and Megan Swan (MadHouse Productions/Music Causes Movement) for the production support, our incredible entertainers including the LIVE Reggie Graham Trio, Sea Stand Productions for the professional 35th year anniversary and Homeowner video, our co-emcee Kevin John ABC10, our Gala Committee, Habitat Board of Directors...AND all of our incredible donors and supporters who tuned in and helped us raise just over $220,000 on October 29th! These funds will go directly to help us raise walls on Phase 1 of our future 13-home Mandolin Estates development, as well as support other critical home build and repair projects for low-income families, seniors, and veterans. To relive the live virtual event, please visit HabitatGreaterSac.org/GALA Photo credit: Tia Gemmell with Riverview Media Photography www.phototia.com #HabitatGala #KeepBuilding2020

Check it out! This week at our 34th Ave home build foundation was laid and now FRAMING is being built so walls can be raised tomorrow! Thank you to our amazing crew leaders for helping us continue to #KeepBuilding And a HUGE Thank You to our sponsors U.S. Bank DPR Construction SMUD Big Day of Giving #BuildingForward #HabitatBuildsHope

THIS SATURDAY ONLY from 10-1pm you can bring your political yard signs to the Habitat for Humanity of Greater Sacramento ReStore. Did you know political yard signs aren't recyclable? Tens of thousands of yard signs in Sacramento will end up in landfill. The Habitat ReStore is partnering with Atlas Disposal, Atrium, National Stewardship Action Council, and Gregg Fishman for Supervisor to up-cycle political yard signs by making them available to artists, art teachers and st...udents, crafters, hobbyists, and anyone who can put them to good use so they don't end up in landfill. Signs can be dropped off Saturday, November 7th from 10-1pm at the ReStore and picked-up Saturday, November 7th from 1-4:30pm. Thanks FOX40 for helping spread the word on this unique collaboration!

The first Mustang, a convertible model, was meant to be used exclusively for a dealership tour. However, the car was accidentally sold to a customer in Newfoundland. The customer was a pilot who drove it for 10,000 miles and eventually traded the car back to Ford. The company was able to preserve the model and it’s on display at the Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. Love cars? See what donating one could do: https://bit.ly/35jq3Kn

If you've ever wondered how Habitat for Humanity was founded, this is a great read! On this date in 1942, Clarence Jordan founded Koinonia Farm on the outskirts of the rural South Georgia town of Americus. It was Koinonia’s roots of racial and economic equality that inspired Habitat's founder Millard Fuller and became the foundation of Habitat for Humanity’s mission. Read more here->... https://www.habitat.org/stories/love-never-quits See more

Thank you to our friends at Gilbane Building Company for your all your support through sponsorship of our Virtual Gala and bringing teams out to build Habitat homes alongside Habitat homeowners - like the Maru-Megersa family home at Clay Street where this photo was taken last year! We can't wait to build with your team again when the time is right! #HabitatGala #KeepBuilding2020

Wells Fargo WAS in the house and showed up and supported in a big way! Huge thanks to Wells Fargo who donated $25,000 at the Habitat Virtual Gala Thursday during the fund-a-need to help cover an entire framing package for Phase 1 of our Mandolin Estates Project. Said Wells Fargo Vice President | Community Relations Associate Manager, Kären Woodruff (pictured here), Wells Fargo couldn’t be more proud to support Habitat for Humanity and the incredible work they do. We love th...e way everyone can engage in the work enabling all of us to come together as a community to help build up communities. Wells Fargo has a long-standing partnership with Habitat for Humanity Sacramento providing nearly $400,000 over the past 4 years. Together, we can increase access to safe, affordable places to call home! Thank you to the incredible team at Wells Fargo and all of our supporters who gave so generously this past Thursday to help Habitat keep building! #KeepBuilding2020 #HabitatGala #WellsFargoBuilds

THANK YOU! Donations are still coming in and the silent auction is open until noon tomorrow, BUT we are proud to announce that tonight through donations, sponsorships, and the auction that we raised over $220,000! We will announce our final tally tomorrow after the silent auction closes but our team is grateful beyond measure. Thank you to our Habitat family for showing up tonight in a big way for our reimagined virtual Habitat Gala. Tonight we celebrate, tomorrow WE BUILD.