Saturday, October 27th Habitat for Humanity San Fernando/Santa Clarita Valleys hosted a Family Halloween party at the Pierce Street Villas 61 home community in Pacoima. Local Habitat Youth United chapters hosted booths where children played games, got their faces painted, won candy and worked on Halloween-themed crafts. For most of the Habitat SF/SCV families this is the first time celebrating Halloween as many come from low-income neighborhoods with large gang populations where it is not safe for the children to go outside and trick-or-treat after dark. Now finally living in a safe gated community with other like-minded families, children were excited to participate in this great event and learn more about this fun day.               … Read More …

US Bank came out with over 40 volunteers on October 25th to a veteran home repair in Burbank. Volunteers from the bank assisted David, a seeing-impaired veteran and his wife Pat, by demoing a back patio, doing yard cleanup, some painting and much more. US Bank’s assistance could not come at a better time for the family, both seniors and one with a disability, it is a struggle for the family to keep up their modest home. The family was most concerned with the leaky roof that caused damage to their ceilings and floors and the outdoor covered patio that was rotted and at risk of falling. Habitat for Humanity SF/SCV, with help from organizations like US Bank was able to … Read More …

[Los Angeles, CA (October 22, 2012)] On Saturday, October 20th, Anheuser Busch came out to Habitat for Humanity SF/SCV’s 12-home Habitat for Heroes site in Sylmar to help build the retaining wall for the community. Over 40 volunteers from the local Los Angeles Brewery in Van Nuys came out to support veterans through their AB Cares program. Veteran support is currently a high priority to Anheuser Busch, along with programs such as the “Here’s to the Heroes” Home Run program and their Folds of Honor Foundation, Anheuser hopes to make a yearly commitment to Habitat for Humanity San Fernando/Santa Clarita Valleys’ “Habitat for Heroes” program. They plan to come out and build again in April 2013 and continue on until … Read More …

1st Enterprise Bank joined as the newest partner in the unprecedented collaboration to construct the country’s first service enriched Habitat for Heroes veteran village.  Providing critically needed financing to move the project forward, 1st Enterprise Bank joins the California Department of Veteran Affairs (CalVet) who announced it has set aside more than $21 million for Habitat for Humanity San Fernando/Santa Clarita Valley (Habitat SF/SCV) to build homes for California veterans and their families in the Santa Clarita and Sylmar areas of Los Angeles County. Through this public-private collaboration, low-income veterans will now have a great opportunity to qualify to purchase beautiful three-and-four bedroom homes.  The veteran will provide sweat equity to reduce the costs by helping to build these energy-efficient, … Read More …

Thursday, October 11, the Granada Hills Wells Fargo branch came out to assist a low-income, seeing impaired veteran, David and his wife, Pat who live in Burbank. For this Company TEAMbuild, Wells Fargo helped clean up their overgrown yard, painted and did minor demolition. This was a great help to this senior couple who struggles to keep up with their home due to  David’s  disability and Pat’s teachings at local schools. David and Pat are so thankful for the assistance Wells Fargo has given them in helping them better manage their home. About Habitat for Heroes Habitat for Heroes is a program of Habitat for Humanity San Fernando/Santa Clarita Valleys. This program serves low-income and disabled veterans who either struggle … Read More …