Habitat for Humanity Southern Santa Barbara Joins with Goleta Valley Beautiful To Complete "A Brush with Kindness" Home Repair in Goleta
Project part of Habitat for Humanity's housing repair program A Brush with Kindness which provides exterior painting, fence repair, landscaping, and driveway repair for low-income homeowners in need.
Online, April 27, 2011 (Newswire.com) - Habitat for Humanity of Southern Santa Barbara County completed another A Brush with Kindness home repair for a low-income homeowner, this time in conjunction with Goleta Valley Beautiful. Over the course of three workdays, Habitat for Humanity and Goleta Valley Beautiful volunteers provided exterior repairs and landscaping for a home in Goleta. The project was part of Habitat for Humanity's housing repair program A Brush with Kindness which provides exterior painting, fence repair, landscaping, and driveway repair for low-income homeowners in need. Goleta Valley Beautiful provides tree planting and landscaping to low income housing with a grant from Yardi, Inc.
"Habitat for Humanity of Southern Santa Barbara County was grateful for the chance to repair a home in Goleta. With both the Habitat ReStore and office in Goleta we welcomed the opportunity to repair a home and revitalize a neighborhood in our own back yard," said Jon Peterson, Director of Operations of Habitat for Humanity of Southern Santa Barbara County. "We were thrilled to have the support and partnerships with Goleta Valley Beautiful on this project."
"We've been looking to expand our services to the low income community "said Ken Knight, Goleta Valley Beautiful Executive Director. "With the support of our sponsor Yardi, Inc. and the established success of Habitat for Humanity's A Brush with Kindness program, we are looking for more projects like this in which to collaborate."
Habitat for Humanity's A Brush with Kindness program was created to help low-income families in Southern Santa Barbara who struggle to make necessary repairs on their homes. Habitat for Humanity partners with the homeowners so that they can continue to live in a safe and decent environment that meets their families' need. A Brush with Kindness provides building materials, expertise from skilled professionals, and free volunteer labor. Able-bodied homeowners work side-by-side with Habitat's volunteers as part of their "sweat equity" which is central to Habitat's homebuilding program.
A Brush with Kindness complements Habitat for Humanity's construction programs that bring decent and affordable homes to low-income families. All partner families must meet Habitat's income requirements, as well as show a need for crucial exterior repairs and a willingness to partner with Habitat for Humanity.
For more information on how you can volunteer on the A Brush with Kindness project or in other ways with Habitat for Humanity, please visit www.sbhabitat.org or call 805-692-2226. Goleta Valley Beautiful offers weekly volunteer opportunities by checking the volunteer calendar at www.goletavalleybeautiful.org or call 685-7910.
About Habitat for Humanity of Southern Santa Barbara County:
Habitat for Humanity of SSBC is an independent, locally run affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, a nonprofit, nondenominational Christian housing organization dedicated to the elimination of poverty housing. Habitat for Humanity International and its affiliates in more than 3,000 communities around the world have built more than 400,000 homes for sale to partner families with no-profit, zero-interest mortgages. Volunteers provide most of the labor, with individuals, churches and corporate donors providing the money and materials to build Habitat houses. Habitat for Humanity of SSBC has participated in cooperative efforts with other non-profit organizations including SEE International, Women's Economic Ventures, Laguna Senior Cottages, Boys and Girls Club and the Santa Barbara Rescue Mission, in addition to two major rehabilitation projects since their beginning in 2000. They have completed two major construction projects in Santa Barbara providing homes for seven low-income families. To learn more about our work, please visit www.sbhabitat.org or call (805) 692-2226.
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About Goleta Valley Beautiful
Goleta Valley Beautiful is a nonprofit 501c3 organization incorporated in 1974 as an environmental, educational and community service organization with a mission to enhance sustainable public beauty in the Goleta Valley. As part of a goal to support and enhance a healthy urban forest, Goleta Valley beautiful operates the 2,000 tree Devereux Greenhouse and Growing Grounds and plants over 400 trees in public areas annually. Thousands of school children benefit each year from our Science Night, Arbor Day and Project Learning Tree classroom activities. We honor the communities best landscaping and design practices each year. Most importantly we promote community involvement with 66 organizations and 2800 volunteers participating in Goleta Valley Beautiful events last year. Contact us at 685-7910 or visit our website at www.goletavalleybeautiful.org