Assembly Bill 1765 was signed into law, which means Habitat for Humanity of California is now listed as an official Voluntary Contribution Fund on the 2014 CA State Income Tax Return!

 

Making a donation on your 2014 CA Tax Return is easy:
1) Find the Voluntary Contributions list on your 540 CA tax return form. 
2) Find box #428 "Habitat for Humanity Fund".
3) Simply designate how much you would like to donate and help us build a greater Los Angeles and California!

 

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Habitat LA is excited to announce that actor Donis Leonard Jr. of the SHOWTIME hit series, 'House of Lies' is Habitat LA's 2015 Act! Speak! Buld! Week (ASBW) youth ambassador. 

 

Students  in the greater Los Angeles area are encouraged to participate in ASBW by signing up as a youth advocate  and participating in our door decorating contest or one of our other advocacy activities.

For more information on this year's ASBW, click HERE. 

 

 

Are you a General Hospital fan? If so, you are in luck as there are still spots available for Habitat LA's 6th Annual General Hospital Fan and Cast Build Day!

 

General Hospital  actors Lisa LoCicero (Olivia Falconeri) and Dominic Zamprogna (Dante Falconeri) will host the event, and many of their cast members will confirm attendance as the event nears.

 

Registration for this event is $275 and will include breakfast, lunch and commemorative t-shirt.

 

Space is very limited for this event, so register today!

   
 

The LA Galaxy kicked off their 20 For Twenty campaign by joining Habitat LA for a build day.  

 

This community initiative is honoring the Galaxy's 20th season with 20 service projects in LA. Staff members, players Gyasi Zardes and Rafael Garcia, as well as the president of the team, Chris Klein, came out to help build seven homes in Lynwood. Even the Galaxy Star Squad got their hands dirty while lending a helping hand. The team ended the day covered in paint, dust, drywall, and smiles.

 

Read more and check out photos HERE.

 

ABC7 recently named Alberth Mimila, who is the son of one of our Long Beach partner homeowners, as their "Cool Kid" of the week.

 

Ever since the passing of his mother, Alberth adopted the saying, "One person can make a difference," and he is definitely doing his part to live up to these great words.

 

Alberth helped his father, Ignacio Mimila, build thier Habitat LA home and complete 500 hours of sweat equity. He also volunteers with the Action Sports Kids Foundation, where he shares his love of skateboarding with fellow youth in the Long Beach area.

 

To see the ABC7 Cool Kid feature on Alberth, click HERE.

We will celebrate the 10th and 11th homes made possible by Thrivent Financial and Habitat LA church partners. Save the date for Tuesday, April 14th! 

Click HERE to view the invite.

Last Thursday, Habitat LA invited congregations from Long Beach to join in on a prayer walk in the city's Washington neighborhood. The afternoon began at 14th St. and Pine Ave. in prayer. Several attendees shared from their hearts reasons why, as Christians, they serve with Habitat LA. 

In last month's planned giving article, "Who Needs a Will?," we provided an incorrect link to some tools that are helpful for planning your estate. We apologize. The correct link for these resources on our website is: http://habitatla.plannedgiving.org/

 Did you know that Habitat LA has a Legacy Society whose purpose is to recognize individuals during their lifetime who have included a planned gift for our affiliate?