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ReStore Extended Hours & Days
Power Women, Power Tools
Archbishop Gomez
Homeownership Opportunities
Home Dedication
Join Our Team
Save the Date!
Become part of Habitat LA!
Board of Directors 
Chairman:
Daniel Burgner
Burgner Experiential

 

Past Chairman:

Gerry Bross 

Hollywood Sierra Kitchens 

 

 Vice-Chair:

Bill Blake 

Zurich North America

 

Secretary:

John Manganiello
Bank of America Merrill Lynch

 

Treasurer:

Alan Wright

California Bank & Trust

 
Scott Farer
Vons, PepsiCo

Greg Ferree
Southern California Edison 
 
Ranjan Goswami
Delta Air Lines, Inc

Terri Haack
Terranea Resort

 

Carl Jordan 

US Bank

 

Eva Kalawski  

Platinum Equity, LLC 

 

Mike Lang

Lang Media Group

 

Kim McManus
Mosaic LA

Michelle Meghrouni
Southern California Gas Company

 

Matt Petersen  

City of Los Angeles

  

Lori Raya

Albertsons, Vons and Pavilions

 

Eric Remensperger

Proskauer 

 

Linda Russell   

Wells Fargo

 

Raul Salinas

AlvaradoSmith

 

Heidi Snyder

Union Bank

 

Troy Thrower  

The Woodward Group

 

Ken Walker

Ernst & Young

 

 

 

 

Our Vision

 

A world where everyone has a decent place to live. 

  

Our Mission

 

Seeking to put God's love into action, Habitat for Humanity brings people together to build homes, communities and hope. 

 

310-323-HOME
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 Remember Habitat LA in your Legacy Planning!
THANK YOU TO OUR VALUED DONORS

May - June 2015 Gifts

 

Legacy 

$150,000+

William and Elizabeth Blake 

 

Delta Air Lines

 

Craig and Sandra Russell

 

Southern California Institute of Architecture

 

Platinum Hammer

$75,000+

General Motors Foundation 

 

Gold Hammer

$50,000+ 

Edison International

 

Ranjan Goswami 

 

Silver Hammer

$25,000+

* Change a Life Foundation

 

Construction Management Association of America Foundation

 

David and Cindy Hoag

 

US Bank

 

Bronze Hammer 

$15,000+

*Elite Island Resorts

 

Architects Circle 

$10,000+

*Hair Glamour by Lanza

 

Verifi, Inc.

 

Silver Nail 

$5,000+

AEG Worldwide

 

James and Juliana Bancroft

 

California Bank and Trust

 

California Resources Corporation

 

Center of Hope

 

Dealer.com

 

Fluor Corporation

 

Mosaic, L.A.

 

Michael and Patricia Roth

 

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

 

Transamerica Insurance & Investment Group

 

Bronze Nail 

$1,000+ 

Lynn Abess

 

* Abrams Artists Agency

 

* American Rentals

 

Debra Bergholtz

 

*Bradford Renaissance Portraits

 

Brentwood Presbyterian Church

 

Kenneth Brown

 

George and Janet Buckley

 

* Chris Bacarella Photography, LLC

 

Julie Deyan

 

Excalibur Inc

 

Cathy and Randall Farwell

 

Greg and Annamaria Ferree

 

* Ford and Harrison LLP

 

Goldman, Sachs & Co.

 

Grace First Presbyterian Church

 

The Guibord Center - Religion Inside Out

 

Pearl Ho

 

Chistopher Holguin

 

Read Howarth

 

* John D. Russell Photography

 

Keller Williams Realty - Beverly Hills

 

Thomas Lane

 

Mark Leddy

 

Sandy Lee

 

Lionsgate Entertainment

 

Loftway

 

Lopez and Brady, P.C.

 

Maricela Carlos

 

* OPI Products Inc.

 

Parkcrest Christian Church

 

Pauline Perrett and Michael Bozman

 

Paula Poundstone

 

* PepsiCo

 

* PulsoViral

 

* Purdy Corporate Headquarters

 

Carrie Qualters

 

Quest Nutrition Company

 

RCLCO Foundation

 

Resnick Foundation

 

Albert Shih

 

Silicon Valley Community Foundation

 

St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church

 

Stewart Title of California, Inc

 

Thrivent Financial

 

* Turf Terminators

 

UBS Foundation

 

University Synagogue

 

Vedanta Society of Southern California

 

Wimberly Interiors

 

Alan Wright

 

Xerox

 

* Denotes GIK donor

THANK YOU TO OUR MAJOR DONORS
Bank of America

Beach Cities Friends

California Community Foundation

California Department of Housing and Community Development

City of Downey

City of Los Angeles

City of Long Beach

City of Lynwood

City of Montebello

Cotton, Inc. *

County of Los Angeles

Delta Air Lines

Faithful Central Bible Church

The Gary Magness Foundation

Kendrick Lamar

Lowe's Companies, Inc.

Grifols

The Home Depot Foundation

Malarkey Roofing Company *

Mosaic

Office of Mark Ridley-Thomas

Presbytery of the Pacific

Revco Industries, Inc. *

Sit 'n' Sleep *

Thrivent Financial

US Department of Housing and Urban Development

Valspar *

Venice Santa Monica Free Methodist Church

The Vons Foundation
  
The Walt Disney Company

The Weingart Foundation

Wells Fargo

Whirlpool *

The W.M. Keck Foundation

*Denotes In-Kind Gifts
NEWSLETTER
JULY 2015

In 1990, George H.W. Bush was President, the popular series Twin Peaks premiered on ABC, neon colored tops were in style and Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles (Habitat LA) was born! July 1st marked the beginning of our new fiscal year and also the 25th anniversary of our affiliate!

 

Anniversaries give us an opportunity to celebrate the past while also building momentum for the future. We are proud that we have built, rehabilitated and repaired more than 1,000 homes locally and worldwide. 

 

Habitat LA has a goal to invest $100 million, over the next five years, to help more hardworking, low-income families and individuals as well as revitalize neighborhoods across greater LA. We will also celebrate our silver anniversary at our Los Angeles Builders Ball on October 14th!

ReSTORE EXTENDED HOURS & DAYS!
 


Our ReStore has undergone some exciting changes making it more convenient to shop and donate. The ReStore is now open seven days a week from 8:30am to 7:30pm at our Bellflower and Torrance locations. We also now have eight trucks picking up donated furniture, building materials, décor and more all across greater Los Angeles. Click HERE to schedule a pickup today!


 POWER WOMEN, POWER TOOLS 2015!
 


More than 200 "Power Women" came out to build at Habitat LA's Power Women, Power Tools event presented by Lowe's on Saturday, June 6. This year's event was held at Habitat LA's headquarters in Bellflower. Women from the entertainment, education, faith and corporate sectors were pretty, pink and powerful as they spent the day framing walls for future Habitat LA homes in Inglewood.

Maureen Ausura, Lowe's Chief Human Resources Officer, and 25 Lowe's Heroes employee volunteers were joined by many supporters from the entertainment industry including: Actress Camilla Belle, Actress Kate Linder, Radio Personality Pat Prescott, Comedienne Paula Poundstone and Actress Lisa Whelchel.

Thank you to Lowe's, Burgner Experiential, Duane Morris LLP, Platinum Equity LLC, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Variety, Paul Mitchell, BNSF Railway, and all of our volunteers for another successful year in helping us to celebrate Power Women in our local communities. View event photos HERE.


 

SITE BLESSING BY ARCHBISHOP GOMEZ

 

Archbishop Gomez, of the nation's largest Catholic Archdiocese, paid a visit to our seven home site on Magnolia in Lynwood. He blessed each home and spent time with each of the future partner homeowners.

 

Archbishop Gomez also blessed the work of Habitat LA's Catholic Coalition, which helped to build and sponsor one of the homes. The inaugural Catholic Builds home is being purchased by the Rendon's. Maria is a Catholic school teacher and Ricardo is a retired US Navy Veteran. 

 

We are grateful for the Archbishop's support in ensuring that individuals and families have access to decent and affordable housing. To learn more about our Catholic Coalition, please contact Chris Untiet, Director of Faith Relations, at chrisu@habitatla.org. 

 

APPLY TODAY!

 


 

 

Homeownership:
Habitat LA has new homeownership opportunities on the horizon. Please visit our website for periodic application updates!

 

Manufactured Home Repair Loan Program:

Habitat LA recently launched a new home repair program specifically for manufactured homeowners. This loan program helps address interior and exterior health and safety repair needs. Homeowners finance their repairs through a 0% interest, deferred payment loan provided by Habitat LA. No down payments, or monthly payments, are required for 30 years.

 

Home Repair Program:

Habitat LA is looking to serve low-income homeowners with home repair needs through its Home Repair Program.  Depending on available funding, eligible homeowners receive assistance with interior and exterior repairs including exterior painting, accessibility modifications, window, door and roof replacements, landscaping, and more. Special funding for veteran or military households in need of home repairs is available now. 

 

For more information on upcoming information sessions or program criteria, visit  our website.

 

HERNANDEZ FAMILY HOME DEDICATION

 

Ines Hernandez is our newest Habitat LA homeowner in Lynwood! Ines, who is a single, working mother, received the keys to her three bedroom home at a recent dedication. In order to become a Habitat LA homeowner, Ines completed homeownership education classes and 250 hours of sweat equity volunteering with Habitat LA. Ines also has good credit and will pay back a zero interest mortgage. 

 

Thank you to Ernst & Young LLP, The South Bay Workforce Investment Board, CCEO YouthBuild and the City of Lynwood for their contributions to this project and our overall work.

 

View more photos HERE.

 

 JOIN OUR TEAM!

    
Habitat LA is looking for motivated future employees who want to join us in creating a world where everyone has a decent place to live. We have a few open positions and encourage qualified and passionate individuals to apply! Click HERE.

 

MAGNOLIA AVE. HOME DEDICATION CELEBRATION 




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DONATE to Habitat LA! Your donations change lives! Pick up your hammers and join us as a VOLUNTEER on site today! No construction experience is required - just a smile  and a willingness to help!   

 

 

 To become part of the Habitat Movement call or visit us: 

310.323-HOME(4663)  

www.habitatla.org