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November 2024 Newsletter

Habitat Soco November 2024 newsletter

Looking to the Future. As we reflect on the year gone by, we are filled with gratitude for the incredible support of our community—partners, donors, volunteers, and advocates—who share in our mission to make affordable homeownership a reality for families in need. Together, we’ve made great strides toward building homes, communities, and hope. In this… Read more »

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September 2024 Newsletter

Habitat for Humanity of Sonoma County is privileged to welcome Misty Bastoni as our new CEO. Meet the Habitat for Humanity of Sonoma County Team. Get the latest info on the Sebastopol build. Learn about Cars for Homes and much more in our latest newsletter. Read our September 2024 Newsletter

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May 2024 Newsletter

MYTHS AND STEREOTYPES ABOUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING Even before the COVID-19 pandemic millions of Americans lacked safe, stable, and affordable housing. According to the National Low Income Housing Coalition, it is now estimated that the United States will need more than 7 million additional affordable housing units to meet the current demand. The housing gap continues… Read more »

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February 2024 Newsletter

The ReStore is more than just a place to find great deals on new and gently used furniture, appliances, and building materials. Since 2003, from our humble beginnings in a small garage, the ReStore has been keeping usable home and building materials out of the waste stream while helping local families build everyday security and… Read more »

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November 2023 Newsletter

Our affiliate was formed in 1984 by a group of Sonoma County volunteers dedicated to ending poverty housing in our county. Within the first seven years dedicated community volunteers completed 18 rehabilitated homes, and in 1991 we built the first Habitat home for Efren C. and his family within one week, with the help of… Read more »

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September 2023 Newsletter

In this Newsletter you will find: Habitat Answers Community Questions Volunteer at Habitat Shop at ReStore Habitat of Maui Meet a Board Member Aging in Place Read the Sep 2023 Newsletter

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2022-2023 Impact Report

Habitat for Humanity of Sonoma County (“Habitat”) is an affiliate of the global organization that creates quality, affordable homes for low income and working families. Since 1984 Habitat has enabled dozens of families from Sonoma County to move into homes that they themselves helped to build. And most recently Habitat is helping low-income seniors, veterans,… Read more »

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May 2023 Newsletter

As we enter the months of summer break, outdoor concerts, bike rides, beach and picnic gatherings, and sporting events I think how truly blessed our community is. Driving through Sonoma County, visiting Lake Sonoma and seeing the sparkling water top at almost 100%, I teared up with delight. Our community has gone through so much… Read more »

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Spring 2023 Newsletter

Raise Your Voice for Affordable Home ownership. Your advocacy to increase access to stable, affordable housing is needed now more than ever. The significant impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic fallout are still unfolding and the number of families struggling to make ends meet continues to grow. Read the Newsletter

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2022 North Bay Winner

Habitat for Humanity of Sonoma County is one of the 21 winners of the 2022 North Bay Award! The North Bay Business Journal plans to celebrate these individuals, companies, and nonprofits that give back to the North Bay community on Wednesday, Nov. 16 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Ellington Hall in Santa Rosa…. Read more »

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Fall 2022 Newsletter

Habitat of Sonoma County and Fire Safe Sonoma A Two for Two in Sonoma County On a sunny Wednesday afternoon, leaders from two nonprofits serving Sonoma County met to discuss how two different programs, Habitat’s Aging in Place Critical Home Repair and Fire Safe Sonoma’s Fire Prevention Safety programs could work together to benefit more… Read more »

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History of Habitat for Humanity

The history of our Affiliate and the Faces of Habitat.

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MacKenzie Scott’s recent $436 million dollar donation to Habitat for Humanity

Thank you to those of you who have called or emailed us about MacKenzie Scott’s recent $436 million dollar donation to Habitat for Humanity. While Habitat of Sonoma County is not among the lucky affiliates selected to receive funds from this generous donation, we enthusiastically celebrate this gift as it helps further Habitat’s mission of building homes,… Read more »

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Spring 2022 Newsletter

Wednesday, January 19 Habitat SoCo joined over 100 representatives (not all pictured) from our sister Habitat affiliates across the state of California to meet with state policy makers and ask for their support to create more affordable homeownership units. Read the Spring 2022 Newsletter

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Fall 2021 Newsletter

City Partnership Helps Aging in Place Applicants City of Rohnert Park Foundation and Habitat Sonoma County partnered through a $5,000 grant to help Rohnert Park low-income senior homeowners with critical home repairs. Three RP residents, so far, received much needed construction repairs and updated safety measures to their home. Due to COVID-19 restrictions only outside… Read more »

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January 2020 – June 2021 Impact Report

Habitat Sonoma County remains strong in our community.  

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Spring 2021 Newsletter

Habitat Soco Spring 2021 Newsletter

Everyone deserves a decent place to live! We asked and you helped support us and your neighbors! Aging in Place is a movement. This program aids seniors in aging safely in their own homes allowing them to live independently, receive local healthcare and supportive services, and contribute to their neighborhoods. It is apparent: a livable… Read more »

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New Habitat CEO

Santa Rosa, CA (February 23, 2021) – Habitat for Humanity of Sonoma County announced its board of directors named Wayne Kleefeld Chief Executive Officer, July 1, 2020. Mr. Kleefeld previously held the General Manager position at Habitat of Sonoma County ReStore for 3 years.  Under his leadership, sales rose year over year. When the 2017… Read more »

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Habitat for Hannah in Graton Green Village

Feeling Graton by Jennifer Butler, Sonoma County Gazette.            

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Sonoma Wildfire Cottages Dedication Ceremony

It was a lovely event, with an amazing turn out! Despite the summer heat, hundreds attended Habitat’s Dedication Ceremony of the nine wildfire cottages housed on Medtronic’s Fountaingrove campus. Read about the Cottage families here.   Watch the videos and read more here: KGO TV / ABC7 News – 8/16/19 https://abc7news.com/society/home-sweet-home-for-north-bay-fire-victims/5473214/   News of the… Read more »

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Sonoma Wildfire Cottages Dedication

Please join us!   Date: Friday, August 16, 2019 at 1:30 p.m. Location: Medtronic Campus, 3593 Round Barn Blvd, Santa Rosa, CA 95403   These 1- or 2-bedroom homes range from 380 to 744 square feet and will provide immediate relief for families displaced by the wildfires. The nine Cottages will provide temporary rental housing… Read more »

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Habitat for Humanity opens Santa Rosa housing project Harris Village

On March 23, three Habitat for Humanity Sonoma County partner families became homeowners on West Steele Lane in Santa Rosa…read more

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Habitat for Humanity Construction to Begin at Graton Green Village

Ta da!! It’s spring!! Winter is passing. Gratitude for all the rain. Happy spring, sunshine and scented blooms to you all. Habitat for Humanity will be moving forward with a two-home build in Graton. The two-home build project is a part of Green Valley Village. The build will be starting in the Spring and expected… Read more »

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“A Place for Humanity”

We’re doing great things in our community and moving forward in BIG ways. Habitat for Humanity is Building Together, Building a Future, Building Innovation, Building Opportunity, Building Momentum. Let’s Build the Future Together! “A Place for Humanity” produced by PH Productions and DangerBrain

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INTERVIEW: The Sonoma Cottages Being Built for Fire Survivors on the Medtronic Property

Sean Salmon, Senior VP for Medtronic, and Interim CEO for Habitat for Humanity, John Kennedy discuss the groundbreaking for the temporary housing being built on the Medtronic property for fire survivors to rent for two to five years, the timeline for the program going forward, how you can apply for the new housing, the other… Read more »

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A new housing idea for Sonoma’s ‘missing middle’

County officials are moving forward aggressively on a three-pronged approach to alleviating the local housing crisis. Permit Sonoma, the county’s permitting agency, has been tasked with taking fast and bold action to unkink the county’s housing construction pipeline, whose logjam has been exacerbated in the wake of last year’s wildfires. In 2017, the county implemented… Read more »

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Sonoma Wildfire Cottages construction begins in Santa Rosa

Construction has started on eight to 10 Habitat for Humanity cottages that will be temporarily located on Medtronic’s Fountaingrove campus in Santa Rosa to help house residents whose homes were destroyed in the October 2017 wildfires. Two of the units are already being framed, and they all should be ready for occupancy in late fall… Read more »

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Cottages underway to provide housing for fire survivors

Work is underway to install a total of 15 modular cottages at two sites in Windsor and Fountaingrove nearly a year after October’s firestorm destroyed 5,300 homes in Sonoma County. The cottages will provide short-term, affordable housing for those who lost homes or were displaced after the most destructive blaze in California’s history, with some… Read more »

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Affordable housing takes a step forward at council meeting

Windsor approves requests from Habitat for Humanity to move project forward At the Sept. 19 meeting of the Windsor Town Council, the town took a large step towards moving one of its keystone affordable housing projects forward. Duncan Village, a Habitat For Humanity project, was designated in August of 2017 to receive $556,000 from the… Read more »

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Sonoma County Habitat for Humanity creates, donates playhouses

Santa Rosa fifth-grader Rilee Harte was challenged last month with an enviable task. From all the adorable, handcrafted playhouses available at the Habitat for Humanity ReStore, she had to choose the one she liked best. There were several contenders, but Rilee ended up selecting one decorated with colorful swirls and elegant shapes found in the… Read more »

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Press Democrat: Habitat for Humanity plans to build cottages for fire survivors

Habitat for Humanity of Sonoma County plans to erect a temporary ‘wildfire cottage’ community on Medtronic’s campus in Fountaingrove. On a sloping patch of ground near a corporate parking garage in Santa Rosa, an affordable housing group is preparing to build eight compact residences for fire survivors to call home for at least two years…. Read more »

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KSRO Interview: Habitat for Humanity and Medtronic Joining

John Kennedy, CEO for Habitat for Humanity, shares the major disasters that his organization has helped across the country over the past few years, how these new cottages will help those who lost their home due to the wildfires, the length of time they can be rented once completed. The three cottages being built, the… Read more »

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Enter the Opportunity Quilt Raffle!

Did you know that every child moving into a Habitat home in Sonoma County receives a personalized quilt hand-made by a group of dedicated volunteers? The Welcome Home Quilters donate countless hours and much of their own supplies, not to mention their incredible skill! You can support their work by entering the raffle for this… Read more »

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Habitat Partners With Rebuild Wine Country!

“Strieter realized that the wine industry was eager to get behind a major relief effort, so he and his co-workers at the Occidental-based winery created Rebuild Wine Country (rebuildwinecountry.org). Using social media and other digital assets, the new nonprofit found a way to channel that outpouring of support into financing for new home construction. To… Read more »

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Realtor.com Spends a Day at ReStore Helping with Wildfire Relief

On November 30th, Realtor.com donated $10,000 to Habitat for Humanity of Sonoma County and their employees volunteered the day to help the Santa Rosa ReStore after Sonoma County was hit hard in October by the devastating wildfires.​

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West Steele Lane Renovation on Schedule – New Pipes, Wires, and Windows!

The Build Team has made a lot of progress this month. The renovation on West Steele Lane is moving forward by leaps and bounds. Just this month we’ve finished installing all new windows, we’ve cleared the entire lot of brush, debris, and old concrete in preparation for landscaping. Our fantastic electricians have finished three quarters… Read more »

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Niko Flores helps to build Habitat homes

Niko Flores, one of our Habitat Partner Family Members is currently working on completing his family’s 500 sweat equity hours. He is bringing his floor laying talents to help build Habitat Homes. Niko is leading a team to put down flooring throughout our first house in the Santa Rosa Harris Village Neighborhood. He is teaching… Read more »

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Mark Allen – teaching life skills through volunteering

After graduating from college build volunteer Mark Allen applied for teaching positions in Sonoma County. During his honeymoon he accepted a position with Healdsburg High School in 1974 teaching Metal Shop. During his career he also taught Wood Shop, Drafting, Crafts, Speech, and US History. Mark enjoyed teaching US History because it was “much more… Read more »

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