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Profile - San Diego Habitat For Humanity - May, 2010

This video describes the history of HFH in San Diego and our founder.

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From Frame to Finish, Volunteers Build Houses - July 29, 2010
The San Diego Union-Tribune

11 families in National City will receive homes from Habitat for Humanity. More>>>


Cricket Furniture Giveaway, Helping Nonprofit Organizations - June 14, 2010
KUSI Channel 51 News: Good Morning San Diego

Interview with Executive Director Brad Bates regarding Cricket Wireless office furniture donation to ReStore.

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San Diego Habitat for Humanity Announces Homeownership Opportunities for Local Families - May 14, 2010
SDHFH Press Releases

On Thursday, May 27, SDHFH, in collaboration with the City of National City, is holding an Affordable Homeownership Orientation at Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center, 140 East 12th Street, National City, CA 91950. The orientations will be held in English at 6 p.m. and in Spanish at 7 p.m. More>>>

On Wednesday, May 26, SDHFH, in collaboration with the City of Oceanside, is holding an Affordable Homeownership Orientation at Libby Lake Community Center, 4700 North River Road, Oceanside 92057. The orientations will be held in the upstairs Community Room, in English at 6 p.m. and in Spanish at 7 p.m. More>>>


Libby Lake 2009 Blitz - In the News

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100th Home - In the News

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Jimmie Johnson Foundation Lane - In the News

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Harding Avenue In The News - August 21, 2009

Breaking ground on our project in National City, partner Abdi Farah is interviewed.
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Nonprofit Profile - San Diego Habitat For Humanity - August 17, 2009
San Diego Business Journal

A point by point Q/A with Bradford W. Bates, our executive director. More>>>


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Waste Management Joins San Diego Habitat For Humanity To Celebrate Completion Of First Phase Of Roosevelt Garden - August, 2009
Waste Management Press Release

Waste Management recently joined San Diego Habitat for Humanity at a dedication ceremony to celebrate the completion of the first phase of the Roosevelt Garden affordable housing community in Carlsbad.More>>>

Waste Management Partners With San Diego Habitat For Humanity To Build Homes In Oceanside - August, 2009
Waste Management Press Release

Habitat for Humanity officials recognized Waste Management for its support of Libby Lake Village at a dedication ceremony on Aug. 14, 2009.More>>>


Habitat For Humanity To Build Four Homes In Five Days - August 10, 2009
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A home building blitz is underway in Oceanside. San Diego Habitat for Humanity is building four homes in five days in an annual effort to make affordable housing a reality for local families. More>>>


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San Diego Habitat for Humanity to Build 4 Homes in 5 days! - August 7, 2009

OCEANSIDE: Habitat for Humanity's "Home Builders Blitz" is an annual effort to make affordable housing a reality for local San Diego families. San Diego Habitat for Humanity is joined by The City of Oceanside, Turner Construction, PCL Construction, Flatiron and Swinerton Builders in building 4 homes from start to finish in 5 days for a fun week with an estimated 500 volunteers. More>>>


San Diego Habitat for Humanity celebrates 100th home groundbreaking - August 5, 2009
Our City San Diego

City Council member Todd Gloria, 3rd district; Brad Bates, executive director of San Diego Habitat for Humanity and City Council member Marti Emerald, 7th district, celebrated the groundbreaking of San Diego Habitat for Humanity's 100th home on Friday, July 31. More>>>


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San Diego Habitat for Humanity Celebrates the Construction of the 100th Home and first "Green" home with Groundbreaking Celebration - July 31, 2009

SAN DIEGO: San Diego Habitat for Humanity (SDHFH), the City of San Diego and numerous sponsors and donors will celebrate the groundbreaking of the San Diego Habitat's 100th home. SDHFH has build 99 homes since 1987 and have over 50 on the drawing board for the next three years! More>>>

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Wells Fargo and CBS Build with San Diego Habitat for Humanity - July 25, 2009

Thanks for joining Volunteer 8's Habitat Build Day on July 25th with Wells Fargo and CBS supporting Habitat for Humanity. Click the image for some great moments from our event!
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San Diego Habitat for Humanity Completes Five Homes in Oceanside - July 24, 2009

San Diego Habitat for Humanity (SDHFH) and the City of Oceanside will welcome the Dahlquist, Ferris, Dupuis, Dixon, and Goldsmith families to the City of Oceanside. The five homes are part of a twenty home project which is San Diego Habitat for Humanity's largest development in history! The five new partner families will move into the Libby Lake Development on Saturday, July 25th. More>>>


Soroptomists honor women, raise funds - July 5, 2009
North County Times

CARLSBAD - For the 27th year, the Oceanside-Carlsbad chapter of Soroptimist International honored women who, through their work or volunteer activities, have helped other women or advanced the status of women and children. More>>>


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San Diego Habitat for Humanity to Hold Groundbreaking Ceremony for Newest Build Site in National City - June 17, 2009

San Diego Habitat for Humanity is holding a Groundbreaking Ceremony to celebrate the commencement of construction of their newest build site in National City known as the Harding Avenue Project. Three homes will be build with volunteer labor, donated materials, and the full support of the National City, sponsors and donors. More>>>


Habitat for Humanity and OurCity partner up - June 2009
Our City San Diego

With the generosity of the City of National City, local sponsors and volunteers, San Diego Habitat for Humanity will be building three homes in the City of National City.

The National City Harding Avenue Project will break ground in early June with help from OurCity volunteers, and will be completed in 2011. The three homes will be constructed for local families in need of simple decent, affordable housing. More>>>


North County women build homes and hope - April 29, 2009
North County Times

Some had never used a hammer, but 15 North County women spent Tuesday building new homes and hope for neighbors in need.

The 15 volunteers joined an all-female Women Build project in Carlsbad for San Diego Habitat for Humanity to help construct a two-bedroom condo for a North County waitress and her 4-year-old son.

"I'm the girl who's never held a hammer," said Linda Strand of San Marcos. More>>>


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Smith Barney Financial Advisors and Staff Partner With San Diego Habitat for Humanity - January 24, 2009

Smith Barney Financial Advisors and staff joined San Diego Habitat for Humanity for a day of volunteering at the Libby Lake build site in Oceanside. The project consists of twenty single family three and four bedroom homes.

Over forty Smith Barney volunteers came from the local Smith Barney branch offices of Rancho Santa Fe, La Jolla and UTC. San Diego Habitat for Humanity Supervisor Mike Gehl supervised the Smith Barney crew as they constructed fences, worked on landscaping, painted and performed other tasks on five of the nearly completed homes. More>>>


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