habitat builder
summer 2024 - issue 23
Baldwin Park Welcomes Habitat Homeowners The completion of a Habitat for Humanity project is culminated with a celebration of the home(s) and ceremonial handing over the keys to the new firsttime homebuyers. On April 18, 2024 SGV Habitat held a dedication event in Baldwin Park to commemorate two households becoming new homeowners.
"This here is the dream. Now I can hang up pictures and there is no landlord to tell me, you can't put a nail there." -Tammy, homeowner Tammy is a single mother who recently purchased and moved into the properties existing home – which needed minor repairs that were completed by SGV Habitat. Kiana, a 26 year-old Baldwin Park native, purchased the newly constructed home on the back lot.
This property is the first where SGV Habitat was able to use SB9, known as the California Housing Opportunity and More Efficiency (HOME) Act. This new law enabled the single-family residential property to be split into two lots. What was a former garage for one of the homes was turned into a one bedroom, one bathroom home on the back lot.
"I see in my future that with an affordable home I'll be financially stable and in turn, I'll avoid neglecting my basic needs,” says Kiana. “It is truly a dream come true to have this opportunity for safety, stability and happiness! I give all my gratitude to SGV Habitat for Humanity!”
The SGV Habitat affordable homeownership opportunity is life-changing for these households. Thank you to the city of Baldwin Park for making this possible.
FRAMING the FUTURE
3 years 200 families 31 communities
Left to Right: Kiana, Tammy, representatives from the city of Baldwin Park, Baldwin Park Mayor Estrada, and Pablo Morales Field Deputy for LA County Supervisor Hilda Solis.