San Diego Habitat for Humanity Announces Homeownership Opportunities for Local Families
Affordable Housing Orientations in English, Spanish Held in Oceanside on May 26
San Diego Habitat for Humanity Inc. (SDHFH), led by Executive Director Brad Bates, is putting a call out to local families: “Let us help you get a hand up, not a hand out.”
Oceanside, Carlsbad, El Cajon – throughout the region the nonprofit organization is building homes for qualified families who need better housing, are willing to provide “sweat equity” (volunteer) with SDHFH and are able to pay a 0% interest mortgage.
On Wednesday, May 26, SDHFH, in collaboration with the City of Oceanside, is holding an Affordable Home-ownership 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.
“The Libby Lake Village in Oceanside is the largest development San Diego Habitat for Humanity has ever constructed,” added Bates. “If you always wanted to be a homeowner, but didn’t think you could ever afford it, we encourage you to apply. SDHFH has currently selected ten families for the community and has 10 more homes available.”
Libby Lake Village broke ground in January 2008 and is slated for completion in June 2011. The community’s single-family, two-story homes are 1,349 to 1,810 ft. with three- to four- bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and a one- or two-car garage. SDHFH also provides appliances and landscapes the front yard of each property.
The initial sales price will be affordable to families with incomes of less than 80 percent of the area median income (AMI). The Libby Lake Village homes, partially funded by the City of Oceanside, will remain affordable for 55 years.
To reserve a seat at the Affordable Homeownership Orientation in Oceanside, please call 619-283-4663 ext. 314 or e-mail shaynah@sdhfh.org
EL CAJON LIBRARY TO HOST COMMUNITY FIESTA
The El Cajon Branch of the San Diego County Library, 201 E. Douglas Av, will host a family fiesta on Saturday, May 22, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the front lawn of the library. The Fiesta Arco Iris Pro La Familia will be free of charge and the public is invited. The fiesta is in partnership with community member Rosa Montes, and will feature entertainment, refreshments, crafts, stories in Spanish, tours of the El Cajon Fire Department’s fire engine, prizes, and a community information fair. Activities will be in English and Spanish.
The fiesta will feature popular magician duo, “Rafael & Katia Mariachi Magic” presenting a bilingual show from 12 noon to 1 p.m.
Another highlight will be a Spanish flamenco dance performance by Flamenco Arana at 2 p.m. Directed by Kristina Cobarrubia, the troupe is based in Pacific Beach, and features powerful dancers in authentic costumes performing to this historical and passionate music of Spain.
Other entertainment will include Mariachi music and Ballet Folklorico dancers provided by students from Cajon Valley Middle School at 1 p.m. The community information fair will include a wide variety of local organizations, including the Girl Scouts, the Cajon Valley School District, Words Alive, literacy and English as a Second Language programs, the Center for Social Advocacy, and more.
Refreshments will be provided courtesy of Sprouts, Ralphs, Babylon Market, Village Market, Quiznos, Paradise Food Mart, Hometown Buffet and Foodland.
Attendees with used books in Spanish are asked to donate them to the Friends of the El Cajon Library. They will either be added to the library’s book collection or sold to raise funds to enhance library services.