Peoples' Self-Help Housing
Providing Affordable Housing in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura Counties

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The Mission of Peoples' Self-Help Housing is to provide affordable housing and programs leading to self-sufficiency for low-income families, seniors, and other special needs groups on California's Central Coast.


Santa Barbara News-Press 2004 Holiday Fund Articles

The News-Press Holiday Fund was established in 1949 by former News-Press owner Thomas Storke, who was shocked at the cost of a wheelchair after he broke his leg. Since then, the Holiday Fund has brought in more than $2 million from individuals, local groups, companies and foundations.

On Nov. 13, 2004, the News-Press Lifetime Achievement Award dinner kicked off the drive, which ran through the end of the year. At the banquet, the paper honored four community leaders and announced this year's fund recipients: People's Self-Help Housing Corporation and K-9 Placement and Assistance League.

Even the simple gifts can help those in need

12/20/2004 | By June Rich, News-Press Corresponent

Little Francisco Martinez, 6, lays in bed at Cottage Hospital fighting cancer.His parents, Francisco and Vianey, sit nearby, worrying.
Valentine seniors stay independent

12/14/2004 | By June Rich, News-Press Corresponent

Though George Rangel has finally quit jogging, he is not, by any means, in his dotage. At 73, he is known as something of a Forrest Gump in his community. "People see me walking to the library, to the hospital, to the store," said Mr. Rangel, a spry man with short, curly hair. "I do it because I want to keep in good shape. I want to have my legs until I'm old!"
Doors will now open a bit wider

12/12/04 | By June Rich, News-Press Corresponent

In her old apartment, Martha Ibarra would somehow lift her adult son from his wheelchair and into the bathtub, then cradle him during his nightly bath.
Learning assistance helps miracles come true

12/06/04 | By June Rich, News-Press Corresponent

When you're poor and your family doesn't speak much English, it seems that some doors simply never open to you.
Family finds a community, a home

11/30/04 | By June Rich, News-Press Corresponent

After nine years of housing purgatory, the Mora family is finally home.
Victoria a place to call home

11/28/04 | By June Rich, News-Press Corresponent

Linda Lujan used to pack avocados, but she wrecked her back on the assembly line years ago. Now, she lives on her disability check, $882 per month.
No box big enough for these families' Christmas gifts

11/22/04 | By June Rich, News-Press Corresponent

There will be no toys under the Christmas tree this year for the DeLaCruz children—Esteban, 9, Fabricio, 3 and Monet, almost 1—but the family couldn't be happier.
Farm workers find it a bit easier to get by

12/29/04 | By June Rich, News-Press Corresponent

When Valentin and Maria Hernandez lived in a garage, they certainly didn't like getting out of bed when the owner needed to move his car. Yet, that wasn't the worst of it for the couple, who support three children.
Bilingual nurse bridges language gap

12/28/04 | By June Rich, News-Press Corresponent

When Rosa Rosales suspected her pregnancy wasn't going well, she went to the emergency room. The 33-year-old homemaker was treated on several visits for her symptoms—severe nausea and vomiting—but Mrs. Rosales didn't have the language skills or health insurance to press for more care.

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