Peoples' Self-Help Housing

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.

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Peoples' Self-Help Housing E-Newsletter

Three Giving Days Left in 2011! Peoples' Helps Homeless Veteran Stuff the Bus Campaign a Big Success Remember Peoples' During This Season of Giving Staff News and Additions

Three Giving Days Left in 2011!

During this Season of Giving, we hope that you will remember Peoples' Self-Help Housing in your year-end plans. Donations made on-line at www.pshhc.org/donate until midnight December 31, 2011 will be receipted for 2011.

Mailed donations with a 2011 postmark will be receipted for 2011. Donations of stock and IRA transfers may be made this week by contacting Rochelle Rose CFRE, Fund Development Director, at rocheller@pshhc.org, 26 East Victoria Street, Santa Barbara, or by calling (805) 962-5152 x227. 

Your holiday gift is much appreciated and will help those living in substandard housing or without a home. You can also help young people learn more after school and assist deserving people stay in their housing with the services of our knowledgeable social workers. Peoples' financial education programs will continue to build financial skills and self suficiency in low income households . . . moving them to stability and financial prosperity.

Thank you for your past donations to these valuable programs and for your kind consideration this year.

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Peoples' Helps Homeless Veteran

"I feel so very lucky to have moved out of homelessness and to be able spend Veterans Day in my new home. It is better than I could have ever imagined."

The road to stable housing has not been an easy one for 'Rose'. As a young woman she served her country by enlisting in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam era. After the military, she worked for a social services department for many years until she had to retire early due to a disability.

In 2011 Rose gained the courage to leave an abusive situation she had been living in for years. In addition to being mistreated by family members, they were stealing money from the limited income she received for her disability. Her strength of character enabled Rose to leave this situation even though she had nowhere to go and very little income.

Rose found herself alone and living out of her car. Then the car broke down and needed to be repaired. Rose decided to go to the SLO Veteran's Administration to get a referral for a reputable mechanic. As luck would have it, they were having a Veterans health and wellness forum. This is where Rose met Brittany Carraway, PSHH social worker, who was working at an information table! Brittany told her about the rapid-re-housing program available to homeless veterans to gain housing. Through this program she received financial assistance that paid her first month's rent at one of Peoples' senior apartments.

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Stuff the Bus Campaign a Big Success

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Washington DC Training

Peoples' senior staffers CFO John Fowler and Rental Development Dept. Director John Kukulka recently attended the NeighborWorks Training Institute in Washington DC. It was a great opportunity to meet with other Neighbor-Works affiliates from around the country to share and learn from each other.

NW provided a weeklong training environment in many areas of non profit affordable housing, such as housing production management, business models, etc. These conferences, as well as grant funding opportunities, are just some of the benefits that Peoples' has realized since being awarded a Neighbor-Works charter in 2011.  

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Staff Additions

Perea Joins TDG

Rosalee Perea
Property Manager, Los Robles Terrace, Santa Maria

Rosalee Perea joins The Duncan Group as property manager at Los Robles Terrace, a 40-unit senior apartment complex in Paso Robles. Rosalee was a resident at the complex for a year before she got the job. A 24-year resident of Paso Robles, she volunteers at Brown Bag and also enjoys sewing and knitting. Her prior work experience was in the retail, hospitality, and property management fields.

More Staff Additions:

Adalisia Alvarado
Temporary Janitor
Carpinteria

Ruth Cain
Youth Education Substitute

Peter Rodriguez
Keyholder, Valentine Court
Santa Maria

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