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

PSHH Resident Assistance Fund Needs Your Help
Four Montecito Churches Join to Help a Neighbor in Carpinteria
Invitation to Lachen Tara Opening, March 27th
Planned Giving Corner
Upcoming Events
Board News

PSHH Resident Assistance Fund Needs Your Help

With the economic downturn felt locally and nationwide, many of our low-income residents have to cut costs in places most of us would consider unthinkable. Some try to sell their only means of transportation to their job, some cut off utility services, and others simply do not refill a prescription which can severely compromises their health! However, these cost cutting measures help put food on the table for their families.

Requests for rent and utility assistance, medical devices, and food have greatly increased at Peoples', each case as compelling as the next. Limited funding prevents us being able to help everyone. Your contribution NOW will make a difference to a family in need. Donations to our "Resident Assistance Fund" are carefully considered on a case by case basis by a committee comprised of PSHH social worker, a member of our finance department, and others. Your tax-deductible donation will be carefully used to help those most in need.

You can help by making a donation on-line at www.pshhc.org or call Rochelle Rose, Fund Development Director, at (805) 962-5152 x227 for more information. 

Donate To Resident Assistance Fund 

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Four Montecito Churches Join to Help a Neighbor in Carpinteria

A group of over 50 volunteers from four Montecito churches worked together on three consecutive Saturdays in February to do temporary repairs to the restrooms and the laundry room at PSHH's Carpinteria Camper Park. Volunteers from the "Community of Montecito Churches" (M4) who participated are from All Saints-by-the-Sea Episcopal, El Montecito Presbyterian, Montecito Covenant, and Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic churches.

The Camper Park was purchased by Peoples' Self-Help Housing in 2004. The park was meant to be a place for travelers to hook up their campers for a temporary stay, however, many low-income people ended up living there full time. At time of purchase there were over 100 families, some with up to five children, living in small, deteriorating campers. Peoples' improved security, made renovations and began to refer families to other PSHH properties to eliminate crowding and unsanitary living conditions.

PSHH is planning to redevelop the Camper Park with new replacement rental housing which will be called "Casas de las Flores". Residents have been and will be gradually moved to other PSHH affordable properties prior to the start of construction. The new housing is planned to be completed in 2011. In the meantime, organizations such as the "Community of Montecito Churches" are helping to improve the facilities in order to provide a better quality of life for the camper residents who are technically categorized as 'homeless' because of the fragile and temporary nature of their living conditions. 

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The Board of Directors of Peoples’ Self-Help Housing cordially invites you to the Grand Opening Celebration of Lachen Tara Apartments in Avila Beach 29 Permanently-Affordable Rental Units 240 Ocean Oaks Lane, Avila Beach Friday March 27, 2009 11 a.m. Refreshments and tours follow Download Event Invitation in PDF format.

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Planned Giving Corner

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