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Community celebrates first Habitat home in Marin
June 19, 2010 - With scores of community well-wishers looking on, Miguel and Alejandra Garza became the first Habitat for Humanity homeowners in Marin County following more than 15 years of efforts to bring Habitat's affordable housing program to the region.

"Finally being able to provide a home for my family is a dream come true for me," said Miguel after receiving the keys to his Novato home on Father's Day weekend. Read More.

Habitat breaks ground on $15 million development
June 3, 2010 -- Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco broke ground on its largest and most ambitious development to date: a three-story, $15 million affordable housing condo development built over a podium parking garage that will enable 36 hardworking families in Daly City to realize their dream of homeownership. The development is a cornerstone of the Grand Boulevard Initiative, exemplifying the revitalization that is underway along El Camino Real to provide compact, urban design and construction in a pedestrian-friendly, transit-oriented corridor. Read More.

HABITAT BRINGS NEW HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES TO BAYVIEW NEIGHBORHOOD
May 15, 2010 -- At a dedication event celebrating seven new homeowners in the Bayview neighborhood of San Francisco, Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco announced a new initiative to help more local families take advantage of homeownership opportunities. Habitat introduced the Homebuyer Readiness Program, offering workshops on debt reduction, credit repair, and money management to help remove obstacles and better prepare families with low incomes for homeownership. "This is truly a thing of joy," said new homeowner Nkechi. "It is a beautiful dream that I would not have had without Habitat and so many people helping to make it come true."   Read More.

7555 Mission Street Development wins Grand Boulevard Award
May 13, 2010 – The City of Daly City, along with Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco, has received the Grand Boulevard Award for Habitat’s new development at 7555 Mission Street in Daly City. At a ceremony hosted by SAMCEDA and Joint Venture Silicon Valley Network at the Mountain View City Hall, the development was recognized for exemplifying the guiding principles of the Grand Boulevard Initiative (GBI). Read More.

HABITAT DEDICATES TWO HOMES IN MENLO PARK
April 6, 2010 -- Eleven months after the launch of Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco's Neighborhood Revitalization Program (NRP), Habitat dedicated two more NRP homes in Menlo Park where renovations were recently completed. New homeowners Maria and Gloria, who completed 500 hours of sweat equity working on the homes along-side hundreds of community volunteers, received the keys to their homes and celebrated a future of new opportunities through homeownership. Read More.

Citi CEO, Vikram Pandit
March 2010 -- Citi CEO, Vikram Pandit, visited Habitat Greater San Francisco and other partners across the country to reaffirm Citi's strong commitment to the community. View video.

HABITAT TEAMS WITH COLDWELL BANKER RESIDENTIAL BROKERAGE
December 17, 2009 -- A dozen real estate agents from Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage offices in Marin are taking a day off from selling homes today to swing hammers and help build the first Habitat for Humanity home in Marin County. The Coldwell Banker agents are participating in a special "build day" to assist in renovation efforts at the Novato home as part of Habitat's Neighborhood Revitalization Program (NRP), helping to make the dream of homeownership a reality for local working families. Read More.

HABITAT INTRODUCES FIRST HOME IN MARIN COUNTY
October 27, 2009 -- Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco today introduced its first home in Marin County after more than 15 years of efforts to bring affordable housing from Habitat to the county. With growing community support, Habitat has acquired a vacant and neglected foreclosed home in Novato as part of its Neighborhood Revitalization Program (NRP). Read More.

LOCAL BANKS SUPPORT HABITAT
October 9, 2009 -- Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco today announced growing support from the banking community for its Neighborhood Revitalization Program (NRP), with three local banks stepping up to provide critical funding to acquire and rehabilitate blighted bank-owned homes in communities hard hit by the foreclosure crisis. Bank of America, Federal Home Loan Bank San Francisco and Wells Fargo will contribute financial support totaling nearly $275,000, helping Habitat to revitalize neighborhoods that have been destabilized by home foreclosures. Read More.

HABITAT DEDICATES FIRST NRP HOME
October 5, 2009 -- In celebration of World Habitat Day, Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco dedicated the first completed home under its new foreclosure acquisition initiative, known as the Neighborhood Revitalization Program (NRP). While hundreds of families continue to lose their homes to foreclosure in local communities, their misfortune made obvious by the blight and disarray left behind, the NRP is quickly making a difference in the Belle Haven neighborhood of Menlo Park. Read More.