Habitat News

Listen to KQED's coverage of the Habitat advocacy push to restore $500 million to CalHome - the state's only funding for building and preserving homes for ownership. You can hear from CEO Maureen Sedonaen, as well as homeowner, Andie who speaks to the impact of owning her own home.

We are thrilled to announce Laurel Landing, a new project bringing much-needed affordable homeownership opportunities to Belle Haven, a historically underserved neighborhood in Menlo Park. Last month, we hosted a neighborhood meeting to introduce the project to local residents and invite feedback and participation as part of a collaborative effort to strengthen community together.

We are excited to announce we have received a generous $68,000 grant from Lowe's to help repair eight homes in Marin and San Mateo counties. This is part of Lowe’s commitment to deliver 10 million square feet of impact in communities nationwide this year. The initiative includes enabling 20 local Habitat affiliates to complete 200 repair projects across the United States.

On November 17, Habitat for Humanity California, homeowners, state leaders, housing advocates and our CEO, Maureen Sedonaen, came together to call on Governor Newsom to restore $500M for CalHome, the tool we need to build homes and open the door to generational stability for working families across California.

Fall marks a new chapter for advocacy at Habitat Greater San Francisco. Holden Weisman, Director of Policy & Advocacy, highlights recent progress and outlines how our new Advocacy Plan for FY 2026 will help advance affordable homeownership across the Bay Area.

In this expanded position, Wilds will oversee the organization’s finance, operations, and strategic planning functions to advance Habitat’s work creating and preserving affordable homeownership opportunities across Marin, San Francisco and San Mateo counties.

Read more about the Marin Independent Journal article featuring our newest member of our Board of Director, Sheri T. Joseph.

We are delighted to welcome Dave Canny as a new member of the Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco Board of Directors. He brings nearly 20 years of leadership and strong North Bay community ties to support upcoming affordable homeownership projects in Bolinas and Novato.

We are pleased to welcome Sheri T. Joseph as a new member of the Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco Board of Directors. A believer in in the life-changing power of stable housing in thriving communities, she brings with her decades of experience in housing and homelessness in Marin and the North Bay.

Despite broad support for the historically successful CalHome Program from Legislators, nonprofit housing developers, and local governments, the 2025 Budget Act provides zero dollars to CalHome.

Holden Weisman, Director of Policy & Advocacy, shares the disappointing news about CalHome, what it means for Habitat and other self-help housers, and for members of our community. Read about this, plus how we are facing the challenges this latest funding cut poses.

We are excited to announce our new partnership with Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) through the local utility’s Connecting Hometowns program. The two-year collaboration aims to expand access to affordable homeownership solutions for families throughout the Bay Area. Habitat Greater San Francisco is one of five local affiliates selected to receive a $50,000 grant as part of the initial year of the partnership.