Peoples' Self Help Housing Welcomes 78 New Households Before the Holidays

Source: Peoples' Self-Help Housing
This fall Peoples’ Self-Help Housing (PSHH) has proudly welcomed 78 new households home to their new affordable housing properties – just in time for the holidays! Guadalupe Court in Guadalupe is home to 38 farmworker families and Sierra Madre Cottages in Santa Maria is providing 40 units of affordable housing for local seniors.
“We are thrilled that both properties are fully occupied and residents will be home, safe, and settled just in time for the holidays,” said Anna Miller, Chief Operating Officer of Peoples’ Self-Help Housing.
Sierra Madre Cottages is conveniently located near transportation, neighborhood services, and recreational opportunities and provides residents with a community center, library, garden, and onsite supportive services. This project also includes energy saving features, including increased insulation, tankless water heaters, and higher HVAC efficiency.
Guadalupe Court is located near downtown Guadalupe and features an outdoor courtyard and barbecue area, an innovative playground, a computer lab, and state-of-the-art community center. The property is the first Platinum Level ‘Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) building in Guadalupe and has net-zero energy features and a greywater irrigation system.
To learn more, please visit pshhc.org.
About Peoples’ Self-Help Housing
Founded in 1970, PSHH is the longest-serving nonprofit affordable housing organization on the Central Coast. With a mission of building homes and providing services to strengthen communities and change lives, PSHH serves low-income households, working families, seniors, farmworkers, veterans, those living with disabilities and the formerly homeless. It also provides homeownership opportunities through a self-help, “sweat equity” program that has seen over 1,200 homes successfully completed. PSHH has a presence in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura, and Monterey counties, manages nearly 2,000 rental units, and employs over 200 staff members. For more information, visit pshhc.org, email info@pshhc.org or phone (805) 781-3088.
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Dec 20, 2020 11:32 AM...and the Corporate Farmers, once again, get subsidized.
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Dec 20, 2020 12:10 PMCorrect again COASTWATCH.
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Dec 20, 2020 12:28 PMFarmers know how to work the system and will never have to pay the full price for their activities and water. But at least 80 families are winners and will have a decent home. Lucky them!
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Dec 20, 2020 05:56 PMPitmix and Coastwatch are absolutely correct. But don't forget big tech companies and their H1B visas that allow them to bring in hundreds of thousands of otherwise inadmissable workers at hugely reduced salaries to displace US folks who went to school, incurred huge debts and tried to better themselves by doing the right thing. Seemingly it is impossible to get a handle of the many grafts and schemes that money is allowed to pursue, usually with the help of well-intentioned people or a bought legislature. Happy Holidays.
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Dec 21, 2020 06:18 AMI'm guessing all the apartments and garages and rooms these folks moved from are now for rent. It's not like they shut those down.
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Dec 21, 2020 09:48 AMThis is great news and a wonderful project. Congratulations to the hardworking farm workers and deserving seniors who have new living quarters! Thanks for posting this information.