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Causes: Environment, Environmental Beautification, Homeless & Housing, Housing Support
Mission: Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco partners with volunteers to create affordable homeownership opportunities and neighborhood revitalization in San Francisco, San Mateo, and Marin Counties.
Geographic areas served: San Francisco county, Marin county, San Mateo county
Programs: Housing development which includes:- land acquisition: fosters relationships with marin, san francisco and san mateo counties and its municipalities; locates and acquires land for home construction and obtains funding from multiple affordable housing sources. - construction: builds and rehabilitates homes; trains, organizes and supervises on-site volunteers- tithe: contribute a portion of undesignated funds annually to habitat for humanity international, inc. For the construction of (cont. Sch. O) homes outside the united states. Total of 4,024 people served. See more in schedule o fact sheet.
families & volunteers which includes:- homeowner development: selects, qualifies and mentors candidate families, and provides them financial and ownership education; manages long-term homeowner relationships. - volunteer services: recruits, trains and schedules volunteers for work at the construction site, nri projects, in the office and on committees. - neighborhood revitalization initiative (nri): partners with residents in local communities to improve the quality of life (cont. Sch. O ) in their neighborhoods through improvements to the built enivornment and home buyer readiness (and financial literacy) training. Total of 795 people served. See more in schedule o fact sheet.
restore - in september 2012, the organization opened its first restore. Habitat for humanity greater san francisco restore is a volunteer-driven home improvement resale outlet that accepts and resells new and gently used building materials, appliances and furniture to the public at a fraction of the their retail price. The restore keeps materials out of landfills through reuse. Funds raised help build homes for families in need in san francisco, marin and in the peninsula. Total of 913 people served. See more in schedule o fact sheet