Habitat for Humanity of Southern Santa Barbara County

Habitat for Humanity Santa Barbara
Habitat for Humanity seeks to unite people and communities in a spirit of true partnership by building houses with families in need regardless of race, nationality or religion. Read a letter from our Executive Director.

Habitat for Humanity International is committed to meet the needs of Haitians left homeless by the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12, 2010. Habitat is currently addressing shelter solutions for low-income families affected by this disaster. It’s ability to respond effectively will require support from donors, corporate partners and other community organizations. To lend support, please donate today. Please indicate "Haiti" as the Special Designation, and your gift will be sent to Habitat for Humanity International to support permanent recovery efforts.

Special thanks to those who helped us get through the permit process!
Thank you to the Planning Department and the Architectural Board of Review who reviewed and approved the design. Special thanks to Suzanne Elledge Planning & Permitting Services for their help in preparing our application. Habitat's wonderful design team included our architect, Peikert Group Associates, our civil engineer, Mike Gones, our structural engineering firm, Ashley & Vance, and several other consultants including Coast Valley Soil Testing, Ken Fargen Surveys, Gary Mosel, Steve Hanson Landscaping, and David Black Landscape Architect among others. We were happy to work with many helpful city staff including Simon Kiefer with the Housing and Community Development department, Dan Gullett, City Planner, David Miles from Building and Safety and Victoria Johnson from Public Works to obtain the construction permits which now allow us to begin site preparation and construction of four new homes under the supervision of our General Contractor Phil Archenbronn. And finally, thank you to the entire Habitat for Humanity of SSBC staff and board of directors for their help and encouragement throughout this entire process. And of course, we want to thank YOU, our special friends and donors. Without you, none of this would be possible!

The Building Homes – Building Dreams’ campaign premise is simple – everyone everywhere deserves a decent place to call home. Since we all recognize the importance of decent shelter, we all share a concern for those who have none. This campaign is focused on four objectives:

Every investment yields a return. For every nail hammered, the life of a child will be enhanced, for every foundation laid, a neighborhood is strengthened, for every roof raised, a family will be transformed…and for every dollar contributed, society will reap multiple returns: improved health, better education and more fulfilled lives. (read more about this campaign)

Please consider a generous gift to Habitat for Humanity today. All gifts to the campaign are gratefully accepted and deductable to the fullest extent allowed by law. Make a secure online gift today!

The Habitat ReStore is a model of reduce, reuse, and recycle, and accepts donations of quality, recycled home building materials. These donated items will be used in our building projects and are also available for sale to the public.

Habitat has a proven track record of building and rehabilitating homes with families in need, but we are only as strong as the faith and support of people like you. Will you help us do even more? Make a secure online gift today!

Building Homes - Builidng Dreams is a community-wide effort to raise $3,534,000 to build four new homes on San Pascual Street. Using Habitat's proven methods of donations, volunteer labor and sweat equity, we will provide affordable and dignified housing for 12 to 14 people. In addition, we will also provide the funds to open the Habitat ReStore in our community - a site for recycling usable building materials to be used both in our own future building projects and as a source of income for our work. The campaign will provide for a property acquisition fund and will also establish a much-needed endowment fund for Habitat. The campaign is being led by committed community volunteers and will seek gifts from individuals, foundations and businesses over a three-year pledge period. We are proud to report that we have already raised 63% of our goal. Now, more than ever, we need your support. Make a secure online gift today!

A world where everyone has a decent place to live.

Habitat for Humanity of Southern Santa Barbara County is a non-profit organization dedicated to building simple, low-cost homes in partnership with low-income families in need of decent and affordable housing. We believe homeownership is a vital step to help families break the cycle of poverty and contributes to pride in families and communities.