2010: A Year to Celebrate for Habitat

2010 was a tremendous year for Habitat for Humanity of Southern Santa Barbara County and our new homeowners. We began the year with a plot of land on the lower west side of Santa Barbara, in June began the above ground construction, and in December we handed our partner families keys to their new homes! It was a whirlwind of a year and on top of that we closed escrow on a piece of land which will be the future site of 12 new homes. None of this would have been possible without the dedication of our volunteers, sponsors, donors, partner families, and board members.  

Below is a year in photos - this is by no means all of the Habitat happenings of 2010.

January: We began the year with an empty lot and a huge slope!

February: the Partner Families and mentors met for their first work day at the site.

March: We invited the community to celebrate the start of construction.

April: The massive retaining wall was built.

May: we celebrated spring with a sale at our ReStore!

June: Above ground construction began on the four homes!

July: Thrivent Builds volunteers helped with the framing.

August: SB Community Church, one of our Apostle Build churches, sent a group of volunteers.

September: We welcomed people of all faiths during an Interfaith Build Day.

October: Representative Lois Capps met the partner families during the Tour of Green Homes fundraiser.

November: All Saints-By-The-Sea Church sent a work crew.

December: The homes were complete and the ribbon was cut!