Habitat for Humanity Greater Fresno Area

Speak up today for a more stable California. CalHome expands access to affordable homeownership for working families, strengthening neighborhoods and building long-term economic security. Without funding, projects across the state will stall. Tell the governor and legislature to include $500 million for CalHome in the state budget.

Take action here: https://tinyurl.com/CalHome2026

Our 7-home development in Firebaugh is officially vertical! Staff, future homeowners, sponsors, and volunteers are busy every Saturday. Since this is our first time building two-story houses, we added some hired help for the stairs and upper floors. Seeing these Habitat homes take shape is such an exciting experience!

If we’re serious about solving California’s housing crisis, we must prioritize building more affordable homes. CalHome is the state’s ONLY program dedicated to affordable homeownership production and preservation. We’re urging state leaders to include $500 million for CalHome in the budget.

Please take one minute to lend your voice: https://tinyurl.com/CalHome2026

California’s housing crisis requires solutions across the spectrum, including affordable homeownership.

CalHome is the only state program dedicated to helping lower-income families buy and keep a home, yet it received $0 in the proposed budget.

We urge Governor Gavin Newsom to restore $500M for and invest in housing strategies that deliver lasting impact.

Right now, hundreds of affordable homes are shovel-ready in communities across California, but they can’t move forward without CalHome funding.

Leaving CalHome out of the state budget puts working families, local partnerships, and years of progress at risk.

We’re calling on Governor Gavin Newsom to include $500M for and unlock affordable homeownership across the state.

Last week, our team traveled to Sacramento for Habitat California's 15th annual Advocacy Day. This important trip is where staff, volunteers, and homeowners meet with elected representatives to discuss housing challenges. And, for the first time, two Greater Fresno Area homeowners joined our affiliate to share their experiences. Thank you to Gilbert and Chanel Criado from our Princeton home for advocating with us!

California leaders have said it themselves—investments in housing work. That’s why it’s so disappointing to see CalHome, the state’s only affordable homeownership program, left out of the state’s proposed budget for the upcoming year.

We urge Governor Gavin Newsom to restore $500M for and keep California moving toward housing affordability!

We've nearly finished grading our Firebaugh home lots for Phase I! The seven new Habitat homes will match the existing structures built by another organization, including exterior design and interior layout. All seven families have been selected to fill these houses and they're already hard at work. We can't wait to finally give the San Joaquin Villas the completion it deserves!

Thank you to the amazing Bank of America volunteers who braved the cold on Saturday! They helped us build the framing for an upcoming home in Firebaugh. Once the site is ready to go vertical, we'll cart these prepared frames onto the slab and get them installed. Bank of America has been our partner for years, and we're always grateful for their support!

Thank you to Wells Fargo for joining us at the ReStore! sent five employees to volunteer with our team and build furniture. Their generous $15,000 grant will fund our San Joaquin Villas development in Firebaugh. 🏠💚

Have you visited our ReStore lately and noticed some stunning pieces of furniture? View the original post below and learn more about Deatra Thompson, the artist behind the work!

to Juan Lara & Jaqueline Diaz, Jose Gomez & Maria Rivas, and Jerry Enriquez, along with their children! These final three families have been selected to build their Habitat homes in the San Joaquin Villas development. The first phase of this Firebaugh project will bring seven 2-story homes to an existing site!