Habitat for Humanity of Southern Santa Barbara County

07/21/2026

It's finally happening! The Santa Barbara ReStore will officially open its doors on Wednesday, August 26th! Join us at 400 State St. at 10am to see all the work we've been doing and get yourself some gently used items that support affordable homeownership in Santa Barbara!
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07/14/2026

Want to donate a car that doesn't run?
Your vehicle donation does not have to be running, but it must be whole and have four inflated tires so it can be moved by our towing operators.

Learn more: https://www.sbhabitat.org/cars-for-homes/
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07/09/2026

We're all hands on deck at the Cota Affordable Homes project! We had our first of 8 volunteer events this month! If you or anyone you know is interested in volunteering, we still have open spots!
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07/08/2026

Thank you to Santa Barbara News-Press reporter Sofia Wallace for this excellent story on our Cota St. Affordable Homes project!

https://www.newspress.com/2026/07/03/building-generational-stability-habitat-for-humanity-of-southern-santa-barbara-county-to-build-for-sale-affordable-homes/

A rare opportunity for affordable home ownership is coming to Santa Barbara.

The Santa Barbara City Council voted this week to award a $400,000 grant to Habitat for Humanity of Southern Santa Barbara County for the development of two affordable homes on East Cota Street.

The project signals a shift from recent proposals elsewhere in Santa Barbara to convert department stores or build multi-story towers for high-density housing.

Through Habitat for Humanity volunteer work, the organization will preserve and revamp a 100-year-old-structure steps from Santa Barbara Junior High School, Ortega Park and MTD bus stops. The organization plans to convert an existing office space into a for-sale, 2-bedroom, 1-bath single-family home, with affordability restrictions recorded in the deed.

Read more at the link in bio.
Story & photo by Sofia Wallace.

07/03/2026

On Tuesday, Santa Barbara City Council members voted unanimously to support the Cota Street Affordable Homes project with a $400K grant from the Local Housing Trust Fund! We cannot thank city staff and Council members enough for their continued support to our mission of providing affordable ownership housing to those in our community who need it most!



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06/01/2026

05/27/2026

SANTA BARBARA! We accept car donations that go back to building affordable housing in our community! Donate today!

www.habitat.org/carsforhomes
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05/23/2026

Do you have a spare car lying around? You can donate it to make a difference!
- https://www.sbhabitat.org/cars-for-homes/
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05/22/2026

California’s budget negotiations are in the final stretch and affordable homeownership funding is on the line. With the Governor’s May Revise released, the Administration and Legislature are now making final decisions about what will be included in the 2026–27 State Budget. We need to make sure CalHome is part of it.

CalHome is California’s only state program dedicated to the production and preservation of affordable homes for ownership. Without renewed funding, shovel-ready affordable homeownership projects across the state could stall.
Take action today and urge state leaders to include $500 million for CalHome in the final budget.

https://takeaction.io/habitatca/build-brighter-futures-for-califonians-fund-calhome/
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05/01/2026

Our 2025 Denim and Diamonds SPARKLED in 2025! Stay tuned to see how they do in 2026...