Soap Star Kate Linder Brings in the Heavy Equipment to Complete 3 New Homes

Did you see us in Soap Opera Weekly? We were thrilled to have soap star Kate Linder of Young & the Restless build with us during a special event with new partners' 1stCall Studio Equipment. (Check out our own Alison Treleaven on the right with 1stCall's Jon Hansen.)

How to Donate Goods to our Home Improvement Store

We get a lot of calls (thankfully) asking about how to donate goods to our Home Improvement Store so I thought I'd post that info here as a resource. We are in the process of opening a 2nd Store in Greater Los Angeles, so we will definitely need your donations. Also, we are happy to accept your old electronics for recycling, all you need to do is drop them off!

Donations Drop-offs
Donations are accepted at the Home Improvement Store during business hours (Tu-Sat from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.). Call (310) 323-4663 ext. 127 to check quality, age and usability of your items.

Donation Pick-ups
To contact us call (310) 323-4663 ext. 127 or email us at ncordero@habitatla.org.

Confirm
We will contact you as soon as possible to discuss if we are able to accept your donation. We are unable to haul away trash, and some donations may be declined because of safety concerns, facility limitations, or marketability.

Collection
For the safest and most efficient collection of your donation, please follow these simple guidelines:

- Have all materials boxed (if applicable), stacked and readily accessible
- Mark all items with a note that reads "For Habitat for Humanity"
- Absolutely no hazardous materials or waste items are accepted
- As of February 20, 2009, we will no longer accept any children's items. These include cribs, strollers, car seats, toys and much more. Please refer to the following website for more information about the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act: www.cpsc.gov. We apologize for any inconvenience.
- We are unable to haul away trash or sort items from those that do not meet our criteria

The Prieto-Anzures Family Gets the News!

That's right, 2 families today have been surprised with the news that they've qualified as Habitat Partner Families!  The Prieto-Anzures just received the news from our Good News Caravan moments ago...

The Monroy family found out about an hour before the Prieto-Anzures Family.  To apply for homeownership, please visit our website.  We'd love to be surprising you next!

Monroy Family Gets Surprised! Meet our New Homeowner Family!

There is nothing better than surprising a new homeowner partner family with the good news! This picture was taken moments after they found out and thanks to modern technology, we can share it here in just minutes!
The Monroy family home is sponsored by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and they will be helping to build their home in partnership with Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles & volunteers.

If you would like to learn how to apply for homeownership or volunteer with us, please visit our website.

Jennifer Grey - Humanitarian, Writer, Mom & Greenie