Building Up Hearts with Habitat for Humanity Silicon Valley

Sometimes I think CafeGive’s Mary Enderle is my long-lost sister! She loves animals (she brought Humane Society Silicon Valley on board with CafeGive), she loves making a difference in people’s lives (why else would someone work for such a great company, like CafeGive), and now she has gotten Habitat for Humanity Silicon Valley involved with CafeGive. I raised a Guide Dog for the Blind puppy, also work for CafeGive, and have participated in the Habitat for Humanity Collegiate Challenge. I think our only difference is she lives in sunny California and I live in rainy Oregon. Anyway, back to Habitat for Humanity Silicon Valley...

Habitat for Humanity Silicon Valley (H4HSV), formed in 1986, is an affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International. Habitat for Humanity is a faith-based organization welcoming people of all beliefs to join in its mission to eliminate poverty housing throughout the world. H4HSV’s mission is to transform families and strengthen communities by building decent, affordable housing for long-term home ownership. Their vision is to be the pre-eminent affordable home builder for hard-working, responsible families with low incomes in Santa Clara County. That are wanting the stability and security of long-term home ownership. Their dream of “one habitat” is why CafeGive is so proud to be working with such a phenomenal cause.

In the past 23 years, H4HSV has built 50 homes in San Jose, Alviso, Campbell, Santa Clara, and Los Gatos. They are currently working on six homes in the City of Morgan Hill.

Core Beliefs:

· Home ownership transforms families and strengthens communities.

· Families willing to invest in their future deserve the opportunity to build and own homes for long-term stability and security.

· Volunteerism provides the opportunity for people to improve their communities by generously sharing their resources.

· Our mission unites people of all beliefs by putting social justice into action.

It’s easy to see how Habitat for Humanity is able to make such a change in families’ lives.

Shop online and help support Habitat for Humanity Silicon Valley by checking out their profile page on CafeGive, advocating for them and purchasing products to help get your own home “Ready for Winter” under the “Ready for the Holidays” shopping tab.

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