Press coverage

TheEastInsiderLA.com (December 12, 2025) – First-time buyers settle into El Sereno homes once in freeway’s path

Cal State LA women’s basketball team takes ownership of its community through volunteer service throughout the school year (Fall 2025)
UCLA Latino policy & Politics Institute Blog (November 2025) – LPPI Staff and Fellows Volunteer with Habitat for Humanity in Altadena
San Gabriel Valley Tribune (July 29, 2025) – Nonprofits partner to help fire survivors return to smoke-damaged homes
CBS News Los Angeles (June 2025) – Habitat for Humanity begins rebuilding homes in Eaton Fire area
ABC7 (KABC)  (June 26, 2025) – SGV Habitat launches ‘Walls of Hope’ rebuilds for Eaton Fire families
Pasadena Community Foundation (June 20, 2025) – Foundation Awards Milestone Grant to Rebuild 22 Altadena Homes
LAist (June 13, 2025) – Altadena Residents Can Now Use LA County-Approved Blueprints To Rebuild Homes
Hoodline (June 17, 2025) – Los Angeles County Launches Rebuilding Initiative for Eaton Fire Survivors in Altadena with Habitat for Humanity

Los Angeles Post (June 16, 2025) – Barger Celebrates Launch of Rebuild Partnership for Eaton Fire Survivors

SouthPasadenan.com (June 14, 2025) – Altadena Community Rebuilds with Pre-Approved Home Designs & Habitat for Humanity Support

ColoradoBoulevard.net (June 2025) – New Partnership Helps Altadena Fire Survivors Rebuild Faster With Pre-Approved Home Designs

KTLA Facebook (June 2025) –  Celebrating rebuilding kickoff with SGV Habitat and KTLA5

Arcadia Chamber –  ICYMI: Barger Celebrates Launch of Rebuild Partnership for Eaton Fire Survivors

LA County News and Information (June 16, 2025) – News, Information, and Resources for the Public from the Los Angeles County Coordinated Joint Information Center

Kathryn Barger – (June 16, 2025) – ICYMI: Barger Celebrates Launch of Rebuild Partnership for Eaton Fire Survivors

KCAL YouTube – Habitat for Humanity begins rebuilding homes in Eaton Fire area

NBCLA – Victims of Eaton Fire could have new homes by Thanksgiving

LAist IG – https://www.instagram.com/reel/DLAmafZosP5/?hl=en

LA County YouTube – Barger Unveils Home Rebuild Partnership for Eaton Fire Survivors

GMA – 6 months after Eaton Fire, family that lost 9 homes tries to rebuild

Pasadena News Now (6/23/2025) – San Gabriel Valley Habitat Earns Landmark Grant from Altadena Builds Back Foundation

NBC 4 (4/9/25) -Altadena property is issued the first rebuilding permit post wildfires

Daily News (4/14/25) – Local Habitat for Humanity doing ‘heavy lift’ to help Altadena fire victims rebuild

Altadena Now (4/11/25) –First Rebuild Permit Issued in Altadena

CBS News LA (4/9/25) – First rebuilding permit issued for Eaton Fire burn scar

Pasadena Star News (4/9/25) – A post Eaton-fire milestone: First property in Altadena fire zone gets a permit for rebuilding

San Marino Tribune (3/13/25) – SGV Habitat for Humanity Celebrates ‘Women Build’ in March

San Marino Tribune (2/27/25) – EMWPEC Delivers Donation Check to Habitat for Humanity

Press Release (1/16/25) – San Gabriel Valley Habitat for Humanity Announces Commitment to Assisting with Rebuilding Efforts for Eaton Fire Amid Loss of Habitat Home

USA Today (1/15/25)- Diversity of fire-ravaged Altadena set town apart

November 6 ,2024 – Baldwin Park’s outsized efforts to tackle a housing deficit yield big results (League of California Cities)

October 2024 – ReStore Awarded best Thrift Store in Readers Choice Awards (HeySocal)

September 13, 2024 – Waiting for their Slice of the American Dream (LA Times)

August 14, 2024 – Pasadena Super ReStore to Replace Duarte Location

August 9, 2024 -SGV Habitat for Humanity to close Duarte store (Hey SoCal)

July 27, 2024 – ‘It helps everybody’: Habitat for Humanity embarks on San Gabriel Valley ADU ‘blitz’

July 22, 2024 – SGV Habitat holds 10-day Blitz Build (Outlook Newspapers)

May 18, 2024 – SGV Habitat for Humanity is buying 710 freeway homes in El Sereno, with plans to fix up and sell

May 24, 2024 – LAFCU helps build homes for Habitat for Humanity

April 19, 2024 – SGV Habitat celebrates first homes provided under new law allowing 1 lot split into 2

Pasadena Outlook – Families Celebrate New Hearth and Home for the Holidays

San Gabriel Valley Tribune – SGV Habitat for Humanity Celebrates a Great Year

Press Release – Women Build 2023

Pasadena Family Becomes Homeowners Thanks to Habitat for Humanity

San Marino Tribune – Habitat for Humanity Resumes HomeRepair Program

San Marino Tribune – Wong Leads Habitat for Humanity On to New Horizon

Pasadena Outlook – New Habitat Leader Aims to Expand Partners, Housing

Civic Leadership 2022

The Los Angeles Post – Barger, San Gabriel Valley Habitat for Humanity Kick Off National Homeownership Month at Groundbreaking  6/2/22

Press Telegram -Baldwin Park commits $3.6 million for new homes, repairs in partnership with Habitat for Humanity  2/22/22

Pasadena Now – Habitat for Humanity Slated to Build Two Homes in Pasadena – 2/17/22

Pasadena Outlook – Habitat for Humanity Announces New Board President

Pasadena Media -SGV Habitat for Humanity Women Build 2022

Glendale News Press – LACFU Raises Funds For Habitat for Humanity

Pasadena Now – Habitat for Humanity Halfway Through Construction of Two Homes for Low-Income Families

StreetsBlog LA – L.A. County Community Land Trusts Picking Up Momentum In Preserving Affordable Housing

South Pasadena Review – Habitat for Humanity Helps Local Families Become Homeowners – July 30

Pasadena Now – City, Habitat for Humanity, Build First ADU as Affordable Housing

Pasadena Now – St. Francis Habitat for Humanity Club Participates in Humanity’s First In-Person Groundbreaking at Howard-Navarro Project

The Patch – Habitat For Humanity To Break Ground On New Pasadena Project

South Pasadenan – SGV Habitat for Humanity | A Month of Transformation for Affordable Homeownership in the San Gabriel Valley – March 30

South Pasadenan – San Gabriel Valley Habitat for Humanity | Expanding the American Dream Campaign – February 22

Outlook Newspaper – Habitat for Humanity to Build More Families’ Dreams – November 5

Los Angeles Daily News – Habitat’s Spirit of Women Build award winner encourages others to explore new avenues – October 15