WOMEN BUILD Community Day
Saturday, May 2nd
$30 Registration Fee
Lunch, t-shirt & hairbands included!
Women Build 2026 celebrates the resilience, strength, and power of women and their allies to create meaningful change—bringing our community together to build hope, stability, and opportunity for families rebuilding after the fires. Register today and be part of this inspiring, feel-good event supporting safe, affordable places to call home.
Schedule
First Shift
Check in: 7:45am
Welcome and Warm Up: 8:10am
Lunch & Program: 11am
Conclusion: 11:30am
Second Shift
Check in: 11:15am
Lunch & Program: 11:30am
Welcome and Warm Up: 12pm
Conclusion: 3:30pm
Breaks throughout the day. No experience necessary. Space is limited. Must be 16 or older. We will be building in Altadena, exact location will be emailed to all registered participants. For more information, contact: Ruthie Blake 626.419.3458 | rblake@sgvhabitat.org
Building Homes. Strengthening Communities. Empowering Women.
For decades, Women Build has stood as one of San Gabriel Valley Habitat for Humanity’s most powerful and inspiring traditions, bringing women and their allies together to take action, learn new skills, and make a lasting impact in their communities. More than just a day on the construction site, Women Build is a movement that raises awareness for the urgent need for affordable housing while empowering individuals to be part of the solution.
At its core, Women Build is about empowerment. Our goal is to equip women with the tools, skills, and confidence to help families build strength, stability, and independence. Through hands-on construction experience and meaningful collaboration, participants gain more than technical knowledge; they become part of something bigger. At Habitat, we’ve seen firsthand that when women are given the opportunity and support to lead, they help transform entire communities.
Since 1991, Women Build has brought together generations of volunteers to fundraise, recruit their networks, and build side by side with families in need of affordable housing. What began as a single initiative has grown into a powerful tradition rooted in connection, purpose, and impact.
Women Build: Building Homes, Making Memories
Check out just some of the fun from Women ReBuild 2025!
The impact of housing on women
In LA County, 60% of renters cannot afford where they live. The existing wage gap between men and women makes it more difficult for women to access affordable housing. The result is an increasing number of women living in substandard, unsafe, and unaffordable conditions. The need for affordable housing has increased due to COVID-19 and unemployment.
Recent years have taught us a home is more than just shelter. It’s a safety net, our prescription for health, and the foundation for the futures we build. At San Gabriel Valley Habitat for Humanity, Women Build has grown to become a signature event attended by hundreds of women (and their allies) from all backgrounds, coming together to build homes, communities, and hope. To date, this event has helped house families in El Sereno, Glendale, Pasadena, Monterey Park, Baldwin Park, Monrovia, and other areas throughout the San Gabriel Valley, through volunteering, donations, and advocacy.
As the Women Build movement continues to grow, our hope is to empower more women, inspire change in housing, and raise funds to help more families.
Thank You from Habitat Homeowners
Thank you to everyone who volunteered at and/or sponsored this year’s Women ReBuild event.
Your dedication, support, and willingness to help others is appreciated beyond words.
Every effort has made a huge difference in making dreams come true and turning what once seemed impossible into reality.
— Michelle Estrada, future homeowner
Thank you for showing up- day after day, with your sleeves rolled up ready to make dreams come true!
Your time, energy, and care have helped build more than a house, you’ve helped build hope!
Every nail you hammered and every brushstroke you painted is a gift of love that will carry with us always.
– Norma Lozano, El Sereno homeowner
Make a donation
Mail your gift
San Gabriel Valley Habitat for Humanity
800 W Chestnut Ave, Suite 210
Monrovia, CA 91016
Previous Women Build events
Women ReBuild 2025
In response to the devastation of the Eaton Fire, which resulted in the loss of more than 9,000 structures, the event was reimagined as Women ReBuild.
Women Build 2024
Women Build 2024 honored the late Rosalynn Carter, former First Lady and champion of volunteerism, and celebrated Women’s History Month.
Women Build 2023
With the unusually wet weather California experienced, this was the first year of the annual event where Women Build took place entirely inside and off-site of the intended home address.
Women Build 2022
The first in person event since the pandemic, Women Build provided the opportunity to honor the generations of trailblazing women and girls who have built our nation.