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On Thursday, December 7th, Self-Help Enterprises (SHE) hosted a grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony for The Lofts at Fort Visalia, the nonprofit’s new 80-unit multifamily complex located at 340 E. Oak Ave. in downtown Visalia.

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Locals, city and state leaders gathered in downtown Visalia for the opening of The Lofts at Fort Visalia and new Arts Consortium to celebrate the addition of the low-income housing site as well as pay homage to the lot’s significance.

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Self-Help enterprises received $1.06 million for first-time homebuyer mortgage assistance in the counties of Kern (two units), Tulare (two units), Merced (two units) and Madera (six units).

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Visalia-based community development organization Self-Help Enterprises (SHE) received just over $1 million for mortgage assistance programs split between housing units in Tulare, Kern, Merced and Madera counties.

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When Self-Help Enterprises (SHE) bought the block from the City of Visalia, their plan was to build affordable housing. The non-profit community development organization was aware of the parcel’s historic importance, and out of a strong sense of community and an appreciation for local history, the company invited Visalia Heritage, (VH), a local Visalia history non-profit organization, to serve as a historical consultant. VH recommended that prior to construction, the land be examined to attempt to locate the exact footprint of the fort. SHE agreed and hired ASM Affiliates, an archeology company, to use radar equipment to find it.

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“The proposed changes will hurt all rooftop solar, and the state’s decarbonization goals,” said Self Help Enterprises, a low-income housing program in Visalia, California, in an email to The New Lede. “However, low-income populations will be hit especially hard since a higher percentage of their income goes to rent and utilities.”

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On Thursday, October 12th, SHE hosted a grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony for the first phase of Santa Fe Commons, the nonprofit’s first multi-family affordable housing project in the City of Tulare, located at 537 N. West Street.

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$2,000 per household is now available for those financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The City of Visalia’s COVID-19 Rental or Mortgage Assistance Program, administered by Self-Help Enterprises, is now open for applications.

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Her vision came to life for The Neighborhood Village when local non-profit affordable  housing developer, Self-Help Enterprises approached Salt + Light to partner in  developing the transformative village as part of a master planned affordable housing  community in Goshen, California.

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