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In Kern, Madera, and Merced counties, Self-Help Enterprises will provide first-time homebuyer mortgage assistance to low-income farmworker families in the form of loans from their grant of $999,370.

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California was awarded $16 million Friday to expand homeownership for farm workers.

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Governor Gavin Newsom has announced the awarding of $16 million in grants to increase homeownership for farmworkers in California. The grants will support five programs statewide to build or purchase homes for lower-income farmworkers and advance programs that help farmworkers become or remain homeowners through mortgage assistance.

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Why It Matters: The $16 million awarded today will help expand homeownership for farmworkers in California. As part of today’s announcement, San Mateo County will receive $5 million to purchase homes for survivors of the tragic Half Moon Bay farm shooting in January.

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Jessica Fulton’s life changed once she had a place for her and her daughter to call home. Fulton struggled with homelessness before moving into a new development in Porterville.

“I’ve been looking for a peaceful place to live for a long, long time. There are more people out there like me, and we do need more homes for them,” Fulton said.

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For many Central Valley residents, the biggest question concerns jobs, wondering how they’ll make a living once farmland is retired. Transitioning away from agriculture is “a hard pill to swallow,” said Eddie Ocampo, director of the organization Self-Help Enterprises. “Everyone is for economic diversity, but there’s going to be a gap, and those who are the most vulnerable are going to be the most affected.”

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Finca Serena means serene estate, and for people who are moving into the 80-unit affordable apartments, their lives will change for the better. Dignitaries from all over the state, Tulare County, and city of Porterville were at the grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony on Tuesday in Porterville.

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A new apartment complex in Porterville is helping bridge a gap for the unsheltered community. The price of rent is based on what each tenant can afford.

Jessica Fulton had the honor of cutting the red ribbon Tuesday morning, marking a new beginning for her and everyone else living at Finca Serena, a new affordable rental community in Porterville.”I am still pinching myself like, is this real,” said Fulton.

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Earlier this month CivicWell co-signed a letter to the State Water Control Resources Board sharing comments and recommendations regarding the Board’s intervention in the out-of-compliance GSPs. We joined a diverse and broad-based group of organizations who also co-signed the letter, including Audubon California, Clean Water Action / Clean Water Fund, Community Water Center, Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability, The Nature Conservancy, Self-Help Enterprises, and Union of Concerned Scientists.

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Whitaker said the county has numerous efforts underway to help individuals transition out of homelessness and into environments which provide better safety and stability. Some of those efforts include the city of Tulare’s safe encampment zone, the city of Porterville’s Welcome Center, transitional environments provided by Self-Help Enterprises like Eden House, HomeKey projects, the Visalia navigation center and more.

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