Check out a short picture montage of the HFH project recently completed for the Elsa Parra family. A Home for Elsa

Many Hands Unite for a Home
It took seven pairs of hands from around the country to erect the first wall in a Santa Maria family's new home. With hoots and hollers, smiles and sweat, volunteers began constructing the home for Elsa Parra and her children at 842 W. Barrett Street. The project began almost two years ago when Parra, a widowed mother of four, called the Northern Santa Barbara County Chapter of Habitat for Humanity looking for help to repair her small, dilapidated house. However, when officials evaluated the house they determined the best way to fix it would be to knock it down and start over. Read More

In Memory of Past President - Jerry Newton
Jerry was born in Marshalltown Iowa to Clyde and Bernice St. Claire Newton. He graduated from Conrad Iowa High School, Coe College and received an MBA from Indiana University. He served 24 years in the United States Air Force in eight states plus Germany, England, and Turkey. Read More