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Investments and funding motivated by the Community Reinvestment Act are more foundational to the work of community developers than is often discussed. If regulations change the incentives for banks, the effects on communities will be dramatic.

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Tulare County remains among the most affordable counties for housing, yet rental prices continue to increase at three times the rate of wages. That’s not true for families in Goshen who now have the option of living in a new affordable rental community following the completion of Sequoia Commons.

 

 

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Sixty-six families moved into new, affordable homes in Goshen last month. Self-Help Enterprises, its partners and community members gathered Friday at the new apartment complex, Sequoia Commons, for a ceremonial grand opening.

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A ribbon-cutting ceremony took place in Goshen to celebrate the opening of a brand new affordable housing community. The apartment complex was built by ‘Self-Help Enterprises’, it’s the fourth of its kind built by the non-profit in Tulare County.

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Less than a month after a report designated supportive housing as the highest priority in Tulare County’s effort to reduce homelessness, the Board of Supervisors approved funding for six apartments set aside for homeless housing.

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To help provide support to underserved populations across the country, CVS Health invested $67 million in affordable housing in 2019. The investments helped to create more than 2,200 affordable homes with supportive services for individuals and families across 24 cities in six states.

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Providing life’s most basic need for water has become increasingly complicated. Water contamination, drought and groundwater depletion are all issues that private and municipal well owners have to test, treat and track. In order to help residents of small, rural hamlets make informed decisions about their community’s water, Self-Help Enterprises is inviting community water board members and staff, water leaders and residents from rural communities to participate in its 2020 Rural Communities Water Managers Leadership Institute taking place this year in Visalia and Madera.

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Self-Help Enterprises initiative provides emergency preparedness education, urgent access to clean water, water well replacement and more

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Forty Tule River Tribe families will have a new home in Porterville in early 2021 if all goes to plan. The Tule River Indian Housing Authority and Self-Help Enterprises broke ground Tuesday on Nupchi Xo’ Oy, an affordable housing development on West Mulberry Avenue in Porterville.

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For years, the former Copeland Lumber Yard in downtown Visalia has sat vacant. But there are big plans for the 1.54-acre parcel, as the City of Visalia has agreed to sell the property to the nonprofit Self-Help Enterprises.

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