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When a fire started on the property next door to Ray Cano’s home, the neighbors used Cano’s hose and well to fight the flames. Running the pump at full throttle, they managed to control the blaze until the fire department arrived. Then, the well’s pump sputtered to a stop.

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With stores rationing bottled water, some 1 million residents whose tap water is tainted with agricultural pollutants confront the state’s failure to solve the problem.

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After years of homelessness, food insecurity, and sometimes even drinking from gutters, the 59-year-old still feels overwhelmed by his ability to simply store and cook his own food, pour a clean glass of water and eat a healthy meal in the shelter of his own home.

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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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