In Porterville and surrounding communities, where many rural residents rely on private wells, we offer a pilot program to target those most affected by nitrates: expectant mothers and infants.
Self-Help Enterprises’ Smart Growth Initiative improves public health and the public’s access to green space through the establishment of a community garden and recreation space at Highland Gardens, our affordable rental community of Highland in Visalia.
Governor Jerry Brown and Democratic legislative leaders have promised to tackle California’s affordable housing crisis in their final weeks of work this year by pushing a package that includes regulatory reforms and money for low-income housing.
Read why “Valley Democrats are key to affordable housing relief”. Op-ed written by Tom Collishaw, President and CEO of Self-Help Enterprises, and Rob Wiener, Executive Director of the California Coalition for Rural Housing.
Self-Help Enterprises has started construction on the solar-powered Sierra Village affordable apartment rental community in Dinuba (Tulare County). The 44-unit housing project will supply much-needed affordable housing to hardworking families in the community.
Reorganization involving leadership of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s rural development program, coupled with the Trump Administration’s proposed federal budget cuts to several program, could affect infrastructure projects in the San Joaquin Valley.
Reorganization involving leadership of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s rural development program, coupled with the Trump Administration’s proposed federal budget cuts to several program, could affect infrastructure projects in the San Joaquin Valley.
Heather Kemper, a resident of Seville in Tulare County, said her family goes 20 hours a day without water– sometimes it’s a trickle. Self-Help Enterprises is working with the community of Seville and Tulare County to construct a new well and complete infrastructure improvements
The second phase of the East Porterville Water Project has begun and is expected to be completed by the end of 2018. This phase will include the installation of fire hydrants, four miles of pipeline and connecting an additional 450 homes to the city of Porterville water system.
