| Community partnership. A grant that builds more than walls. Nevada County Habitat for Humanity honors a meaningful new opportunity with the United Auburn Indian Community. This spring, we submitted a grant application to the United Auburn Indian Community (UAIC) Community Giving Committee — and we are filled with gratitude for the award! The requested funds will go directly toward construction materials for Home #2 in our four-home development in Grass Valley near Ridge Road—the future home of Adrian and her 12-year-old son, Ethan. Adrian has already completed more than 500 of her required sweat equity hours, volunteering on Habitat job sites and at the ReStore, helping build a strong foundation for her family’s future. “She is building a future for Ethan. She is building roots.”— Tai Batov, Associate Director, NCHFH What makes this partnership especially meaningful is the shared values at its heart. The UAIC’s commitment to community — rooted in Indigenous traditions of care for the land and the people on it — resonates deeply with our own mission. The families we serve, many of them Hispanic and Latino, share with Indigenous communities a profound understanding of what it means to search for belonging. Affordable homeownership is our answer to that search: a permanent address, a stake in the community, a key of their own. 45 Affordable homes built since 1995 – building 46,47, & 48! 209 People served in Nevada County 12 New Homes Planned at Heritage Oaks Phase 2 16 New homes planned at Gates Place |
| We extend our sincere thanks to the UAIC Community Giving Committee for their thoughtful consideration. Their generosity of spirit reflects exactly the kind of community that makes Nevada County a place worth building in. |