CENTRAL COAST — People’s Self-Help Housing (PSHH) has recently released their 2023-24 Impact Report, highlighting the organization’s achievements from the past year.  Introducing this year’s edition, the leadership letter from Board Chair Shelly Higginbotham and CEO & President Ken Trigueiro said, “The technical side of our work that our talented team members and partners navigate so well can sometimes result in days where our mission feels out of reach. When we find ourselves feeling that sense of fatigue, there’s always a special “spark” to reignite our passions.
This year, that spark came in the form of the beautiful artwork created by one of our youngest residents and what you see on the cover of this year’s Impact Report; home is defined by the people we love and the memories we make. PSHH’s role is to help bring together families and communities in a safe place and space that they can call ‘home’.”
As the need for affordable housing continues to grow, People’s Self-Help Housing, which operates in four counties, daily serves over 5,000 residents who live at its 56 properties and is proud to have helped a similar number of people build their own homes.
Continuing to set the stage for the rest of the report, Higginbotham and Trigueiro go on to say, “It is no secret that the path to creating affordable housing is long, layered, and often quite complicated.
Providing homes and services to underserved populations requires a high volume of communication with varied government agencies, compliance tracking, financing negotiation permitting, and sustainable program design. Alignment with our partners through the entirety of that arduous process is paramount – spanning from development to delivery of key services for those deeply in need.
Our planning, advocacy, and funding efforts can be summed-up into two simple words: ‘Home is…’”
A PSHH neighborhood provides so much more than just a place to live. Supportive and educational services are available to all residents free of charge. In addition, access to a network of community resources is facilitated through a compassionate corps of social workers, educators, and onsite property management teams.
Anyone wanting to make a difference in the lives of PSHH residents can read the report at pshhc.org/impactreport and make a gift at pshhc.org/give-today.
About People’s Self-Help Housing (PSHH)
Founded in 1970, PSHH is the longest-serving nonprofit affordable housing organization on the Central Coast. With a mission of building homes and providing services to strengthen communities and change lives, PSHH serves low-income households, including families, seniors, veterans, farmworkers, those living with disabilities and the formerly homeless. It also provides homeownership opportunities through a self-help, “sweat equity” program that has seen over 1,200 homes successfully completed. PSHH has a presence in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura and Monterey counties, manages over 2,000 rental units, and employs over 200 staff members. PSHH acknowledges the Indigenous Peoples and unceded territories that the organization now occupies, including the YTT Northern Chumash, Santa Ynez Band of Chumash, Barbeño/Ventureño Band of Mission Indians, Cruzeño Chumash, and Salinan elders, current and future generations as the protectors of these lands. To read the full land acknowledgement, visit pshhc.org/IDEA. For more information about the organization, visit pshhc.org, email info@pshhc.org or phone (805) 781-3088. |
