THOUSAND OAKS — Habitat for Humanity of Ventura County (Habitat Ventura) hosted its annual Collegiate Challenge from March 22nd to 28th. The week-long event is an alternative spring break program that brings college students to work alongside the organization’s Home Repair team. This year’s cohort of ten volunteers, drawn from chapters of Theta Tau at UC Merced and Northern Arizona University, spent the week completing repairs across four homes in Thousand Oaks. Work included painting, replacing doors, completing appliance and electrical work, installing showers, and repairing stairs. Each project addressed the kind of deferred maintenance that can put a senior’s ability to stay in their home at risk.
“I couldn’t do this without them. Literally, from the outside of my house, which they did last year, to the inside of my house, which they’re doing this year,” said Rebecca T., a Thousand Oaks resident whose home received repairs.
