Family Services

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Life is a daily challenge for our families who find themselves on the edge of poverty.  These families are only able to focus on getting through each day. Imagine having to choose between buying gas to get to work or buying food for your family.  Many of these families work two jobs and still have difficulty making ends meet.  A small expense like a flat tire or the cost of a prescription can quickly become a financial crisis.

As our families struggle to provide the basics, they find they cannot provide life-enhancing activities for their children such as art, music, dance, sports and leadership classes.  Yet we know from studies, that involvement in the arts, sports and other skills help children with their academic success, their human development; their behavior and self-discipline. These extra-curricular activities also help reduce school drop out rates and help to strengthen family bonds.  By providing children with growth opportunities, we can expand young minds and possibly alter future generations to come.

Habitat for Humanity of Sonoma County’s mission is to provide decent affordable homes for low income families.  In addition, we are dedicated to improving the lives of our families by ensuring that their children thrive and grow.

If you would like to support our programs for youth, you may make a donation to our Habitat Family Services Program.  Please designate Family Services on your donation.

Habitat and Families

Together with the support of volunteers and our community, Habitat families become stable contributing homeowners. The Family Resource Committee was developed to help families break the cycle of poverty by providing educational opportunities and programs to assist families in their transition to home ownership, and a better life.

The Welcome Home Quilt Project

Welcome Home Quilt Project volunteers are helping to build a legacy of caring for Habitat children. Each child moving into a Habitat home receives a custom made quilt, hand crafted with love and support of Habitat volunteers.

The WHQ project is self sustaining through donations, sales from boutique items and a quilt raffle. The group welcomes donations of fabric, thread, sewing notions, and financial support. Quilt raffle tickets may be purchased at the office for $1. each or 6 for $5.

The WHQ work day is the first Tuesday of every month with meetings held at the Quilted Angel in Petaluma. The Quilted Angel store sponsers the WHQ Project by providing work space and sewing machines each month.

You do not have to be a quilter to participate in work days. We understand non-quilters have something special to give us as well and we encourage you to join us. Men interested in learning the intricate and detailed art of quilting are encouraged to join us too. We also need volunteers to help sell tickets for our ambassador quilt raffle.

To purchase tickets or to find out how you can become involved in this worthy project, contact the Habitat office or call Darlene Mola at (707) 578-7707 Ext. 104.

Quilt Project Special Wish List

Fabric
Gift cards from fabric stores
Thread
Scissors
Notary Cutters
Cutting Mats
Blades
New Irons
Notions

We would like to thank our local businesses for their generous support. We hope you will support these companies when possible:

The Quilted Angel
The Quilted Vine
A La Carte Quilting
Photo Art and Graphics
Cokas Diko
Redwood Empire Food Bank
Costco
Walgreens Drug Store

Habitat is more than building houses. It is about improving lives and the community, one house, and one family at a time.

Wish List

Habitat families frequently have no extra income to pay for items beyond basic needs. Often their children miss exposure to various cultural events which can broaden a child’s view and cause them to aspire to a better life. We know that children between the ages of 11 and 14 usually begin to make life choices that may last a lifetime.

On our wish list are various items frequently needed by Habitat families. Please mark your donation for Family Services. If you would like to target a specific item on the list please let us know.

We hope you can help us with these important items:

Gift certificates for school clothes and supplies
Book allowance
Lessons, dance, music, computer, art classes, sports activities
Art supplies
Summer camps
Expenses for college applications, and tests
Tickets for: culture event, symphony, theater, art exhibits
Educational fund: tutoring, classes

In addition our Habitat parents are often in need of:

Home maintenance fund
Interview clothes

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Contact Family Services

Darlene A. Mola - Family Services Program Manager
Habitat for Humanity of Sonoma County
3273 Airway Dr., Ste. E, Santa Rosa, CA 95403Mapquest map opens in new window

Phone (707) 578-7707
Fax: (707) 578-7706
email Darlene Mola

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