1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:02,240 Speaker 1: Hi, is this a Fox? And this is the iHeart 2 00:00:02,279 --> 00:00:06,200 Speaker 1: so Cal Show. Since nineteen ninety so for decades now, right, 3 00:00:06,400 --> 00:00:09,280 Speaker 1: Habitat for Humanity Los Angeles has been bringing people together 4 00:00:09,320 --> 00:00:13,280 Speaker 1: to build affordable homes, provide critical home repairs for people 5 00:00:13,280 --> 00:00:17,120 Speaker 1: in need, and help people rebuild after natural disasters. They 6 00:00:17,120 --> 00:00:21,720 Speaker 1: also help folks access to affordable loans, housing counseling, and down 7 00:00:21,840 --> 00:00:24,920 Speaker 1: payment assistance. They are doing so much and have been. 8 00:00:25,200 --> 00:00:27,160 Speaker 1: But they also added a whole bunch of new programs 9 00:00:27,160 --> 00:00:30,760 Speaker 1: to help specifically palisades and eat and fire victims. I mean, 10 00:00:30,840 --> 00:00:33,240 Speaker 1: thousands in need in so many ways to get involved 11 00:00:33,560 --> 00:00:35,479 Speaker 1: and help them do what they're doing. So let's dive 12 00:00:35,479 --> 00:00:37,559 Speaker 1: into it, dive in all of it with their longtime 13 00:00:37,600 --> 00:00:40,000 Speaker 1: president and CEO, my friend Aaron Rank. 14 00:00:40,080 --> 00:00:42,960 Speaker 2: Hi erin, Hi, Lisa, so great to talk to you. 15 00:00:42,960 --> 00:00:44,640 Speaker 1: Well, And shame on me, Aarin. You know, all the 16 00:00:44,680 --> 00:00:46,120 Speaker 1: times I've had you on the show over the years, 17 00:00:46,120 --> 00:00:48,159 Speaker 1: I did not know how much you help people. You 18 00:00:48,200 --> 00:00:51,640 Speaker 1: also help people after these natural disasters, after these fires, 19 00:00:51,640 --> 00:00:54,520 Speaker 1: after these terrible things that happened, I mean after the 20 00:00:54,520 --> 00:00:56,920 Speaker 1: Woolsey fire, you guys are right there and now here 21 00:00:56,960 --> 00:00:59,120 Speaker 1: you are again, after the Palisades and eating fire. 22 00:00:59,360 --> 00:01:02,200 Speaker 2: That's right. We helped one hundred and twenty families rebuild 23 00:01:02,200 --> 00:01:05,679 Speaker 2: after the Woolsy fire, and our disaster response goes and 24 00:01:05,680 --> 00:01:08,200 Speaker 2: shoot all the way back to the North Throde earthquake. 25 00:01:07,800 --> 00:01:08,600 Speaker 1: And oh my goodness. 26 00:01:08,600 --> 00:01:11,760 Speaker 2: Habitat is actually responding to disasters around the world, so 27 00:01:12,680 --> 00:01:16,440 Speaker 2: we are usually the one that's there helping vulnerable families 28 00:01:16,480 --> 00:01:18,800 Speaker 2: to rebuild after natural disasters. Wow. 29 00:01:18,920 --> 00:01:21,520 Speaker 1: So I want to talk about what you already do locally, 30 00:01:21,760 --> 00:01:24,560 Speaker 1: and then we'll dive into these new programs. Rebuild LA 31 00:01:25,040 --> 00:01:27,600 Speaker 1: so much that you're doing for five victims in need, 32 00:01:27,840 --> 00:01:30,840 Speaker 1: but just on the regular, on a regular basis, you're 33 00:01:30,880 --> 00:01:33,360 Speaker 1: helping so many communities. Kind of talk about in general 34 00:01:33,560 --> 00:01:34,800 Speaker 1: how it works. 35 00:01:35,040 --> 00:01:39,440 Speaker 2: In general, we Habitat ALA serves most of Los Angeles County, 36 00:01:39,480 --> 00:01:43,360 Speaker 2: and we help renovate existing homes for people who need 37 00:01:43,400 --> 00:01:47,520 Speaker 2: home repairs. We build new homes, affordable homes, and in 38 00:01:47,520 --> 00:01:50,480 Speaker 2: the case of wealth our survivors, as you said, we're 39 00:01:50,520 --> 00:01:54,120 Speaker 2: helping rebuild homes and we're targeting households who could not 40 00:01:54,720 --> 00:01:58,920 Speaker 2: repair their homes financially otherwise or purchase a home with 41 00:01:59,040 --> 00:02:02,800 Speaker 2: traditional finance, and so Habitat Homes are built with community 42 00:02:02,840 --> 00:02:07,440 Speaker 2: partners and donors and volunteers, and they're financed with affordable loans. 43 00:02:07,960 --> 00:02:11,360 Speaker 2: And that's how we're able to help a whole swath 44 00:02:11,440 --> 00:02:14,960 Speaker 2: of the Los Angeles community afford to become homeowners rather 45 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:15,600 Speaker 2: than renters. 46 00:02:15,680 --> 00:02:17,480 Speaker 1: Mm hmm, well, I was going to say, and how 47 00:02:17,520 --> 00:02:20,200 Speaker 1: long is that list? I mean, my gosh, how many 48 00:02:20,200 --> 00:02:22,639 Speaker 1: people are on the waiting list to get this kind 49 00:02:22,639 --> 00:02:25,120 Speaker 1: of help because everything is so expensive. 50 00:02:25,480 --> 00:02:28,160 Speaker 2: Yes, well, we don't necessarily keep a waiting list, but 51 00:02:28,240 --> 00:02:30,760 Speaker 2: every time we have a new development, we'll open it 52 00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:33,480 Speaker 2: up that specific community for people who want to apply 53 00:02:33,560 --> 00:02:36,040 Speaker 2: to live in that part of Los Angeles. So we 54 00:02:36,160 --> 00:02:39,080 Speaker 2: have fifty four homes under construction right now. We're building 55 00:02:39,120 --> 00:02:41,880 Speaker 2: from Long Beach all the way to Lancaster and Inglewood 56 00:02:41,919 --> 00:02:45,040 Speaker 2: to Santa Fe Springs. So you know, each community has 57 00:02:45,080 --> 00:02:48,880 Speaker 2: its own process for applying, just like any other new 58 00:02:48,880 --> 00:02:52,800 Speaker 2: home community would, and so we're always letting people know 59 00:02:52,840 --> 00:02:55,600 Speaker 2: about those opportunities and inviting people to apply. 60 00:02:55,800 --> 00:02:58,240 Speaker 1: And so many projects in the works currently and then 61 00:02:58,520 --> 00:03:01,160 Speaker 1: they'll be happing in the future. You must have a 62 00:03:01,160 --> 00:03:04,359 Speaker 1: pretty big team and network of volunteers to help pull 63 00:03:04,400 --> 00:03:06,000 Speaker 1: all this off. I mean, I know you always needed 64 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:08,320 Speaker 1: to volunteers, but it must take a lot of people 65 00:03:08,560 --> 00:03:10,840 Speaker 1: to pull off all this the housing that you're building, 66 00:03:10,919 --> 00:03:12,640 Speaker 1: and all the repairs and all the stuff you're doing. 67 00:03:12,840 --> 00:03:17,480 Speaker 2: We engage over six thousand volunteers every year, and sure 68 00:03:17,800 --> 00:03:20,320 Speaker 2: we need to have any skills before you come to 69 00:03:20,360 --> 00:03:23,320 Speaker 2: the build side. My team is fantastic at teaching you 70 00:03:23,560 --> 00:03:25,960 Speaker 2: as you know everything you need to know to build, 71 00:03:26,200 --> 00:03:28,040 Speaker 2: and that volunteer labor is one of the things that 72 00:03:28,120 --> 00:03:29,560 Speaker 2: helps us keep our homes affordable. 73 00:03:29,760 --> 00:03:31,280 Speaker 1: So we don't need to I mean, we need to 74 00:03:31,320 --> 00:03:33,280 Speaker 1: probably hammer and nail and straight, but we're not going 75 00:03:33,320 --> 00:03:34,760 Speaker 1: to mess up someone's house because you're not going to 76 00:03:34,840 --> 00:03:37,160 Speaker 1: let that happen. The experts will make sure us rookies 77 00:03:37,200 --> 00:03:37,960 Speaker 1: won't ruin it. 78 00:03:38,040 --> 00:03:38,200 Speaker 3: Right. 79 00:03:38,280 --> 00:03:40,400 Speaker 1: If I want a volunteer to help us, somebody build 80 00:03:40,520 --> 00:03:42,800 Speaker 1: their home back, I'm not going to mess it up, right. 81 00:03:42,720 --> 00:03:46,200 Speaker 2: That's right. All of our homes pass all the inspections 82 00:03:46,200 --> 00:03:48,440 Speaker 2: that any other home would, and we feel like they're 83 00:03:48,480 --> 00:03:50,720 Speaker 2: built stronger because they're made with the love of people 84 00:03:50,800 --> 00:03:52,320 Speaker 2: who really care about their community. 85 00:03:53,320 --> 00:03:56,520 Speaker 1: Talk about what it takes for someone to apply to 86 00:03:56,560 --> 00:03:59,400 Speaker 1: be a homeowner through Habitat for Humanity, Los Angeles. I 87 00:03:59,440 --> 00:04:02,600 Speaker 1: talk about like what are the requirements, what has to 88 00:04:02,600 --> 00:04:04,880 Speaker 1: happen in that application that they would fill out. At 89 00:04:04,880 --> 00:04:06,680 Speaker 1: Habitatla dot org. 90 00:04:06,800 --> 00:04:10,440 Speaker 2: We have homes. Traditionally, we're selling homes to family through 91 00:04:10,480 --> 00:04:13,680 Speaker 2: our earning below eighty percent of the median income in 92 00:04:13,760 --> 00:04:16,440 Speaker 2: Los Angeles County, which is roughly one hundred and ten 93 00:04:16,480 --> 00:04:18,960 Speaker 2: thousand dollars for a family for but we do have 94 00:04:19,000 --> 00:04:21,880 Speaker 2: some market rate homes and some moderate rate homes as well. 95 00:04:21,960 --> 00:04:25,599 Speaker 2: So the income is one of the thresholds decent credit, 96 00:04:25,720 --> 00:04:29,720 Speaker 2: but not necessarily perfect credit by any stretch. And then 97 00:04:30,040 --> 00:04:32,440 Speaker 2: the willingness to partner with Habitat to help build their 98 00:04:32,480 --> 00:04:35,320 Speaker 2: own home or to build their neighbors' homes, and to 99 00:04:35,360 --> 00:04:37,719 Speaker 2: get involved in a hands on way like our volunteers do. 100 00:04:38,320 --> 00:04:41,839 Speaker 2: So that's really what makes the model special. Also, our families, 101 00:04:42,240 --> 00:04:46,080 Speaker 2: our buyers go through home buyer education classes, and I 102 00:04:46,120 --> 00:04:48,760 Speaker 2: would encourage anyone who thinks that they would like to 103 00:04:48,800 --> 00:04:51,680 Speaker 2: purchase a home, whether it's through Habitat or another organization, 104 00:04:52,160 --> 00:04:55,719 Speaker 2: to go through our Pathways to home Ownership program. It's 105 00:04:55,760 --> 00:05:00,280 Speaker 2: an eight session program that enables you to learn and 106 00:05:00,320 --> 00:05:03,320 Speaker 2: get ready to purchase a home. So if you have 107 00:05:03,480 --> 00:05:06,320 Speaker 2: something with your credit, or you need to save up 108 00:05:06,320 --> 00:05:08,719 Speaker 2: a little more in the bank. It'll help you through 109 00:05:08,800 --> 00:05:11,680 Speaker 2: all of those steps and put you on a path 110 00:05:11,720 --> 00:05:12,480 Speaker 2: to home ownership. 111 00:05:12,680 --> 00:05:15,720 Speaker 1: Yeah, I saw in your section to apply on the 112 00:05:15,760 --> 00:05:18,600 Speaker 1: website education and Counseling. I thought that was interesting. The 113 00:05:18,680 --> 00:05:21,520 Speaker 1: education and counseling part is kind of like, all right, 114 00:05:21,600 --> 00:05:23,000 Speaker 1: this is what you're going to get into. It's not. 115 00:05:23,240 --> 00:05:24,120 Speaker 1: It's a big commitment. 116 00:05:24,240 --> 00:05:25,960 Speaker 2: Right. A lot of times people buy a house without 117 00:05:26,040 --> 00:05:29,640 Speaker 2: knowing those things. They don't understand what the ESCO process is, 118 00:05:30,240 --> 00:05:32,599 Speaker 2: or if they're going to have a homeowners association, or 119 00:05:32,600 --> 00:05:36,479 Speaker 2: how property taxes get paid, and just general home repair 120 00:05:36,520 --> 00:05:39,159 Speaker 2: and maintenance tips, so that those are awesome of the 121 00:05:39,160 --> 00:05:40,520 Speaker 2: things you'll learn through our classes. 122 00:05:40,680 --> 00:05:42,880 Speaker 1: So many great programs you can apply for through Habitat 123 00:05:42,880 --> 00:05:46,039 Speaker 1: for Humanity Los Angeles home Ownership. Like Aaron just mentioned 124 00:05:46,520 --> 00:05:49,640 Speaker 1: education and counseling before you buy that home, before they 125 00:05:49,640 --> 00:05:52,080 Speaker 1: help you buy that home or build it, so you 126 00:05:52,080 --> 00:05:54,440 Speaker 1: know what you're getting into. And talk about the neighborhood 127 00:05:54,440 --> 00:05:56,760 Speaker 1: Revitalization program and how that works. 128 00:05:56,920 --> 00:06:00,560 Speaker 2: The neighborhood Revitalization program is where we pick one community, 129 00:06:00,600 --> 00:06:03,520 Speaker 2: where we do a deep dive and we're not only 130 00:06:04,080 --> 00:06:07,480 Speaker 2: building new homes, but we're repairing existing homes in that neighborhood. 131 00:06:07,480 --> 00:06:10,599 Speaker 2: And we go as far as to helping other nonprofits 132 00:06:10,600 --> 00:06:12,719 Speaker 2: in the area to fix up their buildings. And we 133 00:06:12,800 --> 00:06:18,039 Speaker 2: help businesses with you assistance if they have financial assistance 134 00:06:18,080 --> 00:06:20,040 Speaker 2: through in needs. So we're really wrapping our arms around 135 00:06:20,040 --> 00:06:23,160 Speaker 2: a whole community. Now, that's usually a deep, like five 136 00:06:23,200 --> 00:06:26,360 Speaker 2: to ten year commitment to a certain part of Los 137 00:06:26,400 --> 00:06:28,680 Speaker 2: Angeles County. That could just be like a ten square 138 00:06:28,680 --> 00:06:31,240 Speaker 2: black area. So that's a deep dive in a very 139 00:06:31,240 --> 00:06:34,480 Speaker 2: concentrated area to really change the rate of home ownership 140 00:06:34,520 --> 00:06:38,839 Speaker 2: in that area, to reduce crime, to you know, get 141 00:06:39,040 --> 00:06:42,520 Speaker 2: more residents engaged in decisions that are being made about 142 00:06:42,520 --> 00:06:45,120 Speaker 2: their neighborhood at the city level. And so that's a 143 00:06:45,160 --> 00:06:49,560 Speaker 2: holistic approach to really revitalizing community, one community at a time. 144 00:06:49,720 --> 00:06:53,320 Speaker 1: Wow, that sounds incredible. Neighborhood revitalization program through Habitat or 145 00:06:53,360 --> 00:06:55,960 Speaker 1: Humanity LA And I mean that could be what someone 146 00:06:55,960 --> 00:06:58,800 Speaker 1: living in an area where they know it's dilapidated on 147 00:06:58,839 --> 00:07:01,320 Speaker 1: many levels, or even if you drive around a part 148 00:07:01,320 --> 00:07:04,239 Speaker 1: of town or you know, would we suggest a place 149 00:07:04,279 --> 00:07:06,080 Speaker 1: that maybe we that we know of or that's in 150 00:07:06,120 --> 00:07:08,760 Speaker 1: the area do we suggest you know what I mean, like, 151 00:07:08,760 --> 00:07:11,960 Speaker 1: how how do we know what place would qualify for 152 00:07:12,000 --> 00:07:13,720 Speaker 1: this help this revitalization. 153 00:07:13,920 --> 00:07:18,320 Speaker 2: Typically, Habitat will focus on areas that are surrounding our 154 00:07:18,360 --> 00:07:21,080 Speaker 2: build sites. So in areas where we're already we know 155 00:07:21,200 --> 00:07:24,040 Speaker 2: that we have land where we can build new affordable 156 00:07:24,080 --> 00:07:28,600 Speaker 2: home ownership opportunities, and we'll expand into that community with 157 00:07:28,720 --> 00:07:31,800 Speaker 2: some of our other programs. And so if we are 158 00:07:31,920 --> 00:07:34,920 Speaker 2: building in a community and we have several cities that 159 00:07:34,960 --> 00:07:37,760 Speaker 2: we will be building in over the next three to 160 00:07:37,840 --> 00:07:41,520 Speaker 2: five years, we also focus some of those neighborhood revitalization 161 00:07:41,600 --> 00:07:42,960 Speaker 2: initiatives in those areas. 162 00:07:44,120 --> 00:07:46,640 Speaker 1: And you also, God bless you, you have a down 163 00:07:46,720 --> 00:07:49,600 Speaker 1: payment assistance program? Is that when someone's trying to get 164 00:07:49,600 --> 00:07:52,440 Speaker 1: a house through Habitat or just in general, just. 165 00:07:52,360 --> 00:07:56,680 Speaker 2: In general right site Great most of the Habitat buyers 166 00:07:56,800 --> 00:07:59,600 Speaker 2: do receive down payment assistance through us, but we have 167 00:07:59,640 --> 00:08:02,720 Speaker 2: a down and assistance program to you know, bridge the 168 00:08:02,760 --> 00:08:05,280 Speaker 2: affordability gap for folks who want to buy a home 169 00:08:05,720 --> 00:08:08,920 Speaker 2: on the open market, and those down payment assistance funds 170 00:08:08,960 --> 00:08:11,160 Speaker 2: can go up to two hundred thousand dollars per household. 171 00:08:11,520 --> 00:08:14,840 Speaker 1: Look at that and home repairs is a big part 172 00:08:14,880 --> 00:08:18,400 Speaker 1: of what you do helping people and especially our seniors 173 00:08:18,440 --> 00:08:21,400 Speaker 1: people living alone. Talk about how folks can apply for 174 00:08:21,640 --> 00:08:25,240 Speaker 1: free home repairs through Habitat First Mounty Los Angeles and 175 00:08:25,320 --> 00:08:27,440 Speaker 1: the types of repairs that you're doing. You know who 176 00:08:27,480 --> 00:08:29,640 Speaker 1: you're helping who can apply, and the types of projects 177 00:08:29,680 --> 00:08:30,880 Speaker 1: that you're helping people get done. 178 00:08:31,040 --> 00:08:34,080 Speaker 2: Our home repair program, we do about one hundred and 179 00:08:34,200 --> 00:08:36,120 Speaker 2: one hundred to one hundred and twenty homes a year 180 00:08:36,160 --> 00:08:41,600 Speaker 2: throughout Los Angeles County, and they're typically helping safety repairs. 181 00:08:42,080 --> 00:08:45,400 Speaker 2: We work with families or excuse me, households that are 182 00:08:45,720 --> 00:08:49,640 Speaker 2: either not physically or financially able to maintain their homes perhaps, 183 00:08:49,960 --> 00:08:53,120 Speaker 2: and so we'll come in and do focus on the 184 00:08:53,160 --> 00:08:56,920 Speaker 2: major repairs first. So it could be handrails and wheelchair 185 00:08:57,000 --> 00:09:04,240 Speaker 2: ramps and electrical plumbing issues will make a bathroom wheelchair 186 00:09:04,280 --> 00:09:07,760 Speaker 2: accessible if need be, or handicapped accessible. So we're often 187 00:09:07,840 --> 00:09:11,760 Speaker 2: working with seniors in our community who are scared to 188 00:09:12,600 --> 00:09:15,679 Speaker 2: pick a contractor or you know, have maybe even burned 189 00:09:15,679 --> 00:09:19,240 Speaker 2: by a contractor, or just not sure where to start, 190 00:09:19,280 --> 00:09:22,240 Speaker 2: and habitat LA will come in and help with those 191 00:09:22,280 --> 00:09:26,120 Speaker 2: home repairs and you see such a transformational impact. Next week, 192 00:09:26,160 --> 00:09:30,120 Speaker 2: we're actually starting with our Veterans Built initiative, where we 193 00:09:30,200 --> 00:09:33,520 Speaker 2: are focusing on doing some home repairs for veterans in 194 00:09:33,559 --> 00:09:38,720 Speaker 2: the community. And it's a very rewarding program and it's 195 00:09:38,800 --> 00:09:41,880 Speaker 2: sobering some time to see how folks are living just 196 00:09:41,960 --> 00:09:44,640 Speaker 2: kind of existing in their home, but their home isn't 197 00:09:44,679 --> 00:09:47,280 Speaker 2: serving them anymore, so they're not really thriving in it. 198 00:09:47,320 --> 00:09:50,439 Speaker 2: And with a few modifications and updates, they really can 199 00:09:50,559 --> 00:09:51,760 Speaker 2: enjoy their whole house again. 200 00:09:51,960 --> 00:09:53,840 Speaker 1: And just gosh, it must give you guys such a 201 00:09:53,840 --> 00:09:57,199 Speaker 1: big smile afterwards. I'm sure their smiles and hugs after 202 00:09:57,679 --> 00:10:00,960 Speaker 1: and people just feeling so appreciative of of the free health, 203 00:10:01,000 --> 00:10:03,160 Speaker 1: the free assistants that could have a big impact on 204 00:10:03,200 --> 00:10:03,760 Speaker 1: their life. 205 00:10:04,000 --> 00:10:08,880 Speaker 2: Right, we hear from relatives you say, you've transformed my parents' home, 206 00:10:08,960 --> 00:10:12,200 Speaker 2: in my parents' parents' lives, and their gratitude. But it 207 00:10:12,280 --> 00:10:15,240 Speaker 2: is it's the best feeling to be able to give 208 00:10:15,280 --> 00:10:18,800 Speaker 2: someone that relief. Right if their roof was leaking or 209 00:10:18,960 --> 00:10:22,800 Speaker 2: they weren't able to get into their shower easily, you know, 210 00:10:22,920 --> 00:10:26,360 Speaker 2: to give them access is just amazing. 211 00:10:26,200 --> 00:10:28,679 Speaker 1: And again easy to apply. What do we can you 212 00:10:28,720 --> 00:10:32,000 Speaker 1: guesstimate the turnaround time if I were to apply for 213 00:10:32,080 --> 00:10:34,280 Speaker 1: my neighbor, is it you know again, like the wait 214 00:10:34,400 --> 00:10:36,920 Speaker 1: time is it months or is it weeks? Months? It 215 00:10:36,960 --> 00:10:39,120 Speaker 1: depends on the project. Probably right we're. 216 00:10:38,960 --> 00:10:42,040 Speaker 2: Scheduling about I would say three to four months out 217 00:10:42,120 --> 00:10:45,360 Speaker 2: right now. It also is dependent on cities. So some 218 00:10:45,440 --> 00:10:49,679 Speaker 2: cities provide habitat La with the financing to work specifically 219 00:10:49,720 --> 00:10:53,040 Speaker 2: with households in their community. So Inglewood is a city 220 00:10:53,080 --> 00:10:56,720 Speaker 2: where we've had many years of long partnership and repairing 221 00:10:56,760 --> 00:10:59,720 Speaker 2: homes in Inglewood, and the city will fund those homes. 222 00:11:00,040 --> 00:11:02,800 Speaker 2: So we have dedicated staff just for that city for example, 223 00:11:03,200 --> 00:11:07,000 Speaker 2: and in other areas. It just is funding dependent. But 224 00:11:07,320 --> 00:11:09,280 Speaker 2: as soon as we have the phones, we like to 225 00:11:09,320 --> 00:11:11,640 Speaker 2: move forward and help as many people as we can 226 00:11:11,679 --> 00:11:12,520 Speaker 2: as quickly as we can. 227 00:11:12,600 --> 00:11:15,280 Speaker 1: So Englewood, are you listening. The money's there, You just 228 00:11:15,320 --> 00:11:18,000 Speaker 1: gotta you gotta call them up there that's got to 229 00:11:18,000 --> 00:11:20,880 Speaker 1: call him or go to habitat La habitat la dot 230 00:11:21,000 --> 00:11:24,040 Speaker 1: org to apply and maybe it can happen sooner than later. 231 00:11:24,120 --> 00:11:26,040 Speaker 1: So if you have a neighbor or like you said, 232 00:11:26,240 --> 00:11:28,840 Speaker 1: I'm an elderly person in your family, a senior or 233 00:11:28,840 --> 00:11:31,880 Speaker 1: your parents are someone in need, just going there and 234 00:11:31,920 --> 00:11:34,120 Speaker 1: apply and then you'll explain you know what the project is, 235 00:11:34,200 --> 00:11:35,400 Speaker 1: and then just wait to hear from you guys. 236 00:11:35,520 --> 00:11:37,600 Speaker 2: Right, that's right, you know. Let's pick up the phone 237 00:11:37,600 --> 00:11:39,520 Speaker 2: and call us and we can walk you through the process. 238 00:11:39,600 --> 00:11:42,520 Speaker 2: If you understand it. We're human beings on the other 239 00:11:42,600 --> 00:11:44,440 Speaker 2: end of the line, happy to answer any of your questions. 240 00:11:44,480 --> 00:11:46,440 Speaker 1: Well, let's give out that phone number. Now, what's that number. 241 00:11:46,440 --> 00:11:47,240 Speaker 1: I'm gonna write it down. 242 00:11:47,280 --> 00:11:51,640 Speaker 2: Three one zero three two three four six six three. 243 00:11:51,840 --> 00:11:56,439 Speaker 1: Wonderful Habitat for Humanity, Los Angeles. Homeownership. You help folks 244 00:11:56,440 --> 00:11:59,600 Speaker 1: with home ownership with a down payment, assistant home repairs, 245 00:11:59,760 --> 00:12:02,199 Speaker 1: education and counseling when it comes to buying a home. 246 00:12:02,440 --> 00:12:07,160 Speaker 1: Neighborhood of Vitalization, Community building, and disaster relief. Let's touch 247 00:12:07,160 --> 00:12:09,480 Speaker 1: on these new programs that you just launched. Now, like 248 00:12:09,520 --> 00:12:12,600 Speaker 1: you said, in the past, you've been involved in helping 249 00:12:13,120 --> 00:12:16,079 Speaker 1: with disaster relief. But with these massive fires that we 250 00:12:16,240 --> 00:12:20,319 Speaker 1: just had, we've got thousands displaced. How did you structure 251 00:12:20,559 --> 00:12:22,480 Speaker 1: this program? And I don't want to get into it too. 252 00:12:22,440 --> 00:12:26,360 Speaker 3: Much, but my boyfriend and I were personally affected by 253 00:12:26,520 --> 00:12:30,640 Speaker 3: the fire and it's just been a terrible time for 254 00:12:30,920 --> 00:12:35,640 Speaker 3: him and his whole community. Both both cities just decimated, 255 00:12:35,880 --> 00:12:41,240 Speaker 3: so many people displaced, like many who lost everything. My 256 00:12:41,360 --> 00:12:43,560 Speaker 3: boy my boyfriend grew up in the Palisades. I know, 257 00:12:43,600 --> 00:12:47,640 Speaker 3: we're renovating his home for our future and just wonderful 258 00:12:47,960 --> 00:12:52,040 Speaker 3: people and he lost everything on have referred his street. 259 00:12:52,240 --> 00:12:55,400 Speaker 3: But like it's just row after row after row after row, 260 00:12:55,440 --> 00:12:59,440 Speaker 3: and it's so devastating for both communities, and it's just 261 00:13:00,120 --> 00:13:04,560 Speaker 3: the matter of days. Thousands are displayed still displaced, and 262 00:13:05,720 --> 00:13:10,880 Speaker 3: the rebuild is going so slow for a lot of reasons, right, 263 00:13:10,920 --> 00:13:13,559 Speaker 3: I'm sure you're very in tune with them why it's 264 00:13:13,559 --> 00:13:15,480 Speaker 3: going so slow, But it's a lot of reasons. Even 265 00:13:15,600 --> 00:13:19,640 Speaker 3: Eric and I are on our now sixth potential contractor 266 00:13:20,360 --> 00:13:22,360 Speaker 3: someone that can work within the budget. You know, getting 267 00:13:22,480 --> 00:13:24,880 Speaker 3: so little back from insurance, so you know, some people 268 00:13:24,920 --> 00:13:28,400 Speaker 3: aren't getting enough to build back. Some people had no insurance, 269 00:13:28,480 --> 00:13:30,880 Speaker 3: right and you know you've got people who are still 270 00:13:31,080 --> 00:13:34,520 Speaker 3: making mortgage payments on dirt and not everyone in the 271 00:13:34,520 --> 00:13:37,400 Speaker 3: Palisades is rich, and a lot of people are struggling, 272 00:13:37,400 --> 00:13:40,000 Speaker 3: and a lot of people are selling because they can't 273 00:13:40,040 --> 00:13:42,199 Speaker 3: they can't deal. They can't deal, and they can't afford 274 00:13:42,240 --> 00:13:46,520 Speaker 3: to build back and it's hard. So talk about rebuild LA, 275 00:13:46,640 --> 00:13:49,480 Speaker 3: the program that you want specifically to help folks after 276 00:13:49,559 --> 00:13:52,520 Speaker 3: these fires. And you've got a big donation from Comcast 277 00:13:52,600 --> 00:13:55,560 Speaker 3: which is amazing to kick it off. Yeah. 278 00:13:55,760 --> 00:13:57,720 Speaker 2: Well, I want to just let me just say to you, 279 00:13:57,760 --> 00:14:01,800 Speaker 2: and Eric like goes out to you, and I know 280 00:14:01,960 --> 00:14:05,480 Speaker 2: right now is a point in the recovery process where 281 00:14:05,960 --> 00:14:08,880 Speaker 2: despair starts to settle in and it can seem like 282 00:14:08,960 --> 00:14:10,840 Speaker 2: the road is going to be too long ahead. But 283 00:14:10,920 --> 00:14:12,640 Speaker 2: I just want you to know that there's a lot 284 00:14:12,679 --> 00:14:16,920 Speaker 2: of people who are putting together solutions, probably the people 285 00:14:16,920 --> 00:14:20,040 Speaker 2: you wouldn't expect, the ones that are stepping in to 286 00:14:20,080 --> 00:14:25,320 Speaker 2: help the most and help with you know, affordable rebuilding 287 00:14:25,880 --> 00:14:30,360 Speaker 2: loans and grants and programs that hopefully will be there 288 00:14:30,400 --> 00:14:33,360 Speaker 2: for you and be available to you shortly, if not 289 00:14:33,480 --> 00:14:36,680 Speaker 2: right now. So let me just let me just say 290 00:14:36,680 --> 00:14:38,640 Speaker 2: that there's a lot of us working. 291 00:14:38,320 --> 00:14:41,320 Speaker 1: Around the clock trying to help, trying to laugh. 292 00:14:41,200 --> 00:14:44,280 Speaker 2: Because I don't want to cry. Yeah. Yeah, we take 293 00:14:44,320 --> 00:14:46,960 Speaker 2: on your your stories and carry them in our hearts, 294 00:14:46,960 --> 00:14:51,920 Speaker 2: and we really are listening and working to help families 295 00:14:52,320 --> 00:14:52,760 Speaker 2: getting back. 296 00:14:53,360 --> 00:14:55,720 Speaker 1: We're grateful. You know, I still have my place, so 297 00:14:55,760 --> 00:14:57,680 Speaker 1: we're grateful we have a place to live. And a 298 00:14:57,760 --> 00:15:01,360 Speaker 1: lot of people are hotel hopping or in expensive rentals 299 00:15:01,720 --> 00:15:03,960 Speaker 1: and FEMA money is running out. I mean, everyone's situation 300 00:15:04,080 --> 00:15:05,880 Speaker 1: is so different. We just know through our neighbors and 301 00:15:05,920 --> 00:15:08,840 Speaker 1: our friends, you know what they're going through. And I've 302 00:15:08,840 --> 00:15:11,360 Speaker 1: made friends of people in the you know Alda Dina 303 00:15:11,640 --> 00:15:15,160 Speaker 1: that I met on Instagram from posting about going through 304 00:15:15,160 --> 00:15:18,440 Speaker 1: the fires. Many people have been able to do go 305 00:15:18,520 --> 00:15:21,280 Speaker 1: fund me pages, go fund me accounts to help them 306 00:15:21,320 --> 00:15:22,920 Speaker 1: through a little bit, you know, but that's only going 307 00:15:23,000 --> 00:15:26,000 Speaker 1: to last for so long as people try to figure 308 00:15:26,040 --> 00:15:28,400 Speaker 1: out what their future is going to look like after 309 00:15:28,400 --> 00:15:32,160 Speaker 1: the fires. So talk about what your program does and 310 00:15:32,240 --> 00:15:34,520 Speaker 1: how you're already helping people build back. 311 00:15:34,800 --> 00:15:38,600 Speaker 2: Yes, we launched Revealed La within two days of the 312 00:15:38,640 --> 00:15:41,320 Speaker 2: fires starting, and we knew that we were going to 313 00:15:41,360 --> 00:15:45,000 Speaker 2: step in and help families rebuild. And you know, the 314 00:15:45,160 --> 00:15:47,480 Speaker 2: in the immediate aftermath, like you said, so many people 315 00:15:47,520 --> 00:15:51,520 Speaker 2: are just trying to relocate and that was a struggle, 316 00:15:51,680 --> 00:15:55,480 Speaker 2: and so immediately we helped with you know, short term 317 00:15:55,480 --> 00:15:57,840 Speaker 2: stays and helping people with assistance. We were at the 318 00:15:57,880 --> 00:16:01,560 Speaker 2: disaster recovery centers and help people find a place to land. 319 00:16:01,600 --> 00:16:04,560 Speaker 2: And once they did, we had a huge influx of 320 00:16:04,600 --> 00:16:09,080 Speaker 2: donations from our supporters with furniture and didn't Sleep came 321 00:16:09,120 --> 00:16:12,160 Speaker 2: through with over a thousand mattresses and just things that 322 00:16:12,200 --> 00:16:16,240 Speaker 2: people needed because when you relocate to an apartment, it's empty, 323 00:16:16,320 --> 00:16:19,080 Speaker 2: right and so you have your you know, you need 324 00:16:19,120 --> 00:16:21,560 Speaker 2: stuff for your kitchen and your furniture and all of that. 325 00:16:21,600 --> 00:16:23,680 Speaker 2: And so that's where Habitat really stepped in to provide 326 00:16:24,280 --> 00:16:28,560 Speaker 2: home resources for families. Over fifteen hundred families we assisted 327 00:16:28,600 --> 00:16:32,560 Speaker 2: through through furnishings and things like that, and then one 328 00:16:32,640 --> 00:16:36,600 Speaker 2: hundred over over one hundred families with thirty day Airbnb 329 00:16:36,760 --> 00:16:40,760 Speaker 2: stays and just assisting families with some of these initial steps. 330 00:16:40,800 --> 00:16:45,640 Speaker 2: But our real wheelhouse, as I said, is home repairs, 331 00:16:45,880 --> 00:16:50,400 Speaker 2: home rebuilding and building, and affordable financing. So that's our wheelhouse. 332 00:16:50,440 --> 00:16:52,280 Speaker 2: We knew that's the area we were going to step in. 333 00:16:52,640 --> 00:16:55,120 Speaker 2: We're committed to be here for years. You know, the 334 00:16:55,200 --> 00:16:58,120 Speaker 2: next five ten years will be helping people until everyone 335 00:16:58,160 --> 00:17:01,800 Speaker 2: gets back home. So we launched a Rebuild Navigator program. 336 00:17:01,880 --> 00:17:04,080 Speaker 2: We had forty three hundred households that reached out to 337 00:17:04,160 --> 00:17:05,960 Speaker 2: us that said, we don't know how to do this, 338 00:17:06,480 --> 00:17:09,280 Speaker 2: and this is what Habitat does. We trust, We trust you. 339 00:17:09,560 --> 00:17:11,879 Speaker 2: We know you're not gonna take us for our money. 340 00:17:11,880 --> 00:17:13,760 Speaker 2: You're not. You're not going to give us the run around. 341 00:17:13,840 --> 00:17:17,159 Speaker 2: So we launched a rebuild Navigator program to help people 342 00:17:17,200 --> 00:17:19,800 Speaker 2: from concept of what they want to build. Two keys 343 00:17:20,000 --> 00:17:22,840 Speaker 2: and so from concept to keys are Rebuild Navigators are 344 00:17:22,880 --> 00:17:28,320 Speaker 2: helping people make decisions, review bids, select contractors, and we're 345 00:17:28,320 --> 00:17:29,920 Speaker 2: helping with financial assistance. 346 00:17:30,040 --> 00:17:33,440 Speaker 1: So this is what people need to know, Aaron. People 347 00:17:33,480 --> 00:17:35,840 Speaker 1: need to know this because we've been on our own 348 00:17:35,920 --> 00:17:38,840 Speaker 1: trying to figure this out, and that's been the thing. 349 00:17:38,920 --> 00:17:41,080 Speaker 1: You know, We're going on Yelp, We're going on Yelp. 350 00:17:41,400 --> 00:17:44,800 Speaker 1: We're looking for contractors on Instagram based on their Instagram videos. 351 00:17:44,880 --> 00:17:47,440 Speaker 1: You know, trying to find who to trust has been 352 00:17:48,400 --> 00:17:51,240 Speaker 1: a struggle. Who to trust and learning things like what's 353 00:17:51,280 --> 00:17:54,760 Speaker 1: a topography report? What? Oh, we need a topography report 354 00:17:55,000 --> 00:17:59,960 Speaker 1: and that topography survey with a slope something so learn 355 00:18:00,000 --> 00:18:02,719 Speaker 1: I mean, the terminology, learning how it all works is 356 00:18:02,840 --> 00:18:04,920 Speaker 1: very daunting. These are things that we were not prepared 357 00:18:05,160 --> 00:18:08,919 Speaker 1: to have to learn. So the Rebuild Navigator program helps 358 00:18:08,920 --> 00:18:11,040 Speaker 1: with all of it, even how to find an affordable 359 00:18:11,040 --> 00:18:13,920 Speaker 1: but really good architect. Help with permits, I mean, you 360 00:18:14,200 --> 00:18:16,360 Speaker 1: do you help, You're helping fire victims with everything. 361 00:18:16,560 --> 00:18:19,080 Speaker 2: Yes, that's what that's that's our will has that's what. 362 00:18:19,280 --> 00:18:19,480 Speaker 1: You know. 363 00:18:19,520 --> 00:18:22,800 Speaker 2: We build new homes in Los Angeles County every day, 364 00:18:23,280 --> 00:18:26,639 Speaker 2: all year long, and so we understand the permitting process, 365 00:18:26,680 --> 00:18:30,840 Speaker 2: the design process, and we are actually launching five home 366 00:18:30,880 --> 00:18:34,159 Speaker 2: designs that someone could pick up and start, you know, 367 00:18:34,680 --> 00:18:38,240 Speaker 2: just run with. And there's there's several including Foothill Catalog, 368 00:18:38,640 --> 00:18:41,000 Speaker 2: several groups that are doing the same thing so that 369 00:18:41,640 --> 00:18:44,080 Speaker 2: these these are not only house plans that you could 370 00:18:44,080 --> 00:18:46,120 Speaker 2: pick up and build, and they're not cookie cutter. They're 371 00:18:46,160 --> 00:18:49,720 Speaker 2: all different designs and the goal for us is to 372 00:18:49,840 --> 00:18:52,639 Speaker 2: have them pre approved at the city level or an 373 00:18:52,640 --> 00:18:55,399 Speaker 2: Altadena's case, at the county level, so you could start 374 00:18:55,400 --> 00:18:58,800 Speaker 2: with these designs and and just you're about assert of 375 00:18:58,800 --> 00:18:59,840 Speaker 2: the way through the process. 376 00:19:00,119 --> 00:19:03,080 Speaker 1: Ready, wow, so great, So great. 377 00:19:03,400 --> 00:19:06,080 Speaker 2: That's the concept for folks to look into. The Other 378 00:19:06,119 --> 00:19:08,520 Speaker 2: thing we are hearing from survivors is that, hey, you know, 379 00:19:08,560 --> 00:19:11,840 Speaker 2: we're like moving down the road here to rebuild our home, 380 00:19:12,160 --> 00:19:14,840 Speaker 2: but now we have this fee that we have to pay, right, 381 00:19:14,880 --> 00:19:17,159 Speaker 2: and we don't have the money. Our insurance are femas 382 00:19:17,200 --> 00:19:19,840 Speaker 2: not covering it. So we have this you know, testing 383 00:19:19,920 --> 00:19:22,560 Speaker 2: fee or this oh yeah, the soil can fee, or 384 00:19:22,600 --> 00:19:25,520 Speaker 2: this utility fee or this report that we need, like 385 00:19:25,560 --> 00:19:29,080 Speaker 2: you were saying, and so Habitat launch the Accelerator Fund 386 00:19:29,160 --> 00:19:32,199 Speaker 2: to help people pay for a cost that's preventing them 387 00:19:32,240 --> 00:19:35,320 Speaker 2: from moving forward in their rebuilding process. And we'll pay 388 00:19:35,400 --> 00:19:37,439 Speaker 2: up to ten thousand dollars. Grant doesn't have to be 389 00:19:37,520 --> 00:19:40,240 Speaker 2: repaid to your contract or to the city, to your 390 00:19:40,600 --> 00:19:43,960 Speaker 2: utility company, and make sure that the work is done, 391 00:19:44,160 --> 00:19:46,440 Speaker 2: you know, before they get paid out, but we will 392 00:19:46,440 --> 00:19:50,159 Speaker 2: pay them for the work on your behalf. Wow, so 393 00:19:50,280 --> 00:19:53,240 Speaker 2: that you can move forward in the in the process 394 00:19:53,240 --> 00:19:53,840 Speaker 2: more quickly. 395 00:19:53,960 --> 00:19:56,560 Speaker 1: Yeah, we just got our first estimate for the topography 396 00:19:56,600 --> 00:20:00,280 Speaker 1: report with a slope band survey and it's to two 397 00:20:00,359 --> 00:20:01,320 Speaker 1: hundred something bucks. 398 00:20:01,520 --> 00:20:03,480 Speaker 2: Right, so that would be a built a bill. 399 00:20:03,320 --> 00:20:05,720 Speaker 1: We could submit. Oh my gosh, and then we have 400 00:20:05,800 --> 00:20:07,720 Speaker 1: to do the soil report. I have to figure out 401 00:20:07,720 --> 00:20:09,720 Speaker 1: how that works. I've just been like googling trying to 402 00:20:09,760 --> 00:20:11,840 Speaker 1: figure things out, trying to figure out how all this 403 00:20:11,840 --> 00:20:13,480 Speaker 1: stuff works. Now I know that you can help. 404 00:20:13,640 --> 00:20:16,639 Speaker 2: That's exactly what the Accelerator Fund was designed for, so 405 00:20:16,680 --> 00:20:17,480 Speaker 2: you don't have to wait. 406 00:20:17,640 --> 00:20:20,320 Speaker 1: So this is big news if you or someone that 407 00:20:20,359 --> 00:20:23,119 Speaker 1: you know was directly affected by these fires. Habitat for 408 00:20:23,280 --> 00:20:26,320 Speaker 1: Mounty Los Angeles is helping people figure it all out 409 00:20:26,520 --> 00:20:28,600 Speaker 1: and helping to cover some of the costs of these 410 00:20:28,680 --> 00:20:31,960 Speaker 1: costly reports and things that we need and home design, 411 00:20:32,200 --> 00:20:34,679 Speaker 1: the plans that we need from an architect, and to 412 00:20:34,720 --> 00:20:37,920 Speaker 1: find a builder to build it back, a vetted, trusted 413 00:20:37,960 --> 00:20:40,840 Speaker 1: builder that I can afford. How do we figure it 414 00:20:40,840 --> 00:20:43,600 Speaker 1: all out? How do we get that financial help and 415 00:20:43,640 --> 00:20:46,280 Speaker 1: support for all these things? Do? We just go to 416 00:20:46,320 --> 00:20:49,520 Speaker 1: the website Aaron Rebuild Navigator program and for the to 417 00:20:49,560 --> 00:20:51,560 Speaker 1: apply for the Accelerator Fund for this. 418 00:20:51,920 --> 00:20:55,160 Speaker 2: When you go to habitat ALA dot org, you'll there'll 419 00:20:55,200 --> 00:20:57,800 Speaker 2: be a pop up window that' says, well welfare Survivor's 420 00:20:57,840 --> 00:20:59,600 Speaker 2: quick here. Does it take you to the page wait 421 00:20:59,640 --> 00:21:04,280 Speaker 2: man information? Yeah, and hopefully that was the design that 422 00:21:04,320 --> 00:21:06,240 Speaker 2: we give you all the information upfront of what you 423 00:21:06,280 --> 00:21:09,920 Speaker 2: need to qualify and how to apply. And yeah, we also, 424 00:21:10,080 --> 00:21:11,879 Speaker 2: like I said, we have people answering the phone, so 425 00:21:11,960 --> 00:21:14,320 Speaker 2: you can call and ask for assistance along the way 426 00:21:14,359 --> 00:21:18,040 Speaker 2: if you don't know what exactly you know you need. 427 00:21:18,080 --> 00:21:20,440 Speaker 2: And one of the things that the Accelerator Fund is 428 00:21:20,480 --> 00:21:24,760 Speaker 2: people are going through and applying. If we notice that 429 00:21:25,359 --> 00:21:29,600 Speaker 2: they might need remediation assistance or rebuild assistance on top 430 00:21:29,680 --> 00:21:33,120 Speaker 2: of just paying that one bill, we'll ask them if 431 00:21:33,560 --> 00:21:36,080 Speaker 2: they would like to be considered for one of those programs. 432 00:21:36,080 --> 00:21:38,960 Speaker 2: Because our remediation assistance program is up to twenty five 433 00:21:39,000 --> 00:21:42,040 Speaker 2: thousand dollars home repairs, go up to one hundred thousand 434 00:21:42,119 --> 00:21:45,480 Speaker 2: dollars in home rebuilds between one hundred and fifty thousand 435 00:21:45,520 --> 00:21:48,439 Speaker 2: dollars and four hundred and fifty thousand dollars to rebuild homes, 436 00:21:48,480 --> 00:21:53,240 Speaker 2: so we are we're targeting populations up to low and 437 00:21:53,280 --> 00:21:56,520 Speaker 2: moderate income households that probably would not be able to 438 00:21:56,520 --> 00:22:00,280 Speaker 2: build without this assistance. And so for a family before 439 00:22:00,400 --> 00:22:03,440 Speaker 2: that's about one hundred and eighty thousand dollars would be 440 00:22:03,520 --> 00:22:06,680 Speaker 2: kind of the cutoff for households that are being helped 441 00:22:06,720 --> 00:22:09,480 Speaker 2: with most of our programs. Some of our programs, though, 442 00:22:10,080 --> 00:22:12,640 Speaker 2: do not have any income requirements like our you know, 443 00:22:12,720 --> 00:22:16,800 Speaker 2: home furnishings and those donations, we didn't have any any 444 00:22:16,920 --> 00:22:19,879 Speaker 2: income requirements we're just helping everybody who needed help when. 445 00:22:19,720 --> 00:22:23,240 Speaker 1: We drive through. Haven't driven through Altadna since the fires, 446 00:22:23,240 --> 00:22:26,199 Speaker 1: but you know, we're driving through the Palisades when we 447 00:22:26,240 --> 00:22:28,639 Speaker 1: need to. It's not a fun fun drive when we 448 00:22:28,760 --> 00:22:31,199 Speaker 1: drive through there and there's the homes that made it. 449 00:22:31,280 --> 00:22:32,919 Speaker 1: You know, it's really sad to say the homes that 450 00:22:33,040 --> 00:22:35,560 Speaker 1: made it that are boarded up that people say, Gosh, 451 00:22:36,080 --> 00:22:38,200 Speaker 1: I hate to say, I wish I wish mine would 452 00:22:38,200 --> 00:22:40,359 Speaker 1: have just gone all the way because it's made it 453 00:22:40,400 --> 00:22:42,600 Speaker 1: even trickier with the insurance for people to get their 454 00:22:42,640 --> 00:22:45,000 Speaker 1: homes cleaned and the level that it has to be 455 00:22:45,080 --> 00:22:47,800 Speaker 1: cleaned out to be able to move back in. Has 456 00:22:47,880 --> 00:22:51,000 Speaker 1: been a very tricky process that those people are having 457 00:22:51,000 --> 00:22:53,320 Speaker 1: to learn too. Are you able to help anybody in 458 00:22:53,320 --> 00:22:55,960 Speaker 1: those cases who the house survived but they're all still 459 00:22:56,080 --> 00:22:58,120 Speaker 1: boarded up. They're all boarded up, I mean, and still 460 00:22:58,119 --> 00:22:59,920 Speaker 1: ten months later they're boarded up. They can't live. 461 00:23:00,359 --> 00:23:03,240 Speaker 2: Yeah. Habitat La has a smoke remediation and a home 462 00:23:03,280 --> 00:23:07,199 Speaker 2: repair program, so either either fund, depending on the extent 463 00:23:07,280 --> 00:23:09,879 Speaker 2: of the work that needs to be done, could assist 464 00:23:09,960 --> 00:23:10,840 Speaker 2: a household like that. 465 00:23:11,160 --> 00:23:13,880 Speaker 1: Wow, and people, we need to put you on every 466 00:23:13,880 --> 00:23:16,320 Speaker 1: news channel. You're going to be on seven iHeart stations. 467 00:23:16,359 --> 00:23:18,919 Speaker 1: Everyone needs to know that this help is available, because 468 00:23:18,920 --> 00:23:22,320 Speaker 1: it's just like, oh, this is what people need, especially 469 00:23:22,480 --> 00:23:25,840 Speaker 1: those who lost everything in the fire or your house 470 00:23:25,920 --> 00:23:28,560 Speaker 1: is damaged enough to where you can't even live in 471 00:23:28,600 --> 00:23:31,600 Speaker 1: it yet. I mean, you're helping so many and it's 472 00:23:31,640 --> 00:23:34,560 Speaker 1: so needed. What about any any emotional support. 473 00:23:34,760 --> 00:23:37,080 Speaker 2: Well, thank you for keeping the Yeah, thank you for 474 00:23:37,160 --> 00:23:39,480 Speaker 2: keeping the focus on this. And I just want to say, 475 00:23:39,600 --> 00:23:43,680 Speaker 2: you know, there are people starting to talk about emotional help, 476 00:23:43,720 --> 00:23:47,440 Speaker 2: but we can't assume that everybody you know, learned about 477 00:23:47,480 --> 00:23:49,639 Speaker 2: all the programs that were available, you know, in the 478 00:23:49,680 --> 00:23:52,240 Speaker 2: first nine months, because there are people who are just 479 00:23:52,400 --> 00:23:55,680 Speaker 2: coming to terms with starting to make their first decision 480 00:23:55,880 --> 00:23:58,960 Speaker 2: about what to do next because they were you know, 481 00:23:58,960 --> 00:24:02,120 Speaker 2: they're grieving, and they're and trauma and the trauma six 482 00:24:02,160 --> 00:24:05,480 Speaker 2: and seven times right, and so they're finding a place 483 00:24:05,480 --> 00:24:07,840 Speaker 2: for their kids to go to school, or you know, 484 00:24:07,960 --> 00:24:11,240 Speaker 2: for their for their parents or in laws that were displaced. 485 00:24:11,320 --> 00:24:14,840 Speaker 2: So there are people who are just starting the process, 486 00:24:14,880 --> 00:24:16,560 Speaker 2: and there will be people next year who are just 487 00:24:16,600 --> 00:24:19,880 Speaker 2: starting the process. And so that's why it's really important 488 00:24:19,920 --> 00:24:22,720 Speaker 2: to work with groups like habitat La who have been 489 00:24:22,720 --> 00:24:25,239 Speaker 2: here for thirty five years and will be here you know, 490 00:24:25,400 --> 00:24:28,919 Speaker 2: throughout the next decade, and plus to help feed people 491 00:24:29,040 --> 00:24:31,800 Speaker 2: get back on their feet with these wildfires. So with 492 00:24:31,960 --> 00:24:35,560 Speaker 2: mental help, that's not it's not necessarily our area of expertise, 493 00:24:35,600 --> 00:24:38,520 Speaker 2: but we have trained all of our staff in trauma 494 00:24:38,600 --> 00:24:43,040 Speaker 2: informed care, so they are both taking care of themselves 495 00:24:43,080 --> 00:24:46,320 Speaker 2: as they're taking on stories from so many survivors, but 496 00:24:46,400 --> 00:24:50,399 Speaker 2: also able to empathize with survivors and what they're going through. 497 00:24:50,440 --> 00:24:53,479 Speaker 2: And so we are working with our team to be 498 00:24:53,920 --> 00:24:57,760 Speaker 2: to be ready for the unique conversations that come with 499 00:24:58,000 --> 00:25:01,560 Speaker 2: folks who have been through such a traumat experience. And 500 00:25:01,600 --> 00:25:05,800 Speaker 2: I think that's really important. It is, and I know 501 00:25:05,880 --> 00:25:08,320 Speaker 2: that right now, like I said, Lisa, you know, so 502 00:25:08,440 --> 00:25:12,359 Speaker 2: many people are feeling despair, and I just want to 503 00:25:12,520 --> 00:25:16,439 Speaker 2: again say that hold on probably at the low lowest 504 00:25:16,440 --> 00:25:19,800 Speaker 2: point of the valley right now, but there are a 505 00:25:19,800 --> 00:25:22,320 Speaker 2: lot of people working very hard to make sure that 506 00:25:23,080 --> 00:25:26,440 Speaker 2: homes will come back and our communities will come back, 507 00:25:26,520 --> 00:25:30,680 Speaker 2: and that everyone will be able to move back home. 508 00:25:30,760 --> 00:25:34,000 Speaker 2: And I hope people don't sell, but everybody has their own, 509 00:25:34,440 --> 00:25:38,400 Speaker 2: you know, circumstances and choices to make, so I understand 510 00:25:38,440 --> 00:25:41,119 Speaker 2: if they need to, but I know a lot of 511 00:25:41,160 --> 00:25:44,720 Speaker 2: people are working very hard to bring our communities back, 512 00:25:45,359 --> 00:25:48,439 Speaker 2: and so take eat and take hope in that. I 513 00:25:48,440 --> 00:25:51,080 Speaker 2: know it's very difficult to deal with insurance companies and 514 00:25:51,119 --> 00:25:54,000 Speaker 2: FEMA and things like that, but definitely you have a 515 00:25:54,040 --> 00:25:57,240 Speaker 2: support system out here, and there will be times when 516 00:25:57,240 --> 00:25:59,959 Speaker 2: you need to like stop and pull back and just 517 00:26:00,080 --> 00:26:02,600 Speaker 2: take care of yourself, and so give yourself the space 518 00:26:02,640 --> 00:26:03,000 Speaker 2: to do. 519 00:26:02,960 --> 00:26:07,399 Speaker 1: That and have a couple of glasses of wine and wine. 520 00:26:07,560 --> 00:26:10,360 Speaker 1: Wine hasn't been helping, but wine has been has been 521 00:26:10,359 --> 00:26:13,520 Speaker 1: there for us, you know, since since January, it's been 522 00:26:13,520 --> 00:26:16,680 Speaker 1: a tough times. And obviously as we close out Habitat 523 00:26:16,720 --> 00:26:19,760 Speaker 1: for Humanity Los Angeles, you have your restores where folks 524 00:26:19,800 --> 00:26:24,760 Speaker 1: can donate items and purchase household items gently use at 525 00:26:24,760 --> 00:26:27,960 Speaker 1: a much lower price. You're always need to volunteers, of course, 526 00:26:28,040 --> 00:26:31,240 Speaker 1: open for donations, but volunteers to help get the work done. 527 00:26:31,240 --> 00:26:34,160 Speaker 1: If people want to help fire victims specifically, I'm sure 528 00:26:34,160 --> 00:26:36,480 Speaker 1: they can request that or any you know a number 529 00:26:36,520 --> 00:26:38,919 Speaker 1: of your projects that you're working on all over LA County, 530 00:26:39,200 --> 00:26:41,119 Speaker 1: especially if they want to help fire victims, they can 531 00:26:41,119 --> 00:26:43,000 Speaker 1: just apply to volunteer online as well or call the 532 00:26:43,000 --> 00:26:43,880 Speaker 1: phone number. 533 00:26:43,680 --> 00:26:46,399 Speaker 2: That's right either one. But there is a volunteer interest 534 00:26:46,440 --> 00:26:50,760 Speaker 2: list specifically for wildfire assistance on our website and we 535 00:26:50,880 --> 00:26:54,720 Speaker 2: send out specific you know, wildfire volunteer opportunities to that group. 536 00:26:54,760 --> 00:26:56,879 Speaker 2: But you can also go online and create an account 537 00:26:56,960 --> 00:26:59,479 Speaker 2: and look at our calendar and sign up for for 538 00:26:59,520 --> 00:27:01,040 Speaker 2: any opportun unities that are coming up. 539 00:27:01,119 --> 00:27:03,240 Speaker 1: And you're such a sweetheart, such the perfect lady to 540 00:27:03,640 --> 00:27:06,800 Speaker 1: lead this I know you know Aaron went from volunteer 541 00:27:06,880 --> 00:27:10,639 Speaker 1: to the president and ce Eoh, this gal is running 542 00:27:10,680 --> 00:27:13,040 Speaker 1: this thing, and you have such a huge heart and 543 00:27:13,359 --> 00:27:15,520 Speaker 1: obviously you have a big team of people and a 544 00:27:15,560 --> 00:27:17,520 Speaker 1: lot of work to do. So thank you for doing 545 00:27:17,520 --> 00:27:20,520 Speaker 1: this day in and day out for Angelino's in need 546 00:27:20,920 --> 00:27:23,440 Speaker 1: and for fire victims. You really really appreciate all the help. 547 00:27:23,640 --> 00:27:25,520 Speaker 1: I mean, who knew you guys were doing this much, 548 00:27:25,560 --> 00:27:28,280 Speaker 1: So it's good spread the word people. Habitat for Humanity 549 00:27:28,440 --> 00:27:30,640 Speaker 1: LA is doing a lot for people and a lot 550 00:27:30,840 --> 00:27:33,720 Speaker 1: for Angelino's in need, especially since the fire. So the 551 00:27:33,760 --> 00:27:37,000 Speaker 1: information is all right there on their website habitatla dot org, 552 00:27:37,400 --> 00:27:40,760 Speaker 1: Habitatla dot org and the phone e Memercy said three 553 00:27:40,800 --> 00:27:44,080 Speaker 1: one zero three two three four six six three three 554 00:27:44,080 --> 00:27:46,760 Speaker 1: one zero three two three four six sixty three. Aaron, 555 00:27:46,800 --> 00:27:48,720 Speaker 1: thank you so much for all you're doing. And I 556 00:27:48,760 --> 00:27:51,199 Speaker 1: may finally see you, see you soon, I mean, you know, 557 00:27:51,280 --> 00:27:52,240 Speaker 1: with all this stuff going. 558 00:27:52,119 --> 00:27:52,840 Speaker 2: On, I would love that. 559 00:27:53,119 --> 00:27:54,600 Speaker 1: Yeah. I love to give you a big, a big 560 00:27:54,680 --> 00:27:58,920 Speaker 1: hot thank you so much, like Aaron Rank with Habitat 561 00:27:58,960 --> 00:28:01,920 Speaker 1: for Humanity Los Angele list all the info at habitat 562 00:28:02,240 --> 00:28:03,400 Speaker 1: la dot org