Have you ever had a brush with kindness? Just down the street from two new Habitat homes under construction in Piru, Habitat for Humanity of Ventura County will start the summer off by serving an additional family with A Brush with Kindness, a component of our new Preserve a Home program. The exterior of this home will receive some TLC as 50 volunteers work together with a senior homeowner to complete landscape work and add a fresh coat of paint to revitalize the home.

“A Brush with Kindness is part of our larger neighborhood revitalization initiative and Preserve a Home program. This initiative gives us a great opportunity to help more families as well as have an impact on the entire neighborhood,” said Stacy Swanson, Executive Director. “Helping people repair and maintain their homes fits in seamlessly with our core mission of making decent, affordable housing available to families in need.”

Habitat for Humanity of Ventura County and Valspar, Habitat for Humanity International’s national paint sponsor, will outfit volunteers with paint and supplies in order to complete improvement projects utilizing no-interest loans. These loans will cover the repairs up to $5,000 and re-payments from these loans will be returned to Habitat to fund future home preservation work in our local communities.

WHEN: Friday, July 1 and Saturday, July 2 from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm. Media welcome on both days!

WHO: A group of dedicated and caring volunteers from the Christian Church of Thousand Oaks, Habitat for Humanity Board of Directors, staff and committee members will work alongside the homeowner to complete the repair work and landscaping. Demetrio Silva, a Habitat for Humanity homeowner from Oxnard, will provide a catered lunch on Saturday.

WHERE: 453 Temescal Street, Piru, CA 93040

Do you have a home or know of one that needs some work? Applications for A Brush With Kindness are available on our website located at www.habitatventura.org. Would you like to volunteer on A Brush with Kindness home? We welcome all volunteers as young as 14 years of age on our sites. Each individual can have a large impact. You can sign up and become a volunteer through our website at www.habitatventura.org.