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Self-Help Enterprises offers an exciting work environment where you can bring your high caliber skills to a true career opportunity and impact the world around you.
Our team consists of dedicated individuals from a variety of professional and technical backgrounds: real estate brokers and agents, licensed contractors, financial and land development experts, management specialists, information technology, accounting and clerical all joined with a shared mission of working with families to build and sustain healthy homes and communities. We are an equal opportunity employer and offer an excellent benefits package including paid vacation and holidays, health, life and disability insurance, 401(k) retirement, and tuition reimbursement.
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"I love working for Self-Help Enterprises because we have the ability to make a positive impact on an individual, family or a community. It is very rewarding to know we can help out our community in so many ways! My favorite part is getting to know the many people that work with us who also love what they do. We really do so much." - Sarai Avila, Office Manager | |  |
“From the very beginning, I’ve been challenged to do new things, make new connections, solve new problems. There’s always room to grow and stretch, and I’ve always felt supported in my work. As employees, we are valued. As people, we get to do satisfying work that makes a real difference. As professionals, we are respected as part of a deeply rooted and effective organization.” - Jessi Snyder, Community Development Director | |
NEW PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING IN MADERA | | |
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On Friday, December 3rd, Self-Help Enterprises gathered with partners and state and local dignitaries to celebrate the grand opening of Sugar Pine Village, an affordable rental community in Madera that is connecting health and housing through integrated permanent supportive housing. Located at 203 East Lewis Street, the project features 20 one-, 16 two- and 16 three-bedroom apartments that range from 664 square feet to 1,127 square feet. Rents are set according to income and range between $168 and $1,012 per month. The project has16 units reserved for individuals struggling with housing insecurity and homelessness.
Notably, a partnership with the Madera County Behavioral Health Department will allow residents access to wrap-around supportive services that include on-site management and counselors to assist residents with health, wellness, and other socio-economic needs. In addition, SHE’s Resident Services Program will offer classes and services that include group exercise, nutrition and health education, financial and computer literacy, ESL, and more. Together, these services and resources will encourage residents to remain active and engaged in the community.
“We are proud to work together with our many funding partners, and with Madera County Behavioral Health, to bring this sustainable development which prioritizes the need for integrated permanent supportive housing,” said Tom Collishaw, President and CEO of SHE. “Sugar Pine Village is one answer to the housing crisis which brings permanent affordable housing opportunities to Madera residents in need.”
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“We had been homeless for almost 2 years,” said Anahisa Moreno, new incoming resident of Sugar Pine Village.” This apartment has honestly been a blessing and dream come true. If it wasn’t for this place, my girls and I would still be struggling for a place to call home.”
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FRESNO REGIONAL CONSOLIDATION PROJECT | | |
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In an innovative effort to address expanding regulations, chronic drought conditions, and escalating costs for small community water systems, a large consolidation project is underway for small water systems located within and near the City of Fresno boundaries. Committed to a collaborative approach, California State University, Fresno’s California Water Institute secured State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) funds to investigate the potential of small water systems consolidating into the City of Fresno Public Utilities Water System. The results indicate that eleven small public water systems and two rural domestic well communities are planning to consolidate into the City of Fresno Public Utilities water services. Through the Safe and Affordable Fund for Equity and Resilience (SAFER) Program, Self-Help Enterprises is providing technical assistance to prepare funding applications and conduct outreach to the water systems and residential communities.
There are many tasks yet to be completed, but the plan is for the water systems and one rural community with known contaminants and/or threats of dry wells to consolidate into Fresno’s water services within three years. Additional planning is required for some of the water systems and one residential community. The goal is for those water systems to be consolidated within five to six years. This is one of the first multiple water system consolidation projects in the State, so there will be many hurdles to overcome. But the SWRCB, the City of Fresno, the water systems and communities, and SHE are committed to a successful project that could become a model for other cities within the Central Valley.
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