Habitat for Humanity East Bay/Silicon Valley's playhouse program partners with organizations and corporations in the community who want to get their team together and give back.
"It's critical for us to have intermediate transitioning housing like this where we can build it quickly, get people housed quickly, and have a safe place for them to be three, four, or five months before they move on," said San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo.
The historic Pallesen building in San Jose will be moved, renovated, and turned into affordable housing by Habitat for Humanity.
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These adrenaline seekers are rappelling for a good cause!
"It's really beautiful!" exclaimed Estefani Cardenas as she walked through the door of a small home that ended her personal nightmare. It was one of hundreds, if not thousands, that began almost two years ago when the Tubbs Fire burned through Coffey Park where the home she rented burned along with all so many others.