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Habitat for Humanity

On Saturday, June 30, Habitat for Humanity Valley of the Sun dedicated three new Habitat Homes in Glendale. Thanks to this organization, three more families now have their first home. Glendale now has 35 Habitat Homes, all in the City Center area, with an approximate assessed value of more than $3 million.

Habitat for Humanity’s mission is to eliminate substandard housing and build affordable housing and community partnerships that promote spiritual values and individual responsibility. There are four criteria to quality for a Habitat for Humanity home, including need, ability to pay an interest-free mortgage, willingness to participate in the construction process and the ability to legally work within the United States.

Parking Garage – Birds-eye-view of construction. When the first vehicles pull in to park in the new downtown Glendale parking garage this winter, they will be pulling into a structure boasting 11,000 square feet of retail and office space with five parking levels and beautiful brick façade reminiscent of Glendale’s roots. But you can see it now in its infancy thanks to the up-above view offered at a new viewing station.

The viewing station, located in the McCarthy offices on the third floor of the Bank of America Building (5800 W. Glenn Drive, suite 330), will be open from 9 a.m. to noon, Monday through Friday. This station will provide great views of the project during all of its critical stages. For project information, call 1 (877) 203-0042 or click here.

Downtown Pedestrian Enhancements. For information on the Glendale Pedestrian Project along Myrtle Avenue between 59th and Grand avenues or to view a PDF of the Glendale Pedestrian Project Newsletter, visit the various improvement project sites by CLICKING HERE.

Federal Issues. Staff from Congressman Pastor’s office will be at the Glendale Community Center, 5401 W. Ocotillo Rd., from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on the third Wednesday of every month to answer your questions concerning any federal agency. If you are having a problem with agencies such as Medicare, Veteran’s Affairs, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration or Internal Revenue Service, the Congressman’s office can help. Dates through 2007 are: June 20, July 18, August 15, September 19, October 17, November 21, and December 19.