CHW's Annual FaceLift Event to Transform Homes in City Heights

SAN DIEGO - June 6, 2013 - PRLog -- As part of National NeighborWorks® Week, hundreds of neighbors, volunteers, and local business leaders will come together on Saturday to give a “Facelift” to a block in City Heights. Volunteers will transform a community by painting homes, planting flowers and trees, removing trash and making other improvements. FaceLift gives priority to senior citizens, disabled persons and low-income families who need assistance in giving their homes new life. CHW has helped “Facelift” over 500 homes and removed over 1,000 tons of trash in City Heights since 1995!

Come watch the transformation this Saturday, June 8th from 8:00am to 2:00pm at the corner of Polk Ave and 46th Street. Parking is available near the Euclid Child Development Center.  CHW is also welcoming additional clean-up and tear-down volunteers to come out between 12:30pm and 5:00pm. Lunch will be provided.

Community and home sponsors include: Price Family Charitable Fund, First Unitarian Universalist Church of San Diego, Torrey Pines Bank, Chase Bank, Union Bank, Frazee Paint, Turner, Bank of America, NeighborWorks, California Bank and Trust, UCSD Trio, Washtek, Councilmember Marti Emerald, SuperMercado Murphy’s, Carey Construction and Design, Debris Box, Good Samaritan Church, Allied Waste Services, Subway, Project Clean, Albertsons, and Arrowhead.

For more information, please visit www.chworks.org/facelift or watch the video at

About NeighborWorks®

Community HousingWorks is part of the NeighborWorks® network, an affiliation of more than 235 nonprofit organizations located in every state, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. In 2012, the NeighborWorks network generated more than $4.68 billion in total direct investment and helped 305,100 individuals and families with affordable housing and counseling.

The NeighborWorks® network was founded and is supported by NeighborWorks® America, which creates opportunities for people to live in affordable homes, improve their lives and strengthen their communities.

About Community HousingWorks

Community HousingWorks (CHW) is a nonprofit that has spent the past 30 years helping people and communities successfully move up in the world by providing opportunities to own, rent, and achieve. Own - CHW ownership programs include unique nonprofit realty, lending, and coaching services that help working families buy their first home. Rent - To provide everyone the stability of a rental home, CHW builds and owns attractive affordable apartments. Achieve - CHW offers distinctive opportunity programs in financial fitness and money management, education, and community leadership. Through these activities, CHW reaches over 8,000 people a year, helping individuals, families, and neighborhoods move up in the world.

CHW has been recognized for nurturing self-reliance amongst residents, and developing beautiful, environmentally-friendly, and safe homes that San Diego’s families can afford. With over 1,500 rental and cooperative apartments available and almost 600 more currently in progress, CHW has become a nationally-recognized role model for affordable housing construction and management. The organization can be found online at www.chworks.org.
Watch the FaceLift video at: http://youtu.be/6JEfPYHVmPI