Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. From that point on, Brian was committed to reducing the chance that any other family in his community would experience a loss like that. Ernesto Olivares and Mario Merlos met in elementary school and have since built a friendship to last a lifetime. ( Log Out /  Their craftsman style home still has its original wiring from the 1920s, a bug infestation, termite damage, and an overgrown backyard that is too dangerous for their three children to play in. franchises that were involved with the junk removal from this build -- LA County East, Encino, and Burbank -- the Holtzclaws now have a completely redesigned, junk free, wheelchair friendly home. With the help of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition and the three 1-800-GOT-JUNK? Thanks to Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, hundreds of volunteers, and 1-800-GOT-JUNK? Many of the Extreme Makeover: Home Edition volunteers helping renovate his home were actually from Engage the Vision! Check out the amazing exterior renovation below! They installed grass wallpaper in the living room and kept the colour palette neutral with pops of green to give the feeling of an island retreat. we do our part to give back in our communities. CalVet provides the construction loans for the project and the veteran homeowners must meet the requirements of the CalVet Home Loan Program to be eligible for the loan. To accommodate the families of four, each side of the duplex has three bedrooms and two bathrooms. Check out the stunning before and after below! Brian and Lisa Fifita, and their five children, are constantly giving back to youth in their community. Homes 4 Families raises the balance of the money needed to build them. As a result, he founded Engage the Vision, a mentorship program that gives hope and guidance to help youth get out of bad situations. Palmdale is truly a patriotic community that honors their veterans.”, “It was amazing to see the community come together to show how much we care about our veterans, not just with our words but with our hands and actions,” said Palmdale Mayor Steve Hofbauer. These first two homes built with Extreme Makeover are a testament to the Palmdale community’s love for their veterans, as you will see from the number of volunteers who came out to join us,” said Donna Deutchman, CEO of Homes 4 Families. For additional information on the CalVet REN program and other veterans benefits visit, www.calvet.ca.gov. “This is an amazing partnership and a wonderful opportunity for veterans and their families,” said CalVet Deputy Secretary Theresa Gunn. Gloria is a Hispanic female who last seen on Monday, August 3, 2020, on the 14700 block of east Avenue Q-14, Palmdale. The design team removed a wall between the kitchen and the dining room to open up the space and make the home feel more modern. Pedro’s experience has helped him relate with and understand what homeless veterans are going through, enabling him to communicate in a way that resonates with them. The Palmdale, California community comes together to build the first duplex ever tackled by the Extreme Makeover: Home Edition team. The Merlos family received a handcrafted art piece that displays a quote from a love letter Mario had written to his wife while he was in the military. Even after being in a major motorcycle accident, which left him with a prosthetic leg and in a wheelchair, Jeff is still a dedicated teacher. The Joseph’s home has doors hanging off their hinges, heating pipes that are too old to be fixed, mold, and water damage. Thankfully, Thom is now in remission, but due to his medical bills the Washington family hasn't been able to fix the home that they inherited. It’s easy to see why highschool teacher Jeff Holtzclaw was gifted a home transformation through Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. All 56 home sites have been graded, certified, and final utility plans were recently approved. Serving California's Veterans and their Families, https://www.hgtv.com/shows/extreme-makeover-home-edition, HOSPITAL AT CALIFORNIA ARMY BASE HONORS ONLY WOMAN TO RECEIVE MEDAL OF HONOR, COLD NIGHT IN FRANCE BEGAN MEDICAL, MILITARY MARCH ACROSS EUROPE IN WWII FOR ARMY NURSE, NOW 100, BATTLE OF LEYTE GULF, 76 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK, DECIMATED JAPANESE NAVY IN WORLD WAR II, FIFTY-EIGHT YEARS AGO TODAY, JFK TELLS AMERICANS OF SOVIET NUCLEAR ARMS IN CUBA, CALVET TO HONOR WOMEN VETERANS WITH TRAILBLAZER AWARDS IN VIRTUAL EVENT, ‘MAKE YOUR BED,’ OTHER LIFE LESSONS FROM ADMIRAL HIT HOME WITH VETERANS IN VENTURA, CALVET’S RESPECT FOR LATINO VETERANS ETCHED IN STONE. The Homes 4 Families Enriched Neighborhoods® program is an outcome-proven model that assists families prior to, and long after, they move into their new home. We are thrilled to be a part of their American dream.”. Extreme Makeover: Home Edition surprised the Olivares and Merlos families with a brand new duplex and community playground! A total of 56 homes, available to low-income families (80% or less of the area’s median income) will be built in the city of Palmdale in northern Los Angeles County. 1-800-GOT-JUNK? The home has severely deteriorated and is unlivable due to termite damage, water damage, and poor electrical, causing the family to rent a secondary property. It’s important to the Fifita family to all be under the same roof. This week’s episode of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition follows the deserving Washington family: Thom, his wife Stephanie, their daughter Kennedi, and Stephanie's sister Terri. The LEAP Program is the second phase of money allocated by Califor... Detectives are seeking the public’s assistance in locating 27 year-old Gloria Huerta. After hearing the Fifita’s story, the team at Extreme Makeover: Home Edition knew they wanted to give them a home transformation. Thanks to the team at Extreme Makeover: Home Edition and the 1-800-GOT-JUNK? To date, Public Health identified 264,414 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County and a total of 6,455 deaths. The Merlos and Olivares families: Palmdale, California. A partnership between the California Department of Veterans Affairs Residential Enriched Neighborhood Program (CalVet REN), the city of Palmdale, and Homes 4 Families Veteran Enriched Neighborhoods® that provides homes to military veterans, will be featured at 8 p.m. Sunday in an episode of HGTV Channel’s “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition”. The homes will have tankless water heaters and electrical outlets 18 inches off the floor, for easier accessibility and to relieve pain from bending or stooping.

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