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Foreclosed homes in East Bay get second life

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Several cities in the East Bay have partnered with Habitat for Humanity to implement the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) to restore foreclosed properties. Local governments and nonprofits are putting federal stimulus funds to allow working families the opportunity to purchase quality, renovated homes at an affordable price and with down payments as low as 1.75 percent. The average price of homes in the program is $250,000 in Hayward and $135,000 in Eastern Contra Costa County.

Recently Jeronimo and Nancy Hernandez of Pittsburg purchased a home with Habitat East Bay through the NSP. They first moved to the United States from Mexico six years ago and are now parents to two young children.

For Liberty

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Student group promotes liberty and self determination ---  

“You can do whatever you want but you can’t harm anyone else – liberty ends when you start hurting other people,” says Jorge Espinoza as he explains the principles of a growing student group called Students for Liberty.

Emphasizing individualism and the ability to change your life, the nonprofit organization is run by students and recent graduates such as Espinoza, a twenty-one year old UC Berkeley student. The organization’s mission is to provide a unified, student-driven forum of support for students and student organizations dedicated to liberty.

Por la libertad

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Grupo de estudiantes promueve la libertad y la auto determinación ---  

“Puedes hacer lo que quieras pero no puedes perjudicar a alguien más – la libertad termina cuando empiezas a dañar a la demás gente”, menciona Jorge Espinoza al explicar los principios de un movimiento que está creciendo llamado Estudiantes por la Libertad.

Enfatizando el individualismo y la habilidad de cambiar su vida, la organización sin fines de lucro es organizada por estudiantes y recién graduados como Espinoza, un joven de veintiún años estudiante de la Universidad de Berkeley. La misión de la organización es proveer un foro organizado por estudiantes a fin de apoyar a los estudiantes y organizaciones en pro de la libertad.

Central de recursos

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Organización comunitaria celebra su 35 aniversario en el Este de la Bahía ---  

“Nuestra misión es ser un vínculo entre la gente y los recursos”, señala Barbara Bernstein, Directora Ejecutiva de Eden I&R, una fuente centralizada de información sobre servicios humanos, de salud y vivienda en el Condado de Alameda.

Con la celebración de su 35 aniversario en la comunidad, Eden I&R ofrece servicios que son el resultado de colaboraciones con cientos de organizaciones de la comunidad. La organización sin fines de lucro con

Resource central

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Community organization marks 35th year in the East Bay ---  

“Our mission is linking people and resources,” says Barbara Bernstein, Executive Director of Eden I&R, which is a centralized source for health, housing, and human services information in Alameda County.

Marking its 35th year in the community, Eden I&R offers services that are the result of collaborations with hundreds of community-based organizations. The Hayward-based non-profit organization has become a critical resource for thousands of at-risk individuals, such as youth, non-English speakers, the economically disadvantaged, people living with HIV/AIDS, domestic violence victims, the elderly, disabled, and the homeless.

Advocate for success

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Successful people take different paths to realize their dreams but their stories almost always share a few of the same success secrets. These secrets, though, are so fundamental that they should be a mystery to no one. A good education and hard work are the basics of Melinda Garcia’s success. Born in San Francisco, the 38 year-old business attorney lives in Pleasanton, where she is managing partner of her own law firm.

Garcia says she lives by the motto, “Anything worth doing is worth doing well”.

“When I do anything, I try to do the best I can,” she says. “If I fail at something, it’s because I didn’t work hard enough.”