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Bank of America today announced two high school rising seniors from Ventura County have been selected as Student Leaders® (#BofAStudentLeaders), where they will participate in an eight-week paid summer internship. The students will be assigned roles with local nonprofit Habitat for Humanity of Ventura County, learning about local community needs while developing leadership and workplace skills and earning competitive wages. They will also receive financial education coaching from Bank of America’s Better Money Habits curriculum.

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Joan outside her mobile home in Thousand Oaks.
At 78, Joan’s life is a whirlwind of activity, filled with caring for her family, working as a yard guard at a local school, and tending to her beloved pets, Oreo the cat and Johny the dog. However, her 1960s mobile home was in dire need of repair, with 16 […]

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A home for sale in the Sunset district in San Franscisco on July 12, 2023. Photo by Semantha Norris, CalMatters
BY FELICIA MELLO JANUARY 18, 2024UPDATED JANUARY 24, 2024 For more stories on inequality in California, sign up for Inequality Insights, a weekly must-read on one of California’s most pressing issues. Lea este artículo en español. California will dole out $250 million more in down payment assistance to first-time homebuyers this spring, while making […]

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  2021 VCSTAR – From Hueneme to Simi, Ventura County cities approved these housing projects in 2020. 2020 – VCSTAR – Habitat for Humanity to build affordable town homes in Port Hueneme – VCSTAR – Affordable housing project at former lumber yard in Camarillo will have 68 units – VCSTAR […]

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