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CITY OF PALMDALE MEDIA ALERT CONTACT: John Mlynar PHONE: 661/267-5115 DATE: July 5, 2017 PHOTO & INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITY WHAT: Groundbreaking for new Palmdale neighborhood for Low-Income Veterans WHEN: TODAY, Wednesday, July 5, 2017 from 10 am to 11:30 am. WHERE: 30043 Division St., Palmdale. Northeast corner of Ave. R and Division St. WHO: U.S. Congressman Steve Knight; Theresa Gunn, Deputy Secretary, Farm and Loans Division, California Department of Veterans Affairs; L.A. County Supervisor Barger; City of Palmdale Mayor Jim Ledford; Palmdale City Councilmember Austin Bishop; Palmdale City Manager James Purtee; Mike Miller, Director of Neighborhood Services; Hunt Braly, Chair, and Donna Deutchman, President & CEO, Homes 4 Families and Habitat for Humanity SF/SCV; SrA Alena Morgan, Edwards Airforce Base; Melani Austin, VP of Execution and Integration, Lockheed Martin; and Shane March, Manager, Palmdale Site Security, Northrop Grumman. WHAT: The California Department of Veterans Affairs (CalVet), Homes 4 Families™, and the City of Palmdale will hold a public ceremony to break ground on 56 new homes for low-income veteran and their families. BACKGROUND: The CalVet REN (Residential Enriched Neighborhood) program will offer permanent, affordable home ownership with manageable loan payments and family enrichment services to low income veterans and their families. This Enriched Neighborhood® is a model developed by Homes 4 Families™ with wraparound services such as financial literacy, trauma-informed care, and proven positive outcomes. The homes themselves will be built by Habitat for Humanity, San Fernando/Santa Clarita Valleys and strongly supported by the City of Palmdale Housing Authority. For more information, go to www.homes4families.org or www.humanityca.org. INFO: CalVet, Thora Chaves, [EMAIL REDACTED], 916/651-2147 Homes 4 Families - Larry Deutchman, [EMAIL REDACTED], 818/522-6229 City of Palmdale, John Mlynar, 661/267-5115 -30- Communications Department • 38300 Sierra Highway • Palmdale, CA 93550 www.CityofPalmdale.org