Capital Region Cares
Visionary Home Builders of California , Inc .
Creating affordable communities for all
Visionary Home Builders of California , Inc . ( VHB ) is a
nonprofit housing developer dedicated to creating and advocating for healthy , vibrant and safe affordable housing communities . Under the leadership of CEO Carol Ornelas , the VHB team has a passion to serve families , seniors , veterans and individuals with low and moderate incomes .
Founded in 1983 , VHB developed their first community to provide affordable housing and an improved living environment for farm workers . That first successful community encouraged VHB to develop new affordable housing . Now a leader throughout California ’ s Central Valley , VHB ’ s communities offer every child and adult access to safe , decent , affordable housing , educational training and learning opportunities .
“ We are proud to have now built more than 25 communities — yet our core values have not changed ,” Ornelas says . “ We strengthen neighborhoods through building affordable housing in the toughest neighborhoods that no other developer would consider . Our road to success has not been easy , but it has been rewarding .”
With communities from Sacramento to Fresno bringing millions of dollars into the Central Valley , VHB has built more than 700 single-family homes and developed more than 1,400 units of rental housing . Homeownership — the American dream — continues to be one of their main goals .
For more than 15 years , Sisler and Sisler Construction has been a key collaborator with VHB in bringing these communities to life . This Sacramento-based design-build construction and management company has now been VHB ’ s partner on 15 projects . President Kenneth Sisler says , “ VHB ’ s commitment to providing first-class communities that improve the social and financial position of local families is unmatched . There is no greater reward for a builder than working on projects that improve a community . Our partnership with VHB has provided us that opportunity , and Sisler and Sisler is extremely grateful to be a part of VHB ’ s success over the years .”
One such example where VHB and Sisler and Sisler have collaborated is an exciting new project , Liberty Square . Together they are transforming a vacant commercial building into 74 affordable rental housing units that will provide housing for veterans and low-income families . This three-story , mixed-use development offers combinations of studios , one- , two- and
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