The first home to benefit from this new project was unveiled on Nov. 14. The home is located in Tulare on agricultural land, but had experienced a well dry-up in 2023. Self-Help had initially been contacted by the homeowners to assist with purchasing and installing a water storage tank so that water could be delivered. Earlier this year, Self-Help – using local, state and federal clean drinking water funds – drilled a new well on the property to ensure a steady stream of clean water.
“We are so blessed that everyone could come out here,” the Ashford family said. “It doesn’t matter what economic level you are or where you are at – when you don’t have water, your life stops. Your kids can’t take a shower when they get home from soccer practice, you can’t flush the toilet. It is just a true blessing.”
Self-Help Enterprises President Tom Collishaw said the program will bring a revolutionary new way to provide clean drinking water while addressing sustainable groundwater practices. Self-Help Enterprises is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year and was founded to help provide housing help to communities in the Central Valley…