Cal. HSC § 50694

The California Self-Help Housing Program shall do all of the following: (a) Be a clearinghouse for owner-building and self-help rehabilitation information. (b) Conduct research projects and training projects pertaining to owner-building and self-help rehabilitation. (c) Provide information and technical assistance to, and between, public and private agencies, community groups, and present and prospective owner-rehabilitators and self-help rehabilitators. (d) Prepare, publish, and disseminate educational information relating to, and encouraging, owner-building and self-help rehabilitation. (e) Encourage and facilitate the effective use of available housing resources by existing and potential owner-builders and self-help rehabilitators and other persons seeking to improve their principal residences. (f) Encourage and assist the formation and operation of neighborhood organizations and community design centers to assist owner-builders and self-help rehabilitators.