A Look Back As We Move Forward
This year has seen amazing growth for Habitat Portland and we don’t plan on stopping. Here is a quick snapshot of our progress in 2017. 21 Local Homes Built 129 People Served 5 Critical Home Repairs 5 Rehabs 34 Homes Built Globally with our sister affiliates in El Salvador and Ethiopia There’s more in our annual report… […]
Read MoreA Joyous Celebration – 24 People move into their Habitat Homes!
“What is exciting to me is to be called a homeowner. Where we are living now, we are paying rent to someone else. We have no way of saying this is ours, the money is gone. Now, when we pay, we pay knowing that we are paying for our home.” – Prosper Hezumuryano It was […]
Read MoreGroundbreaking Work in Southeast Portland
We’re excited to announce that we have recently begun construction of our newest 10-home community in Southeast Portland. Brooklyn Pines, located at southeast 84th and Brooklyn Street, will consist of 10 affordable homes for local low-income homeowners. This project will add to the 93 homes Habitat has already built in Southeast Portland. Many of the […]
Read MoreA Critical Roof Repair Keeps Cully Musicians Dry
Anne and Dub DeBrie’s NE Portland home has a spacious-feel, with vaulted ceilings and richly-colored walls covered with photos and memorabilia from their decades spent as well-known local musicians. Their home wasn’t always as welcoming—when they bought the house in 2006 it was claustrophobic, so much so that Dub could stand flat on the ground […]
Read MoreVolunteer Spotlight: Andy Lee
Andy Lee’s genuine care and appreciation for other people is evident not only by his chosen profession—psychiatric medicine—but also by his dedication to volunteering and giving back to his community. A volunteer with a myriad of different organizations over the years, Andy has been with Habitat since 2010, even leading a crew during a Jimmy […]
Read MoreHabitat Hammers Back: Update
Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria have caused unprecedented and widespread devastation, forcing thousands of people out of damaged homes and communities in Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico and the Caribbean. Whats being done so far: Shelter Repair Kits for Puerto Rico Habitat for Humanity’s response to the devastation in Puerto Rico caused by Hurricane Maria begins […]
Read MoreHome for the Holidays Concert Benefits Habitat
Saturday, December 9th Two shows at 1:30 and 7:00pm Oregon Music Hall of Fame inductee Mark Bosnian, an award-winning singer-songwriter and professional voice coach, presents a uniquely Portland Holiday Concert and sing along. This event is also a fundraiser, with 20% of the proceeds going to Habit For Humanity Portland Metro/East to help fund building […]
Read MoreLizet, Sharon and Daphne are finally home
Lizet has been searching for a stable and affordable home as her two daughters, Daphne and Sharon, grow older. They have moved multiple times over the past few years due to rent increases and want to live closer to Lizet’s work without the fear of their home becoming unaffordable. Lizet heard about Habitat for Humanity […]
Read MoreVolunteer Spotlight: Pete Conklin
Pete Conklin grew up watching his father’s hands; from carpentry to engineering, they worked tirelessly and inspired in Pete something he would carry with him the rest of his life—a passion for creating. With a hardy work ethic, Pete taught himself the knowledge and skills that would eventually lead to many things, from tinkering on […]
Read MoreA Soccer Experience of a Lifetime
This is the package for all you die-hard fans in Soccer City USA! Score extra points with your child by sending them and three friends to a soccer training taught by one of Major League Soccer’s most brutally effective center backs in history—former Timbers player Nat Borchers! His 15 career goals (one of the best […]
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