On a cold January afternoon, families, volunteers, and community members joined together to officially dedicate the first phase of Glisan Gardens, Habitat’s 25-home build in Gresham’s Rockwood neigborhood. In a slightly unconventional format, families received symbolic paintbrushes in lieu of actual house keys… because they had already moved in! Construction staff diligently worked through the […]

On January 23rd, 14 Habitat constituents from Portland, including staff and board members, and 2 members of Habitat Boston’s staff traveled to Fiche, Ethiopia to build homes and community toilets in partnership with Ethiopian families. Tasks included digging a 6 foot deep pit that will become the septic tank for a sanitation facility, hauling rocks, dirt […]

As a nonprofit builder of affordable housing in Multnomah County, we see the incredible and growing demand for the homes we produce.  We also see increasing challenges the working poor, people living with disabilities and seniors in our community face when searching for safe and affordable housing. The Portland area’s rising rents and home prices […]

Once again, Portland showed up for affordable homeownership, donating $63,594 to Habitat through Willamette Week’s annual Give!Guide. The generosity of these donors placed Habitat in the Top 10 for all nonprofits participating in this year’s Give!Guide. Thank you Portland!  Willamette Week’s Give!Guide is Portland’s easiest path to year-end giving. G!G showcases small, medium and large […]

Our 2015 Annual Report contains financial reports, family stories, year-end roundups and dedications to our donors and volunteers. Click the cover to view it.

A.C. and her partner Jeanne just couldn’t keep up with the repairs their old Cully home needed. The two share a home in Northeast Portland with their dog Jacoba. Over the years they’ve noticed issues piling up. “A lot of the old windows are starting to deteriorate,” says A.C. “In the wintertime, heat escapes badly. […]

On November 14, over 20 local Lowe’s employees, aptly dubbed Lowe’s Heroes, came out to volunteer on Habitat’s Helensview site in northeast Portland’s Cully neighborhood. These volunteers spent the day working on the foundations for the first phase of this 21-home site. This special volunteer day was part of Lowe’s commitment to Habitat’s Neighborhood Revitalization […]

On October 24th, Habitat staff and students from Concordia University gathered in Cully for another edition of Rock the Block. Volunteers from all over Portland spent the morning repairing neglected roads in the community, ensuring local residents have a safe and usable street to enjoy. Based on submissions received through September, Habitat chose two blocks […]

In September, nine members of the AmeriCorps program joined Habitat for Humanity Portland/Metro East to help create affordable homeownership opportunities for families in the Portland Metro area. The AmeriCorps program recruits who members serve in a variety of roles within Habitat. Whether they are engaging communities, building homes, leading volunteers, raising resources or developing new […]