Glenn Waller was a man who valued giving back to the community. So it made sense that he left his daughter, Mary Waller Bullard, and two sons individual charitable trust accounts when he passed away, wanting his children to have the opportunity to give back to the community, too. Mary thought hard about what she […]

Habitat welcomes six AmeriCorps members and three new staff members to the affiliate. Please help us in welcoming Jeffrey Chen, Jenna Haley, Colin Progen, Katherine Stritzl, Kathleen Woods and James Duckworth as our 2012-2013 AmeriCorps members! These young volunteers have agreed to 10 and a half months of service, helping to eliminate poverty housing in the Portland […]

The Portland Habitat ReStore has signed a lease on a new site for its store and will be relocating from its Morrison Street address. It took about three years to find a suitable location not too far away from the current store and yet a little farther east. The new site is behind Plaza 205, […]

Nine years ago, Kathi Rodgers was watching her usual morning TV news program when she saw a commercial that would change her life. Jimmy Carter was being interviewed and right before his segment the network aired a commercial about Carter’s involvement with Habitat for Humanity. “I saw the commercial and then heard Jimmy talk about […]

Habitat for Humanity Portland/Metro East’s Summer Block Party was a great success! On July 18, future Habitat homeowners, volunteers, staff, neighbors and community members celebrated the launch and construction progress on the first phase of 45 homes at our SE 171st and Division Street neighborhood! Party patrons rocked out to live music from local group […]

In March of 2011, local Habitat supporter Colleen Kaleda embarked on her seventh Global Village trip, her fifth as a team leader, with a group of 13 volunteers to the village of Debre Birhan, in Ethiopia. After seeing the need for decent, affordable housing all over the world through her service trips, she knew that […]

Last month, Habitat said goodbye to two of the organization’s most senior staff. While Habitat will miss both Jennifer Perkins and Kris Cowan immensely, we are excited for their next journeys. Jennifer Perkins has always been rooted in volunteerism. After college, Jennifer got straight to work serving as an AmeriCorps Volunteer Coordinator for an organization that […]

This summer, Habitat will kickoff a ten-home new construction build site on Portland’s central eastside. Heather Gramp, Foundation and Government Relations Manager The project is located at 420 SE 106th Avenue, a centrally located site that had practical appeal to many prospective Habitat home buyers. There is great access not only to Max and TriMet, […]

Careful planning, strong relationships within the home building industry and a whole lot of heart! These essential ingredients all went into making the Home Builders Blitz 2012 an amazing success. The Home Builders Blitz 2012 is a Habitat for Humanity International event in which professional home builders across the nation housed 200 Habitat families in […]