Thanks to hardworking volunteers, the inside of the new Washington County ReStore is painted and the floor is refinished. Volunteers and staff are now working on assembling shelving units, installing pallet racking and building a cashier stand. The ReStore could use your help! No special skills required. The new ReStore is also looking for assistance […]

Habitat board member Susie Visher works with a future Habitat homeowner in Sonsonate, El Salvador. Many of us are confounded by the depth and breadth of human need that exists in the world today. We want to improve the quality of life in our own backyard, yet know that in other parts of the world, […]

Director of Housing Development Supervisor: President and CEO Status: Full-time / Exempt Salary: Low to mid-50s DOE, plus benefits The Director of Housing Development will lead Habitat for Humanity Portland/Metro East’s team of real estate and construction professionals in a coordinated effort to ensure that new real estate developments are brought from acquisition to building […]

Want to help Habitat for Humanity build affordable houses without wielding a hammer? We always need action-minded individuals to help on our committees! If you have interest in planning, fundraising, publicity, organizing, or other important tasks, we need you! Habitat for Humanity has many volunteer committees: Faith Relations; meets the 1st Tuesday of every month […]

Three years ago, the Portland Metro ReStore developed a plan to open two additional locations by 2011. The Clark County Habitat for Humanity Store opened in Vancouver, Washington, in March 2009 and was an immediate success. Habitat is thrilled to announce that preparations are well underway to open the Washington County ReStore at 13475 SW […]

GuideStar.org shows us how those of us who have IRA accounts and are of a certain age can still donate to their favorite charity throughout the month of January 2011 and claim it on their 2010 taxes! Click here to learn more.

On January 12, 2010, an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 struck the Caribbean nation of Haiti just 10 miles west of the capital, Port-au-Prince. The earthquake damaged nearly 190,000 houses, of which 105,000 were completely destroyed. Of the more than two million affected survivors, 1.3 million are still displaced today. Get involved Individuals, Affiliates, […]

Meet some of our partner families who are now homeowners  and some that are working towards becoming homeowners. Our 2010 Annual Report also thanks our generous list of donors and our Golden Hammer Volunteers who have graciously donated over 100 hours of their time! Read our 2010 Annual Report by clicking here.

On behalf of the families who will move into their new Habitat homes this month, we send a heartfelt thank you for the overwhelming response to our calls for support throughout December. So many of you  generously shared your hard earned money and carved out hours in your hectic holiday schedules to help Habitat in […]

Work continues toward serving 50,000 families over next five years. Habitat is helping families construct upgradeable shelters that can be turned into permanent homes. ATLANTA (Dec. 28, 2010) – Since the devastating earthquake struck Haiti on January 12, 2010, Habitat for Humanity has made steady progress toward its goal to serve 50,000 Haitian families over […]