Home Repair 101: How to Clean Your Dishwasher Filters
Dishwashers bring convenience into homes, helping many of us take care of cleaning while we focus our attention elsewhere. In theory, our dishwashers would clean themselves while they cycle, right? Not exactly. Food chunks and particles which are extracted by the hot water jets trickle down and into the filters. Both sit at the bottom […]
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Building a Better Future: Jamie’s Story
Written by: Jeremy Brautman, Volunteer storyteller Jamie spends her days supporting life-affirming independence for adults with disabilities, but soon she’ll be building equity toward her own independence—financial independence, that is. Her new home will allow her to save money on a monthly basis while reaping the longer-term benefits of affordable homeownership. As a single mother with a busy service career, Jamie isn’t used to putting […]
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Affordable Homes Rise to Meet The Housing Crisis
As the Portland region population grows, rent has increased, home prices have skyrocketed, and affordable housing has become harder to come by. To meet this obstacle head-on, we’ve launched our Triple your Impact campaign to house 500 people each year while providing affordable mortgages that will keep homes affordable for generations. Although the average cost of living for the future remains uncertain, our new communities and homes […]
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Advocacy Update: Big Wins for Affordable Housing this Legislative Session
Written by Preston Korst, Advocacy & Government Relations Manager Habitat for Humanity Portland Region has had a busy couple months as federal stimulus dollars hit local municipal bank accounts and the 2021 legislative session in Salem drew to a close. With a busy session behind Oregon lawmakers, Habitat now looks to advocate for strong implementation of newly drafted legislation. We’re also working with cities and counties across the region to […]
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Supporting Staff Through Shifting Times: Gretchen’s Spotlight
If you’ve ever stopped by our bright red office on the corner of Killingsworth St, you were probably greeted by a warm and friendly individual named Gretchen. Gretchen fills two critical roles as both the Office Manager and Executive Assistant at Habitat for Humanity Portland Region. She joined our team in 2019 as an Office Coordinator before […]
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Building A Home From The Ground Up | Aimee’s story
Through a global pandemic and rising housing costs, Homebuyer Aimee works to build her future home from the ground up.
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Construction Update: Building Summer Hope
Hardened concrete foundations and towering wooden frames highlight our crews’ diligent effort to close the affordable housing gap and to create tight-knit communities that thrive for generations. Our construction crews continue to develop sites across Southeast Portland and Southeast Beaverton, with families soon to start moving into their forever homes!
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A Dream of Stability: Harun and Amal’s Story
When Harun and Amal lived in Somalia, they each witnessed their own parents work hard to build sturdy homes for their families. Now…
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Home Repair 101: How to Operate Your Water Shut Off Valve
Knowing how to shut off your home’s water valve is a great tool to keep in your home-repair arsenal and can help save you a lot of money on repairs down the road.
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Leading Generational Sustainability: Melissa’s Spotlight
Melissa joined the construction team in 2018 and now works as a Project Manager at Habitat. She lives and breathes the ethos of sustainability inside and outside of work.
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