Media Alert: Top Portland Metro Business Executives To Build Homes at New Cully Habitat for Humanity Community
Local executives to build alongside Gerardo Lopez Silva, Habitat Homebuyer. Who: Habitat for Humanity Portland/Metro East Attendees: Local Portland Metro executives will work alongside Habitat CEO Steve Messinetti and Habitat Homebuyer Gerardo Lopez Silva to build homes at Habitat for Humanity’s newest community in Cully on Friday, August 17. Guests include over 20 Portland […]
Read MoreMedia Alert: 20 People Experience the Joy of Homeownership in Cully
Celebration and Barbecue to take place July 12 at 5:30 p.m. What: Celebrating 20 people receiving the keys to their new homes at Helensview, a 21-home Habitat for Humanity community located in the Cully neighborhood of Portland. Habitat homebuyers, staff and volunteers will be celebrating with a key ceremony and barbecue, provided by Parr […]
Read MoreNews Release: Local Habitat for Humanity Honors 50th Anniversary of Fair Housing Act
Habitat for Humanity Portland/Metro East mobilizes local, affordable housing work. (April 5, 2018)—This April 11th marks the 50th anniversary of the Fair Housing Act. The act, passed just a week following the tragic death of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., laid out an ambitious vision: to eliminate housing discrimination and residential segregation. Habitat for […]
Read MoreNews Release: EAT DRINK BUILD – Dine out in April and support a local family’s Habitat for Humanity home
Local restaurants participating in April’s Eat Drink Build event (March 26, 2018)—Join Habitat for Humanity Portland/Metro East’s Women Build Committee on Wednesday, April 4th for the 6th annual Eat Drink Build, an all-day fundraising event for a local family in need of a stable, healthy Habitat home. Habitat for Humanity Portland/Metro East’s Women Build […]
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 Mexican Pacific Paradise Awaits
Manzanillo offers beaches for every taste—long stretches of white sand and secluded coves! This elegant and luxurious 20,000 square-foot, fully-staffed villa is located in the exclusive gated community of La Punta and features four large suites and one master bedroom (accommodates 10 people). Built on a peninsula facing the spectacular Santiago Bay and the Pacific, […]
Read MoreVolunteer Spotlight: Gary Jergensen
From international builds in Costa Rica, Romania and numerous U.S. cities, to volunteering weekly at our Helensview build site, Gary Jergensen has traveled near and far in the name of Habitat for Humanity. Through Global Village trips, Gary and his wife are able to experience different cultures through the eyes and hands of the locals. […]
Read MoreSweat Equity Inspires Career in Construction Management
Duc and his mother lived in a small, one-bedroom apartment in NE Portland. Inside that small bedroom were two beds: one for Duc and one for his mom. Privacy was a huge issue for Duc. He often slept out in the living room so that his mom could have the bedroom to herself. The cramped […]
Read MoreLargest Habitat ReStore Opens in Gresham
NOW OPEN – the Gresham ReStore! You can’t imagine how exciting it was to make that announcement this summer. We’ve opened the doors of the largest Habitat ReStore in the Northwest. Why the big deal? Last year, the combined sales of ReStores in Portland, Beaverton and Vancouver funded the building of 15 Habitat homes. With […]
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