Honoring the Carters’ legacy: carrying the torch for affordable housing
President Jimmy Carter’s legacy lives on through every home built and every family who partners with Habitat. Habitat for Humanity Portland Region joins communities around the world in honoring the lives and lasting impact of Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter. Two volunteers recently traveled from Oregon to Texas, joining the Carter Work Project in Austin. It […]
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Highlighting our HopeBuilder table hosts
The HopeBuilder Lunch is Habitat Portland Region’s biggest annual event—a powerful gathering of people who want to help create positive change in their communities. For some, it’s the first time they’ve learned about Habitat’s mission to build strength, stability, and independence through affordable homeownership. AJ Simpson For AJ Simpson, an invitation to HopeBuilder in 2019 helped […]
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Global Village: Building hope in Ahuachapán
After a long hiatus, Habitat for Humanity’s Global Village program is back! A group of 18 volunteers from the Portland region recently traveled to El Salvador, rolling up their sleeves to help construct safe housing. This was the first Global Village build since 2020, marking a powerful return to international service after the pandemic. In […]
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Building a brighter future with Women+ Community Days
Women are building the future out at Century Commons, Habitat’s future 18-home community in Hillsboro’s Reedville neighborhood. On March 16, 34 women-identifying folks from the community and various organizations sported their hard hats and vests for Habitat’s annual Women+ Community Day build. Our women staff and regular volunteers taught the new volunteers how to safely […]
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