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DIY Weatherization – Caulk Your Windows!

Windows and doors are the places where your house will lose the most heat during the winter. We’ve got you covered with a step-by-step guide to keeping your home warm and energy-efficient.

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Construction Update from Two Active Build Sites

Cully Place With our Home Dedication and BBQ not two weeks away, the seven homes in Phase 1 are nearly move-in ready.  All that remains are the finishing touches like installing blinds and trim before Habitat homebuyers become first-time homeowners. Each of their homes will be complete with new hardwood floors and carpet; Energy Star […]

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Building Homes at Cully Place // Construction Update

As the sun beams across our build site in the Cully neighborhood of Northeast Portland, construction of this 15-home community is starting to reveal signs of when a house becomes a home. One duplex is nearly complete, with a focus on internal finishes: a full set of kitchen cabinets are in place, interior doors are […]

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Construction Updates from Cully Place

Even into the thick of winter, significant progress continues to be made at our Cully Place build site in Northeast Portland, thanks to the dedicated efforts of our Winter Warrior volunteers, AmeriCorps members, and construction crew. With two homes nearing structural completion in phase one, we just finished sealing the homes up and are working […]

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Green & Sustainable: Construction Update from Our Cully Build Site

With the brisk winter season nearly upon us, construction at our Cully build site is ramping up in preparation for Energy Star Certification. Two units in Phase 1 have electrical and plumping completed and all three are framed with roofing nearly finished. Now, the focus is on Unit D, where construction crew members and volunteers […]

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Media Alert: Local Craft Breweries Raise Walls on Habitat Home in Cully

Habitat’s House That Beer Built Program brings local craft breweries together to fundraise and build an affordable home in Cully.   Who: Habitat for Humanity Portland/Metro East and local craft breweries. What: Habitat for Humanity “House That Beer Built” Wall Raising. After months of fundraising, local craft breweries and beer-related businesses come together alongside Habitat homebuyers to […]

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Building Stability – Updates from our Build Sites

Cully Place After breaking ground in May, Cully Place construction is underway. What was once a mound of dirt is now a solid foundation for 15 Habitat homes. Subcontractors excavated the site, plumbers laid pipes, and staff, volunteer and subcontractor crews have poured four of the six building foundations. “We’re working here in the neighborhood […]

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Addressing Our Nation’s Challenges Through Service

One term; 10 and a half months; 46.5 weeks: a life-changing opportunity. In honor of AmeriCorps Week 2018, we want to take a moment to recognize and introduce this important program and the members who serve. Created in 1994, AmeriCorps is a core program of the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), a federal […]

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