Volunteer Spotlight: Rebecca
From beginning a career in mechanical engineering at the age of 19 to running her own home repair business throughout Santa Cruz County, Rebecca came to Habitat for Humanity with a few tools up her sleeve.
Read MoreMedia Advisory: Habitat for Humanity, Thrivent, and Community Partners Host Improvement Project at Mobile Home Park
Anticipate 100 volunteers in attendance for two-day community improvement project in Cully. What: Habitat for Humanity Portland/Metro East, Thrivent and St. Vincent de Paul of Lane County are partnering on Building on Faith 2019, bringing together Thrivent members, church congregations, volunteers and local residents to complete a community improvement project at The Arbor mobile […]
Read MoreStaff Spotlight: Nathan
As an Assistant Site Supervisor for Habitat for Humanity, Nathan brings a spirit of service to each and every day he’s on the build site.
Read MoreFrom Grassroots Movement to Global Organization
Habitat for Humanity began as a grassroots movement during the Civil Rights era and has grown into a global organization of service that continues to transcend borders.
Read MoreMedia Alert: Habitat for Humanity’s Women Build Volunteers to Celebrate Anniversary of Women’s Right to Vote
Commissioner Susheela Jayapal to join Women Build Event What: Habitat for Humanity’s Women Build volunteers to honor the anniversary of women’s right to vote Attendees: 30 Women Build volunteers Commissioner Susheela Jayapal, District 2 Cecilia Lente, Habitat Homeowner Minh Nguyen, Habitat Homeowner When: Saturday, August 24. Best time for media & photos: 11:30am-12:30pm. Commissioner […]
Read MoreConstruction Update: We’re making progress in Portland
With progress ramping up on two active communities in North and Northeast Portland, we’ve just broken ground on a third build site in Kenton.
Read MoreA Right to Return
In efforts to combat years of gentrification and a legacy of displacement, Habitat for Humanity Portland/Metro East is partnering with the City of Portland to enact the North/Northeast Preference Policy. Construction is now underway on the first two Habitat communities built under this new initiative.
Read MoreA Year Full of Memories with Our AmeriCorps
As Habitat for Humanity AmeriCorps members finish their term of service, they leave behind evidence of their tremendous work on every wall of our Habitat communities.
Read MoreIsaura Celebrates 10 Years as a Habitat Homeowner
Becoming a homeowner at 21 is one of many things Isaura’s accomplished in her life. Almost a decade later, she and her son continue to create a life full of possibilities.
Read MoreFrom Benson High with Love
To celebrate the accomplishments of the Benson Polytechnic High School ninth grade tech geometry class, Cheyenne Montalbin’s students presented two gifts to the Portland community: a hand-crafted stage for events at the Portland Mercado and a one-of-a-kind playhouse to benefit the Trinity Early Learning Center. Parents, teachers, students, and friends united around the hard work of these […]
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