When Habitat wrapped up our recent From Here. For Here. campaign and offered our billboards to the ReStores, ReStore Managers Shel Reinwald and Alex Bertolucci saw an opportunity. “We looked at Alex’s messenger bag made from a banner and started figuring out how to craft tote bags from the material,” Said Reinwald. With the ReStore’s […]

Habitat’s Women Build program and Whirlpool Corporation co-sponsored Habitat homeowner survey conducted by Center for Applied Research at the University of Southern Indiana ATLANTA (March 8, 2012) – A recent survey of Habitat for Humanity homeowners indicates significant increases in areas of homeowners’ self-esteem, well-being, overall family health and neighborhood pride. The survey reflects input […]

Excavation is happening now for the first 22 homes at Southeast 171st and Division Street, prepping for foundations at the end of March. Laser levels, earth movers and foundation forms have been hard at work breaking ground on Oregon’s largest Habitat development: 45 homes at Southeast 171st and Division Street. This development is part of […]

“The most common cause of student mobility is poverty. It’s the ability for a family to afford a place to live in… ” – Sam Breyer, Principal of Butler Creek Elementary Located on the edge of southeast Portland and bordering west Gresham, the Centennial neighborhood has long been the gateway for both urban and suburban […]

Volunteer photographer, Raina Stinson, helps capture portraits of Habitat partner families and their children. These photos are often the first professional photographs families have ever seen of their entire family or themselves. Sometimes, the best photos are the ones made behind the scenes as we get to know our partner families more like our own […]

Habitat for Humanity Portland/Metro East builds rain or shine!  However, our area sometimes gets weather that makes traveling and construction unsafe. If you are signed up to volunteer when the weather turns for the worse, please read the following information on what to do. In the event of an unscheduled closure of our construction sites […]

More families than ever need a hand up. My company may be small, but this is one way we can really make a difference. Everyone here at the company loved doing it. Because it’s fun. These are just a few reasons why Portland and Gresham based businesses support Habitat’s mission through in-kind contributions of home […]

When passing by NE Killingsworth and 15th, you may notice that the Habitat office building is finally getting a much needed makeover. A grant from Portland Development Commission’s Storefront Improvement Program will allow us to fix windows and siding, paint the building and make other modifications that will protect this circa 1927 neighborhood landmark. We […]

Habitat’s five-year recovery program on target to serve 50,000 families ATLANTA (Jan. 6, 2012) – Two years after the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti on Jan. 12, 2010, Habitat for Humanity’s five-year disaster recovery program has helped more than 40,000 families or approximately 200,000 individuals in Port-au-Prince, Léogâne and Cabaret. As part of its effort […]

For many local families, homeownership can seem like an unobtainable dream. For the past two years, Habitat has seen a significant increase in the number of families needing assistance. If your family is in need of permanent, stable housing or know families who are, please spread the word about Habitat’s Homeownership Application process starting this […]