Breathing Life into Forgotten Communities
Local AmeriCorps restore historic houses for new families during AmeriCorps Build-a-Thon 2012 in Los Angeles, Calif. By Soyia Ellison, HFHI Habitat for Humanity Portland/Metro East AmeriCorps members Leah O’Bryant (left) and Ellen Ginda are spending the week rehabbing a stucco house in South Gate. Photo by Jess Koehler South Gate Mayor Bill DeWitt stopped by the […]
Read MorePortland Pride Build Ramps Up Efforts on Third GLBT Built Home
Portland Pride Build built it’s first two homes for the Jimenez family at Lents Landing in 2010 and for the Keith family at Rivergate Commons in north Portland in 2011. Their third home is currently under construction at Habitat’s SE 171st and Division Street site for the Thang family and is a part of one […]
Read MoreHabitat for Humanity is the sixth-largest U.S. homebuilder for the second year according to annual survey
ATLANTA (May 18, 2012) — Habitat for Humanity is the sixth-largest homebuilder in the U.S. based on house closings in 2011, according to the annual survey completed by BUILDER magazine. Habitat built or rehabilitated 4,970 homes across the United States and is the only non-publicly traded company in the top 10 ranking. “I’m very proud […]
Read MoreHabitat Lank Bank in Portland Makes National News
We received some incredible news on May 11. The New York Times published an article about our land bank, telling people all over the globe how A World of Hope: It Starts at Home fundraising campaign got started and why buying land at historically low rates makes so much sense. Read the article here.
Read MoreHabitat for Humanity and Lowe’s team up for National Women Build Week
Local volunteers join women across the United States to create affordable housing. Women volunteers representing “The Build Generation” will raise their hammers at Habitat for Humanity construction sites across the country in recognition of National Women Build Week, May 5- 13. National Women Build Week is an initiative of Habitat for Humanity’s Women Build program […]
Read MoreHabitat HOA Helps Neighbors Keep Homes on the Up and Up
On Saturday, April 21, Habitat partnered with the Jubilee Commons Homeowner Association to offer residents a continuing education course on home maintenance. Habitat’s Jubilee Commons in Rockwood was completed in January of 2011 and is home to 22 families and a community center. Jubilee Commons residents joined Habitat staff and a long-time volunteer, Carolyn Graf, […]
Read MoreFriends Celebrate a Legacy of Helping Families
Many Habitat supporters who give financial gifts and spend countless hours swinging hammers wish they could give even more, but feel that there is just no more room in the family budget. With Planned Giving, Habitat supporters are able to make larger gifts than they ever thought possible. And on a Spring morning in March, […]
Read MoreHabitat Homeowner Exhibits Works of Art in Portland
Carrie Jossy-Christian moved into her Habitat home in north Portland in the fall of 2007. Since then, the stability of owning a home has allowed her and her family to focus on things that are important to them. By trade, Carrie is a commercial painter, but her love is painting on canvas and creating works […]
Read MoreHabitat, Lowe’s seek women volunteers to build homes during National Women Build Week
Thousands of women across the country join together May 5 – 13 to build homes with local families Women volunteers will raise their hammers at Habitat for Humanity construction sites across the country in recognition of National Women Build Week, May 5-13. The event is a nationwide initiative of Habitat’s Women Build program developed in […]
Read MoreAmeriCorps NCCC Team Volunteers with Habitat for 14th Year in a Row
An AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) team arrived in Portland on March 19 to spend seven weeks with Habitat for Humanity Portland/Metro East, helping local affordable housing efforts. This marks the fourteenth year an AmeriCorps NCCC team has included Habitat on their tour of service. AmeriCorps NCCC is a full-time, residential, national service program in […]
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