Three years ago, the Portland Metro ReStore developed a plan to open two additional locations by 2011. The Clark County Habitat for Humanity Store opened in Vancouver, Washington, in March 2009 and was an immediate success. Habitat is thrilled to announce that preparations are well underway to open the Washington County ReStore at 13475 SW […]

GuideStar.org shows us how those of us who have IRA accounts and are of a certain age can still donate to their favorite charity throughout the month of January 2011 and claim it on their 2010 taxes! Click here to learn more.

On January 12, 2010, an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 struck the Caribbean nation of Haiti just 10 miles west of the capital, Port-au-Prince. The earthquake damaged nearly 190,000 houses, of which 105,000 were completely destroyed. Of the more than two million affected survivors, 1.3 million are still displaced today. Get involved Individuals, Affiliates, […]

Meet some of our partner families who are now homeowners  and some that are working towards becoming homeowners. Our 2010 Annual Report also thanks our generous list of donors and our Golden Hammer Volunteers who have graciously donated over 100 hours of their time! Read our 2010 Annual Report by clicking here.

On behalf of the families who will move into their new Habitat homes this month, we send a heartfelt thank you for the overwhelming response to our calls for support throughout December. So many of you  generously shared your hard earned money and carved out hours in your hectic holiday schedules to help Habitat in […]

Work continues toward serving 50,000 families over next five years. Habitat is helping families construct upgradeable shelters that can be turned into permanent homes. ATLANTA (Dec. 28, 2010) – Since the devastating earthquake struck Haiti on January 12, 2010, Habitat for Humanity has made steady progress toward its goal to serve 50,000 Haitian families over […]

The front page of the Oregonian’s Tuesday, December 21st publication featured a lengthy write up by writer Anne Saker. Click to read the article In Oregon, Habitat for Humanity still building homes and going strong despite the difficult housing. Photo by Benjamin Brink, The Oregonian

It is a very busy time of year, but if you are able to volunteer in the next two weeks we could really use your help. Jubilee Commons is weeks away from completion and we need more hands to reach our December 31st deadline. If you can sign up for even one day on a […]

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans’ total contributions to Habitat over six years exceed $150 million (Dec. 6, 2010) – Thrivent Financial for Lutherans announced that in 2011, it will fund the construction of 164 Habitat for Humanity homes in 33 states with a $10.4 million contribution. Thrivent Financial’s total six-year commitment to Habitat for Humanity to […]

Your initial gift gets “recycled” to keep building future Habitat homes. Habitat’s revolving fund shows the life of your gift after your donation is made. After acquiring land and materials, volunteers and the future homeowners work side-by-side to build homes. Habitat sells the homes to pre-qualified families using a 1% down payment and 0%-interest mortgage. Payments […]