Building a Better Future: Jamie’s Story
Written by: Jeremy Brautman, Volunteer storyteller Jamie spends her days supporting life-affirming independence for adults with disabilities, but soon she’ll be building equity toward her own independence—financial independence, that is. Her new home will allow her to save money on a monthly basis while reaping the longer-term benefits of affordable homeownership. As a single mother with a busy service career, Jamie isn’t used to putting […]
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Affordable Homes Rise to Meet The Housing Crisis
As the Portland region population grows, rent has increased, home prices have skyrocketed, and affordable housing has become harder to come by. To meet this obstacle head-on, we’ve launched our Triple your Impact campaign to house 500 people each year while providing affordable mortgages that will keep homes affordable for generations. Although the average cost of living for the future remains uncertain, our new communities and homes […]
Read MoreBuilding a Home Full of Memories: Sandra’s Story
Since becoming a Habitat homeowner seven years ago, Sandra remembers the feeling of building homes alongside her future neighbors in what would become…
Read MoreHabitat for Humanity Portland Region’s Four Construction Zones
Since the merging of Portland/Metro East and Willamette West affiliates, we are building more homes than ever before! Check out the construction progress report…
Read MoreNo Task Too Big: Deloris’ Journey to Homeownership
Habitat homebuyer Deloris shares her triumphant homecoming and long-fought journey to homeownership.
Read MoreMilestones and Transformations: Tanisha’s story
Tanisha’s life has been full of transformations and she is about to undergo another life altering event: becoming a first time homeowner with Habitat for Humanity.
Read MoreConstructing a New Life: Duc’s Story
After helping to build his mom’s home from the ground up, Duc turned the construction skills learned through Habitat into a career.
Read MoreBuilding Resilient Communities: Updates from Our CEO
Despite major setbacks, our work here in Portland continues. None of this would be possible without the continued support of our community.
Read MoreDon’t forget to VOTE YES on Metro Measure 26-210!
We urge our strong base of supporters to vote YES on Measure 26-210 to provide desperately needed funds to the region’s homeless service organizations.
Read MoreSetting a Strong Foundation: Fatiya’s Story
Habitat homeowner Fatiya is hopeful that the stability of owning a home will give her kids the opportunity to be successful and pursue their dreams.
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