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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Empowerment through Healing: Kristen’s Story
Through a grant made possible by Habitat for Humanity, four women-owned businesses in the heart of East Portland’s Cully community have secured a healthy space for their clients. Now, local acupuncturist Kristen and her colleagues can breathe easily and continue to provide wellness services in a time where mental and physical health is so essential.
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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 […]
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HopeBuilder Breakfast Fuels Our Region’s Recovery for the Future
As we launched into our first-ever virtual HopeBuilder Breakfast, attendees eagerly tuned in to watch and support us instill hope into our community and be a solution to affordable homeownership in our region. We have visitors from across the state of Oregon join one of our biggest virtual events of the year. Thanks to each and every one of you for rallying with us to build and repair more homes for families and individuals seeking a stable life. The funds raised […]
Read More‘The Only Dream That We’ve Had Is to Own a House’
Habitat homebuyer Samer will finally be able to move about freely in his ADA-accessible home thanks to Habitat for Humanity’s inclusive building model and partners at Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon.
Read MoreReStoring an Organized Homefront
Now is a great time to organize your home and prepare for the holidays. Here’s some inspiration to help you declutter your space and donate unneeded treasures to the Habitat for Humanity ReStore.
Read MoreConstruction Update: Building in the Fall
Despite delays caused by the pandemic, Habitat for Humanity’s construction crews are going strong. With three communities currently underway, we are seeing strides in construction output that could hardly be expected when Oregon essentially shut down seven months ago. Nevertheless, thanks to our staff, a barebones team of regular volunteers, and the dedicated cohort of […]
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.
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