Volunteer Spotlight: Sara
As a volunteer with Habitat for Humanity, member of the Women’s Build, and a member of the Board of Directors at Oregon Tradeswomen, Sara is the kind of person who knows what it means to be a part of a community. And that is exactly what brought her to the Habitat family.
Read MoreVolunteer Spotlight: Stuart
After retiring from a lifetime in software engineering, Stuart volunteers behind-the-scenes to connect every facet of Habitat’s mission.
Read MoreDonor Spotlight: Gregg
As a lifetime Portlander, Gregg partnered with Habitat for Humanity to rebuild a city he knows and loves.
Read MoreVolunteer Spotlight: Rebecca
From beginning a career in mechanical engineering at the age of 19 to running her own home repair business throughout Santa Cruz County, Rebecca came to Habitat for Humanity with a few tools up her sleeve.
Read MoreStaff Spotlight: Nathan
As an Assistant Site Supervisor for Habitat for Humanity, Nathan brings a spirit of service to each and every day he’s on the build site.
Read MoreA Year Full of Memories with Our AmeriCorps
As Habitat for Humanity AmeriCorps members finish their term of service, they leave behind evidence of their tremendous work on every wall of our Habitat communities.
Read MoreFrom Benson High with Love
To celebrate the accomplishments of the Benson Polytechnic High School ninth grade tech geometry class, Cheyenne Montalbin’s students presented two gifts to the Portland community: a hand-crafted stage for events at the Portland Mercado and a one-of-a-kind playhouse to benefit the Trinity Early Learning Center. Parents, teachers, students, and friends united around the hard work of these […]
Read MoreVolunteer Spotlight: Reed
After seeing a volunteer callout on Instagram for “Winter Warriors” in January, Reed decided to brace the chill and help us make progress when we needed volunteers the most. It was a cold and rainy day when he first stepped foot on our build site in NE Portland, but he said he walked away loving […]
Read MoreStrengthening Skills in Volunteering: Delaney’s Story
Like many volunteers, Delaney arrived at Habitat for Humanity’s build site in the Cully neighborhood with no prior construction experience, but after volunteering with us for a month she gained confidence in skills already embedded within her. After assessing the job market and realizing that her degree in graphic design would land her in an […]
Read MoreStrength in Kindness | Volunteer Spotlight: Manuel Isasi
All that Manuel Isasi desires is to have a simple life, free from harm. It is something he contemplates often as he awaits the final hearing in his asylum case. Having left his home at the age of 19, his years long passage north has been arduous; he’s spent many nights on the street, but […]
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