July Construction Update

At Jubilee Commons, volunteers have almost finished siding and painting. Soon, they will move inside the homes to finish insulation and start hanging drywall on the four one-bedroom homes.

At Lents Landing, the Women Build home is finished and the four homes under construction are looking good! Women Builders did a great job on the Rival Lopez family home and the family signed their mortgage papers and received the keys the last week of June! Women Builders are invited to keep their skills sharp or learn new ones at the upcoming summer training clinics at two local Lowe’s stores. Classes will cover a variety of topics from roofing to framing to power tools.

At the other four homes at Lents, volunteers have finished hanging doors and windows and are almost finished roofing. This month, they will paint and hang siding.

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AmeriCorps Construction Site Assistants

Nicole Patterson, Bryce Kardon, and Nerissa Lindenfelser

Nicole, Bryce and Nerissa have worked hard all year on our construction sites through the AmeriCorps National Direct program. If you have been out to a Habitat site, chances are you recognize their smiling faces! Every morning, the construction site assistants help to get volunteers oriented and ready to build homes with Habitat for Humanity. They then spend their days on the construction sites working with partner families and volunteers to build affordable homes.

AmeriCorps is a national service program whose members serve in all 50 states nationwide. In exchange for a small living allowance and an education award, members serve at least 1,700 hours over ten and a half months with an agency that serves their community. Our current AmeriCorps members will finish their year of service at the end of July.

We are so thankful to Nicole, Bryce and Nerissa for all of their hard work on the construction sites. We wish them the best of luck in their future endeavors!

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Specialty Builds

Every year Habitat for Humanity Portland/Metro East has a variety of specialty builds. Click on the build to find out more information. In 2009 we are proud to have: