October, 2013 // Posts published in October, 2013
10/26/13: UCR Habitat Chapter Comes Back Strong!
Early Saturday morning, the UCR Habitat for Humanity Chapter came out to help paint a home at Mission Village Mobile Home Park in Riverside. The morning started out a little chilly, but that was no challenge for the UCR students. They were ready to get down to business and help homeowner Sandy, a widow living […]
10/26/13: Another Job Well Done by Wesley United Methodist & Rancho Verde High
Members of the Wesley United Methodist Church along with Mr. Bernard King’s English Class from Rancho Verde High School were up bright and early Saturday morning ready to paint! They painted a mobile home at Mission Village Mobile Home Park owned by a disabled veteran named Mitch. Mitch’s home still had the original paint on […]
10/24/13: SCPGA Puts Down the Golf Clubs and Picks Up the Paintbrushes
It was a different type of tee time for the volunteers from the Southern California Professional Golf Association (SCPGA) office based in Ontario. It was an afternoon of volunteering to help Janice, a senior disabled homeowner who lives in Green River Village. Recently, the park management requested that the home be repainted and repairs for […]
10/24/13: New Hope for Eight Families
Eight new homes are scheduled to be built in Moreno Valley offering hope for eight families who will become first time homebuyers. Habitat for Humanity Riverside, in partnership with the City of Moreno Valley and Bank of America broke ground Thursday for eight beautiful, affordable, and energy efficient homes on Myers Street. Construction is set to […]
10/22/13: Defender Direct: Ready to Help Again
Riverside based Defender Direct volunteers helped paint their second home with Habitat for Humanity Riverside this past Tuesday in King Arthur’s mobile home park. The team came to help Bob and Steve, who are both disabled and not able to paint the home themselves. Both gentlemen are living on fixed incomes which makes it difficult to afford […]
10/19/13: Verizon Fios Team Paints with Style
Habitat for Humanity Riverside was ecstatic to receive a call from Verizon FiOS to partner and be part of their Verizon FiOS SoCal Campaign to make a positive impact on the community Verizon serves in. A Brush with Kindness Program helps homeowners typically seniors, veterans and the disabled living on fixed income preserve their home […]
AmeriCorps VISTA Member Experience: Jenna Holmes
It has now been almost two months since beginning my year of service with Habitat Riverside and I feel I have learned so much in this time. The main objective of my position as an AmeriCorps VISTA member is to implement a program called Success Measures for the affiliate. This program is a database system […]
10/12/13: Ramona High and Members from Coptic Christian Church Join Forces to Help Senior
Ramona High School Habitat Chapter joined volunteers from Coptic Christian Church to help Ramon, a senior homeowner who lives in Moreno Valley’s Santiago Estates. Ramon has been going through some tough personal and financial times. He is currently using his savings to cover his living expenses while waiting for his Social Security to begin. Park management […]
Celebrating Partnerships: Bank of America Builds Communities
Habitat Riverside has just turned 25 and we could have not done so many great things for the community without Bank of America’s financial and volunteer support. We at Habitat Riverside know we can always count on Bank of America to bring hardworking, dedicated volunteers on build days, critical repair projects and A Brush With […]
10/08/13: Union Bank Managers Donate their Skills to Help Low Income Riverside Resident
A great group of Union Bank Area Branch Managers from Southern California came together to help Ascencio this past Tuesday. Ascencio lives in King Arthur Mobile Home Park located in Riverside. He is a tile setter by trade and lives by himself. His income covers his living expenses but not for a professional paint job. […]
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