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Students from Riverside Colleges Join Forces to Repaint Local Home
A fresh coat of paint was long overdue for Marshall’s home. As a retired senior, he did not have the financial or physical means to repaint the home himself. Luckily, Habitat for Humanity Riverside and a dedicated group of volunteers were there to help. On the morning of June 3rd, 16 volunteers repaintedMarshall’s family’s home. The […]
Jurupa Valley Family Receives Home Preservation Assistance from the Riverside County Sheriffs Department
On Saturday May 20th, twenty-one volunteers from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department joined us in Jurupa Valley to paint Ruth and Jimmy’s home. Ruth and Jimmy could not afford to keep up with the maintenance of their home. Because of this, Habitat for Humanity Riverside wanted to help them avoid repercussions from their mobile home […]
10th Annual National Women Build Week
Just in time for Mother’s Day, Habitat for Humanity Riverside and Lowe’s partnered together to participate in Habitat for Humanity’s National Women Build Week. The annual week-long event was created to empower women to advocate for affordable housing and spotlight the home-ownership challenges faced by many. Each year, Lowe’s provides the support of their employee […]
Javier and his Family Breathe a Sigh of Relief
Last year the Mobile Home Repair project received an application for a family in desperate need of assistance with their mobile home. They purchased their home two years prior in an “as is” condition. The home had a multitude of issues including a leaky roof, exposed electrical wires, a broken window, poor insulation, broken porch […]
Students Making a Difference
On Saturday, May 6th, we were joined by several students from Riverside City College (RCC) and the University of California Riverside’s (UCR) Alpha Delta Pi Sorority Inc. to paint the home of the Bemis family in Riverside. Over the years the exterior of the Bemis family’s home had begun to deteriorate and violate the guidelines […]
A safe, decent, and affordable place to live for Sawaneh
Eighty-five year old Sawaneh has lived in her mobile home for over a decade. After the passing of her husband, her home had begun to deteriorate rendering it unsafe. In many ways, Sawaneh’s limited income combined with her advanced age and poor health made it difficult for her to take care of her home. Because […]
New Beginnings Community Church Paints with Passion and Precision
On April 29th, 17 volunteers from the New Beginnings Community Church as well as several individual volunteers gave their morning to assist Louie Martinez, a Riverside local in need of some help with exterior painting on his family’s home. The volunteers helped Louie restore beauty to his home through several hours of painting and hard […]
Eta Sigma Gamma Paints Riverside Home to Perfection!
On Saturday April 15th, 2017, 16 volunteers from the Eta Sigma Gamma National Health Education Honorary at California State University San Bernardino helped revitalize a home in Riverside by painting its exterior. The home had not seen a new coat of paint and began to peel off. Aside from the home looking unhealthy, without a […]
Home Makeover for the Miller Family
On Saturday April 22nd, we were joined by three groups to assist the Miller family by painting their home. Due to Mr. and Mrs. Miller’s age, physical disabilities, and limited income they are unable to tend to the upkeep of their home. The home’s exterior suffered from chipped and faded paint that violated the policies […]
Two Teams Join Forces to Give Nancy’s Home a Makeover
On Friday, April 7th, students from the Center for Employment Training (CET) in Colton and employees from the management offices at the Galleria at Tyler joined forces to paint Nancy’s home. Nancy recently moved to Riverside to be closer to her family, after living in Oregon for many years. Nancy, lives on a fixed income […]
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