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Chartered in 1988, Habitat for Humanity Riverside has been busy. Whether Habitat for Humanity Riverside has built a new home, rehabilitated a foreclosed home, or painted a mobile home, chances are Habitat for Humanity has been in your neighborhood.

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1987

Doctor Barnett Grier led a group of community activists to form Habitat for Humanity, Riverside.

1988

Habitat for Humanity, Riverside was chartered by August 1988. The Board of Directors and committee members developed the foundation from which Habitat for Humanity, Riverside has grown. Their goal was to build one (1) house per year

1989

Calvary Presbyterian Church becomes the first Covenant church. Habitat for Humanity, Riverside hosts their first ground-breaking which is attended by Millard and Linda Fuller (Founders of Habitat for Humanity).

1990

First house under construction in Riverside on 14th Street. Habitat for Humanity, Riverside buys their second site in Casa Blanca

1991

The first Habitat for Humanity, Riverside family moves into their new home in Riverside. It’s an 1183 square feet, 4 bedroom and 1½ bathrooms, single family home. This house was home to a family of 6 at the time of dedication. Habitat for Humanity, Riverside acquired four (4) lots in Belltown an unincorporated area of Riverside County.

1992

Centex builds the first home for Habitat for Humanity, Riverside in Belltown. Casa Blanca home on Evans is under construction.

1993

The City of Moreno Valley jumps on board and donates four (4) lots to Habitat for Humanity, Riverside for future projects. Victoria Community Church partners with Habitat for Humanity, Riverside and builds a house. Centex builds second home in Riverside County, Belltown.

1994

Habitat for Humanity, Riverside family moves into their new home in Riverside. It’s a 573 square feet, 3 bedroom and 3 bathrooms, single family home. This house was home to a family of 5 at the time of dedication. The City of Corona jumps on board and donates a site for a future project.

1995

Habitat for Humanity, Riverside family moves into their new home in Belltown, in Riverside County. Its a 992 square feet, 3 bedroom and 1 bathrooms, single family home. This house was home to a family of 4 at the time of dedication. The City of Norco joined the ranks of Habitat for Humanity, Riverside’s community partners and donates site for a future project. Habitat for Humanity, Riverside and Centex partner once again and start construction on another home in Corona. Habitat for Humanity, Riverside joins the HFHI Jimmy Carter Blitz build in one (1) week. The Riverside Housing Authority donates a house in Jurupa. Corona commits for a second home with $100,000 to spend on a house.

1996

Six, Habitat for Humanity, Riverside families move into their new homes in Moreno Valley and Riverside: 3 homes on Scotty Lane in Moreno Valley. Each is 1400 square feet with 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. These 3 houses were home to 3 different families housing 18 people at the time of dedication. 1 home on Bell Avenue in Riverside (Belltown) 1440 Square feet, 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. This house was a home to a family of 3 at the time of dedication. 1 home on Bell Avenue in Riverside (Belltown) 992 Square feet, 3 bedrooms and 1 bathroom. This house was a home to a family of 4 at the time of dedication.o 1 home on Olive Street in Corona§ 1160 Square feet, 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. This house was a home to a family of 6 at the time of dedication. Construction begins on the fourth Moreno Valley home.

1997

Habitat for Humanity, Riverside families moves into their new homes in Riverside County (Belltown & Glen Avon) and Moreno Valley. 1 home on Farley Drive in Riverside County, Glen Avon. 1378 square feet, 4 bedrooms and 1.5 bathrooms. This house was a home to a family of 6 at the time of dedication. 1 home on Paloma Road in Riverside County, Belltown. 1512 square feet, 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. This house was a home to a family of 7 at the time of dedication. 1 home on Scotty Lane in Moreno Valley. 1400 square feet, 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. This house was a home to a family of 4 at the time of dedication. Official ground-breaking for the Norco home and construction begins.

1998

Four Habitat for Humanity, Riverside families move into their new homes in Norco, Corona and Riverside: 1 home on Alhambra Street in Norco. 1440 square feet, 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. This house was a home to a family of 7 at the time of dedication. 1 home on Aquamarine Lane in Corona. 1076 square feet, 3 bedrooms and 1.5 bathrooms. This house was a home to a family of 5 at the time of dedication. 1 home on Bell Avenue in Riverside (Belltown). 1265 square feet, 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. This house was a home to a family of 7 at the time of dedication. This home was a Blitz Build homes in Belltown, built in one week completed and dedicated in June 1998. 1 home on Jurupa Avenue in Riverside. 1066 square feet, 3 bedrooms and 1.5 bathrooms. This house was a home to a family of 7 at the time of dedication. September begins the 10th year for Habitat for Humanity, Riverside. As of this 10th anniversary Habitat for Humanity, Riverside had built 20,637 square feet of housing including: 55 bedrooms, 29 bathrooms and had given the opportunity of home ownership to 16 qualified and deserving families. Habitat for Humanity affiliates Riverside and San Bernardino opened the first Inland Empire ReStore as a joint venture.

1999

Habitat for Humanity, Riverside family moves into their new home in Riverside County (Belltown). 1 home on Bell Avenue in Riverside, Belltown. 1100 square feet, 3 bedrooms and 1.5 bathrooms. This house was a home to a family of 5 at the time of dedication. Moreno Valley donates two houses to be renovated. City of Riverside donates a lot for a future project. Renovations completed on Moreno Valley house.

2000

Two, Habitat for Humanity, Riverside families’ moves into their newly renovated homes in Moreno Valley. 2 homes on Eucalyptus Avenue in Moreno Valley. 840 square feet, 2 bedrooms and 1.5 bathrooms. This house was a home to a family of 4 at the time of dedication. 1950 square feet, 6 bedrooms and 1 bathroom. This house was a home to a family of 5 at the time of dedication. Habitat for Humanity, Riverside becomes sole owner of ReStore City of Riverside donates two (2) lots for future projects. City of Moreno Valley donates three (3) lots for future projects.

2001

Habitat for Humanity, Riverside family moves into their new home in Riverside. 1 home on 9th Street in Riverside. 1041 square feet, 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. This house was a home to a family of 4 at the time of dedication. Groundbreaking on 3 lots in Moreno Valley.

2002

Partnership is formed between Provident Bank and Habitat for Humanity, Riverside to build a house in Moreno Valley.

2003

Two, Habitat for Humanity, Riverside families move into their new homes in Riverside and Moreno Valley. 1 home on 12th Street in Riverside. 1236 square feet, 4 bedrooms and 1.5 bathrooms. This house was a home to a family of 6 at the time of dedication. 1 home on Clover Avenue in Moreno Valley. 984 square feet, 3 bedrooms and 1.5 bathrooms. This house was a home to a family of 5 at the time of dedication. DH Horton adopts and constructs one (1) house in Moreno Valley.

2004

Three, Habitat for Humanity, Riverside families move into their new homes in Riverside and Moreno Valley. 1 home on 12th Street in Riverside. 1236 square feet, 4 bedrooms and 1.5 bathrooms. This house was a home to a family of 7 at the time of dedication. 1 home on Clover Avenue in Moreno Valley. 984 square feet, 3 bedrooms and 1.5 bathrooms. This house was a home to a family of 4 at the time of dedication. 1 home on Clover Avenue in Moreno Valley. 984 square feet, 3 bedrooms and 1.5 bathrooms. This house was a home to a family of 6 at the time of dedication. HCA/Riverside Community Hospital sponsors a build

2005

Two, Habitat for Humanity, Riverside families move into their new homes in Riverside County (Belltown) and Riverside. 1 home on Paloma Road in Riverside County (Belltown). 1166 square feet, 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. This house was a home to a family of 4 at the time of dedication. 1 home on Madison Street in Riverside. 1285 square feet, 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. This house was a home to a family of 8 at the time of dedication. Pulte Home Construction sponsors Habitat for Humanity, Riverside build. Habitat for Humanity, Riverside receives a donation of property in La Sierra from a private party donor.

2006

Habitat for Humanity Riverside agrees to manage construction of Loutenhiser home in Idyllwild, CA. Mark Loutzenheiser was a U.S. Forest Service firefighter killed along with his crew while fighting the Esperanza Fire.

2007

Habitat for Humanity Riverside completes the Loutzenheiser home in Idyllwild. The 1800 square foot home was dedicated on June 30, 2007. It was the first “green” home built by HFHR and incorporated many energy saving features. The City of Riverside partners with HFHR on a “green” home project in the Eastside neighborhood. The Habitat Board of Directors adopts a resolution supporting the City of Riverside’s Green Building Initiative. On December 20 HFHR breaks ground for our latest home on 11th Street in Riverside. The home will be the first “green” affordable home in the city.

2008

Two projects were completed. One family of 5 moved into a newly remodeled home on Paloma Road in Belltown. This 1166 square foot home has 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. In Riverside a family of 8 moved into their new “green” home. This 2100 square foot home has 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms and included many energy-saving features. It was the first affordable energy efficient house in the County of Riverside to receive a LEED “Platinum” certification. On October 25, 2008 Habitat for Humanity Riverside Celebrates its 20th anniversary.

Habitat agrees to partner with the Riverside YWCA to construct a new facility for their “Born Free” program. “Born Free” is a residential treatment home that houses chemically-dependent pregnant women so that they can recover from addiction, give birth to healthy babies and learn skills to become health self-sustaining members of society.

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans provides a $150,000 grant for construction of one home on 37th Street in Rubidoux.

2009

On August 12th the YWCA “Born Free” project is dedicated. The 2500 square foot duplex replaces a 1300 square foot house that was leased by the YWCA for the program. On March 28th ground breaking occurs for the Thrivent funded 37th Street home in Rubidoux. This home was completed and dedicated in October 2009. This new house provided a home for a family of 5. The site was formerly a drug house and a neighborhood blight. The Riverside County Economic Development Agency demolished the former drug house and gave the property to HFHR for the new home.
HFHR adds a new program—“Helping Hands”. The program expands our traditional homebuilding work, by providing minor exterior home maintenance labor for eligible low/fixed income people residing in local mobile home parks.

2010

Eleven Habitat families moved into their homes in 2010; quite an accomplishment for Habitat Riverside! 2 new builds (from the ground up) were built on Graham Street in Moreno Valley. 8 rehabilitated builds (bank foreclosed homes) were rehabbed in Rubidoux, and 1 rehabilitated home in Highgrove were completed with the funds of the Neighborhood Stabilization Program through the Economic Development Agency of Riverside County. All 11 of these homes will receive solar panels through another local non-profit organization, Grid Alternatives.

Community Development Block Grants are received to fund the “Helping Hands” program within the City of Moreno Valley and City of Corona. Community Action Partnership provides ARRA and CSBG dollars to HFHR for Helping Hands administration. Helping Hands rehabilitated the exterior of over 50 mobile homes in the areas of Corona, Moreno Valley, and the unincorporated area of western Riverside County (Rubidoux, Pedley, etc.).

2011

In April, Habitat Riverside broke ground for 2 new builds in Jurupa Valley. Both of these builds are being dedicated to veterans and their families through our “Homes for Heroes” program. In partnership with Thrivent Builds, the EDA of Riverside Co., Bank of America and many, many more Habitat Riverside dedicated these homes on September 24, 2011.

Habitat Riverside continues to improve in the community by helping in mobile home parks through Helping Hands. Helping Hands has reached it’s 100th revitalized mobile home in October.

Habitat Riverside was granted funds to purchase and rehabilitate bank owned, foreclosed homes through the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) and will continue to renovate through 2012.