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5/2/15: UCR’s Habitat Chapter Powers Through to Paint a Large Home
On Saturday, May 2nd, the Habitat for Humanity Campus Chapter at UCR and Habitat Partner Families helped paint the Hansen’s home.The Hansen’s are siblings, both hearing impaired and on a fixed income. They have lived at Riverside Country Club for many years and have established great bonds throughout their neighborhood. We want the siblings to continue […]
4/25/15: LDS Church Paints with Habitat Through JustServe!
Members from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints joined us this past Saturday to paint a home for a homeowner in Moreno Valley. This volunteer event was facilitated by the Mormon Church’s new community outreach initiative and website called ‘JustServe’ (JustServe.org), which provides an online mechanism for Mormons to volunteer in their community, connecting Mormon volunteers with churches, non-profits […]
4/24/15: GSS Security and Norco Vet Club Paint a Mobile!
This past Friday, the Norco College Veterans Club and G4S Security teamed up with Habitat’s ABWK program to paint a mobile home for Connie, a senior living at the Riverside Country Club Mobile Home Park. Connie is on a fixed income and can’t afford to have her home painted. While she has lived in the […]
4/18/15: Cal Baptist and Altura Credit Union Paint!
This blessed Saturday we were joined by volunteers from Cal Baptist University, Altura Credit Union, and Habitat for Humanity Riverside Partner Families to paint a mobile home in Riverside for a senior-citizen homeowner who was having trouble maintaining her home’s exterior. The home started out with a light-brown base with dark-brown trim combination, and was livened up with a light peach […]
4/11/15: Five Groups Conquer 2 Homes
Saturday was a joint effort from five volunteer groups to paint two homes at Rancho Caballero Mobile Home Park. On Bob and Patricia’s home, we had volunteers from UCR’s Engineering without Borders (EWB), UCR’s Central American Student Alliance (C.A.S.A), veteran volunteers from New Beginnings Church, and last but not least our amazing Partner families! Bob […]
4/10/15: Simpson Strong Tie Starts the Weekend with a Paint Job!
This Friday, Habitat, along with some partner families, teamed up with volunteers from Simpson Strong-Tie to paint a mobile home. This group of ten was about half the size of our usual volunteer groups but we managed to finish in the same amount of time nonetheless. This was facilitated by the use of a paint […]
4/4/15: RCC’s Alpha Gamma Sigma Honor Society Is Not Only Smart, but Strong!
On Saturday, April 4, Riverside Community College Alpha Gamma Sigma Honor Society returned to paint another mobile home with Habitat for Humanity Riverside. These individuals whom we have work with before are not only scholars but are very hard working volunteers. Many of these students are on the path to transfer to a 4 year […]
163rd RW, California Air National Guard
With just a few months before we start our Veteran Enriched Neighborhood build, we are fortunate to have 6 servicemen the 163rd Reconnaissance Wing join us to paint the home of a senior citizen. These men are part of the CA Air National Guard stationed at March Air Reserve Base. They came to volunteer with Habitat […]
3/25/15: Emerald Escrow Takes a Mid-Week Painting Break
It is always a pleasure to work with multiple volunteer groups and see that businesses from all over coming together for one goal: to bless and paint a low-income homeowner’s home. This happened in Green River Mobil Home Park with is located in the city of Corona. The main group who organized this A Brush […]
3/7/15: La Sierra HS NHS Brought Their Troops to Conquer a Paint Day
46 lively volunteers from La Sierra High School’s National Honors Society arrived only moments after the sun had risen on a beautiful Saturday morning. The Habitat team was surprised and ecstatic with the amount of helping hands ready to get to work! The homeowner came to thank the volunteers even before they had begun any […]
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