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Volunteers from Army Reserve and Local Church Revitalize Home
20 volunteers arrived early on Saturday, July 8th to help repaint and make minor repairs to the home of a long-time Corona resident. Alicia, a disabled senior, immigrated to the United States many years ago and eventually settled down in Corona with her family. After a work place accident, Alicia could no longer physically or […]
Wells Fargo Volunteers Impact the Life of another Moreno Valley Veteran
On Saturday July 22nd, Wells Fargo volunteers came together to paint the home of Rose, an Air Force Veteran. Rosa and her son have been living in their home for several years but have been unable to maintain the appearance of the home due to their demanding work schedules and financial hardships. Because of these […]
Power Auto Media and Others Race to Make an Impact in Moreno Valley
Power Auto Media, along with local volunteers helped kick start July by transforming one family’s home in a few short hours. After Javier and his family moved to Moreno Valley, they spent a considerable amount of time and money making repairs to their home. However, without the time or money, Javier was unable to put […]
UCR Business Students Making a Difference in Moreno Valley
On Friday June 30th, we were joined in Moreno Valley by 21 students and faculty from the University of California, Riverside School of Business. For this project we joined forces with the Mobile Home Repair Program to paint the home of Guadalupe and her family. Guadalupe has had several repairs done on her home including replacement […]
Hildegard’s Yard Revival
On Saturday, June 17th, we partnered with members from the Calvary Presbyterian Church and the community to clear the side yard of Hildegard’s home. Hildegard has lived in and loved her home for over 40 years. Due to her fading health and mature age, she hasn’t been able to keep her yard maintained and has […]
My Build-a-Thon Experience: Brendan Cooney
Before the sun rose on Sunday, June 4th I was already well on my way to Longmont, Colorado where I would participate in the 18th annual Habitat AmeriCorps Build-a-Thon. This year’s event spanned three separate weeks in two states, Iowa and Colorado. AmeriCorps members engaged the community and volunteers in a week-long blitz to help […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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