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A Humbling Afternoon with CFMA and Future P.I.L.L.S.
On Saturday November 5th, employees from the Construction Financial Management Association- Inland Empire Chapter (CFMA), were joined by members from the University of California Riverside’s Future Pharmacists Interested in Learning Leadership Skills (Future P.I.L.L.S.) to paint the home of our homeowner Teresa. Without the ability to repair the deteriorated and outdated paint on her home, […]
72 Volunteers, 1 Afternoon, and 3 Revitalized Homes
On Saturday, October 15th, 72 volunteers from Kaiser Permanente, Mobile Modular, and Riverside City College’s “Christians on Campus” club came together at the Riverside Country Club Mobile Home Park to transform the homes of three deserving families. The day began early with all of the volunteers gathering at the park’s club house for donuts, introductions, […]
From Barren to Beautiful
On October 8th, volunteers from Ramona High School Campus Chapter helped complete an A Brush with Kindness project that began the prior weekend. This particular project aimed to completely renovate the landscape of a homeowner named Lily, whose age prevented her from the difficult task of uprooting overgrown ivy, trees, and debris which plagued her […]
University of Redlands & RCC Students Transform Yard for 100 Year Old Riverside Resident
At one hundred years old, Lily has lived a momentous life. Born in 1916 right here in Riverside, she’s done everything from studying traditional Japanese customs and culture as a young woman, to spending time in a Japanese internment camp during World War II. Both of these experiences took her away from her home in […]
“I feel so elated, I’m so used to giving and now I get to receive.”
On September 24th, 2016, staff members and students from the Riverside City College (RCC) Athletic Training program came together to help Mary clean and maintain her yard, a task she could no longer do on her own because of her health. Mary is a graduate of RCC herself and was elated that students from her […]
Bank of America Helps Revitalize a Community During 3rd Annual Habitat Global Build
Just days before World Habitat Day, Bank of America and Habitat for Humanity celebrated their 30 year commitment to one another during the 3rd annual Habitat Global Build. In participation with this celebration, Bank of America completed revitalization projects in 85 communities across eight countries, including one right here in Riverside, CA. “Through our partnership […]
A Little Paint Can Go a Long Way
Having a young child and a child with special needs comes with an array of problems and difficulties, and living in a home that is in disrepair only adds to these burdens. On September 23, 2016, Habitat for Humanity Riverside partnered with students from the Center for Employment Training (CET) in Colton to paint and […]
EDD, US Air Reserve Members, and Titan Group Team up to Take Action!
On June 4, 2016, volunteers from the Employment Development Department (EDD), the US Air Reserves, and Titan Group teamed up to help homeowners, Bob and Silvia, paint and maintain their home. Bob and Sylvia met online, not knowing that they had lived in the same apartment complex for two years before meeting! Bob […]
Sherwin-Williams and Levi Strauss Help A Deserving Man
It is not every day that a volunteer group asks to purchase and donate the supplies used for our projects. At our recent “A Brush with Kindness” volunteer day on May 25th, Sherwin-Williams generously donated paint, paint brushes, roller cages, covers, water bottles, and ice. With the help of volunteers from Sherwin-Williams and Levi Strauss, Victor’s home […]
Students and State Farm Lend a Hand
On May 14, 2016, volunteers from Ramona High School’s Habitat Campus Chapter, UCR’s Habitat Campus Chapter, UCR Alpha Phi Omega, UCR T.L.C, UCR Physicians Assistance, and State Farm came together at The Meadows Mobile Home Park to help Patricia. Patricia has been living in her home in Riverside for several years and is well known on her street as a wonderful, friendly […]
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