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Determination is Key
Rita is a senior living in a mobile home that had been deteriorating and was in dire need of a new paint job. Rita is on social security, disabled, and does not speak English very well. Rita’s daughter was concerned about her mother’s well being at home and contacted Habitat for Humanity Riverside for help. Rita qualified for our A Brush […]
Agile Came Prepared!
On Saturday, Agile Sourcing Partners volunteered with an A Brush With Kindness project in Riverside. Because of their size and experience, they arrived on site confident that they would finish the job quickly. Most of the volunteers had never worked on a Habitat work site before, despite this, they pulled together, worked as a team, encouraged each other, and helped […]
Blessings From Japan: UCR International Japanese Student Projects
International students from Japan who have devoted their time to study at University California at Riverside joined us for two A Brush with Kindness Projects in Riverside and Jurupa Valley. Having had worked with UCR Japanese foreign exchange students before, we were ecstatic about the opportunity to work with them again. A week before the volunteer date, Habitat for Humanity […]
Blessings and Charity in our Communities
One of the greatest feelings that humanity can experience is the blessing and charity of helping our fellow man, especially in our own community. This happens every week at Habitat for Humanity Riverside with our A Brush With Kindness program. Volunteers from Aerotek came out and worked effortlessly on this project. “Since its inception 1983, Aerotek has grown from […]
Remembering 9/11 by Giving Back
On September 11th, Habitat for Humanity Riverside continued our efforts to eliminate substandard housing by completing A Brush With Kindness paint project with volunteers from Daltile! The September 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance is a day we proudly celebrate at Habitat for Humanity Riverside. We know that 9/11 is a day that Americans, and the world, should never forget. In […]
6/27/15: LDS & Quorum Do An Excellent Job at Il Sorrento MHP!
Members from LDS church and Quorum were with us this past Saturday to paint a home at Il Sorrento Mobile Home Park. We had the chance to work on Walter’s home this Saturday. Walter is a senior citizen on a fixed income who can’t afford to get his home painted. His house used to be a […]
6/17/15: Calvary Presbyterian Church to the Rescue
As the Project Coordinator of Habitat for Humanity Riverside’s program A Brush With Kindness, I have the privilege to supervise and work alongside great, hardworking volunteers from all over Southern California. Military veterans, university clubs, big corporations are but a few of the volunteer groups I have partnered up to bless low-income homeowners. However, one […]
6/6/15: SYSCO & Professor Jasso’s Students Tackle Two Homes
Saturday, June 6 was a great day for a paint day in The Meadows Riverside Mobile Home Park. We tackled two homes that day, along with two amazing groups, SYSCO employees, Professor Jasso and his group of Business students from UCR. For Jasso’s students, it was the first day of finals week, so many […]
5/23/15: Two Groups + One Task = Accomplishment
It is always an amazing feeling when I have the privilege to view the beginning stages of an A Brush With Kindness project with its feelings of overwhelming intimidation from the enormous task presented in front of us to the accomplishment and success of viewing the end result of just after a few hours of […]
5/16/15: The Community Settlement House Gets a Makeover!
On Saturday, May 16th, Habitat for Humanity Riverside partnered with the Community Settlement Association in Riverside to repaint the interior of their community center. The Community Settlement Association is a place-based organization, serving the Eastside, one of the more low-income areas in the City of Riverside. The Community Settlement Association host many programs such as […]
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