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How Business is Done!
Frank is a Navy Veteran who served in Vietnam. He bought a single family home in Riverside California. A few years back Frank suffered from a stroke while playing with his grandkids. He was unable to finish the front yard and was cited by code enforcement for the poor aesthetics of his lawn. Thanks to […]
A Match Made in Heaven
Sandra, the owner of a mobile home located in Corona, CA was going to spend Valentine’s Day in her aesthetically deteriorated home. Her porch was rotting due to water damage and the paint of her home was fading and weathered. Living off a fixed income, Sandra has been unable to maintain her home herself. Habitat […]
La Sierra University Students Give Back
Many of the homes at The Meadows Mobile Home Park in Riverside need repairs due to water damage. Margaret, a homeowner living on a fixed income, needed her home painted and her porch and steps repaired. Because of her lack of disposable income, Margaret had been unable to maintain these repairs herself and was in violation of community standards and at risk of getting a […]
Experienced Volunteers Revive a Home
Dixie has lived in her home for over 25 years. She is elderly and has limited mobility; she often gets help from her neighbors to complete necessary tasks. The exterior of her home had started to deteriorate and she was physically and financially unable to maintain it. On January 23rd, teams from Eden Lutheran […]
Volunteers Transform Home
Dorothy and her grandchild are new to the neighborhood. She purchased the home in less than ideal condition. She had intended to repair and landscape the home after purchasing it but living on a fixed income, she was unable to complete some of the projects she had intended to do. Thanks to three hardworking groups […]
A Day out of the Office
Gloria and her husband lived in a single family home in Riverside. Gloria relied on her husband to take care of the maintenance of the home, making sure everything was clean, fixed, and looking nice. After her husband passed away, the home began to suffer, so she reached out to Habitat for Humanity Riverside for […]
Soroptimist Riverside Adopts a Family
Soroptimist International of Riverside (SIR) is a service organization of professional women, who advance the status of women and girls, both locally and internationally, by providing financial and volunteer support. They had been a strong supporter of Habitat for Humanity Riverside for a number of years when they launched HelpHers, a new initiative of “Women […]
Women Empowering Women
Volunteering is a great way to promote team work, especially when the team is off season! The ladies of UCR’s Volleyball wanted to keep in touch and give back to their community during the off season. On January 9th, they worked together alongside community members to paint Shirley’s home in Moreno Valley. Shirley is a […]
Volunteers Refresh King Arthur Mobile Home Park for the Holidays
Lowe’s, Valspar and Habitat for Humanity Riverside partnered with low income homeowners in King Arthur Mobile Home Estates last Saturday, November 21, for a one day blitz to refresh homes and spruce up the curb appeal before the holidays. Over 100 volunteers from local Lowe’s stores, the Habitat Campus Chapters at Ramona High School and […]
Raising Walls in a Parking Lot
During the week of November 16th, the parking lot at the Simpson Strong-Tie Southwest Office, Factory, and Training Center had a very different look. Cars were cleared from the lot and in their place were planks of wood, hammers, easy ups, and a group of enthusiastic volunteers. Simpson Strong-Tie contacted us about doing a wall raising for the Jurupa […]
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