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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 […]
5/9/15: Habitat Riverside’s National Women’s Build Held at Roberts Way!
This year, the women of Bank of America and Discovery Church joined us for Habitat for Humanity’s National Women Build week on Saturday, May 8th, the day before Mother’s Day. Both groups are familiar with the eight home project at Roberts Way, Bank of America is a major sponsor and both groups were involved in […]
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 […]
4/22/15: Earth Day at Granite Hill Elementary in Jurupa Valley
April 22nd is National Earth Day, and we were lucky to celebrate it with Granite Hill, a local elementary school, this year. For those who are unfamiliar with the history of Earth Day, it is a day that commemorates the modern environmental movement and it began being celebrated in 1970 (for more information, visit: EarthDay.org). The idea behind 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 […]
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