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Levi Strauss Employees and UC Riverside’s B.L.A.A.C.K Give Back!
On Saturday August 12th, 2017, employees from local Levi Strauss stores as well as the UCR student organization B.L.A.A.C.K (Brothers Leading African-Americans through Consciousness and Knowledge) came out to help paint Karen’s home in Riverside. Members of B.L.A.A.C.K made their Habitat volunteer debut that morning. They were eager to make change and help in their […]
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 […]
Hearts, Hands, and Voices
(TALLADEGA, AL) Oct. 18-21 – Last week, AmeriCorps members serving with Habitat for Humanity affiliates across the country gathered at the Shocco Springs Baptist Conference Center in Talladega, Alabama, for the ninth annual Habitat for Humanity National Service Leadership Conference. Two AmeriCorps members from the Habitat for Humanity Riverside affiliate joined their fellow AmeriCorps peers […]
National Service Volunteers Honored By Mayor
On April 5th, 2016, over 3500 local leaders across America participated in the fourth annual Mayor and County Recognition Day for National Service. This day serves to recognize the efforts of volunteer service organizations and to thank AmeriCorps members and Senior Corps volunteers for their valuable impact in communities throughout the nation. In Riverside, Mayor […]
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 […]
Dedicating Eight New Homes in Moreno Valley
In Moreno Valley, two adjoining lots on Myers St., owned by the Housing Authority of Moreno Valley, had sat vacant for over 20 years. The chain link fence was bent over and transients and others were using it at night. On January 30th, thanks to a partnership between Habitat for Humanity Riverside, the City of […]
Congratulations Mendoza Family!
On Christmas day 2013, the Mendoza family’s sense of stability, normalcy, and peace was stripped away as their rental home was burned to the ground. Unable to afford a place of their own, a friend offered to take them in until they got back on their feet. Thanks to the support from Thrivent, the family […]
11th and Ottawa Home Dedication
June 27th, 2015 was a day of celebration as Habitat for Humanity Riverside dedicated three new, Energy STAR efficient homes to three families in Riverside. “We feel excitingly humbled and grateful to have had a hand (or twenty) in building our family home. Even more so, owning a Habitat Home magnifies having an opportunity to be good […]
Ramona students, Habitat staff and Partner families join together for the 3rd Annual Lap-a-Thon
On Saturday, March 14th, Habitat for Humanity Riverside staff and Partner families participated in the third annual Lap-a-Thon hosted by Ramona High School Habitat for Humanity Campus Chapter. Proceeds from the event will support Habitat for Humanity Riverside’s A Brush with Kindness (ABWK) program. ABWK offers exterior painting, landscape, and minor exterior repairs for mobile homeowners typically seniors, veterans, […]
1/03/15: Starting the New Year with a Helping Hand
To start the New Year, two groups of volunteers from Sweat Equity came out to help paint a home for a resident in Moreno valley. The volunteers fought off the cold weather and met on the morning of January third at Country Squire Mobile Estates. Mariela and Andrew both brought a group of volunteers to […]
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