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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 […]
Facebook Technical Difficulties
Hello people of the internet! If you thought you were following us on Facebook, you may need to check again! As some of you may know. Habitat for Humanity Riverside and the Riverside ReStore had 3 Facebook pages, our Habitat for Humanity Riverside business page, our Riverside ReStore business page, and a Habitat Riverside & […]
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 […]
My Life as an AmeriCorps: Sarah Buchanan
As a recent graduate of the University of California, Riverside I found myself searching desperately for the perfect first job to build my career on. I felt disheartened facing so many interviews for sales positions, retail, and other paths. This was not because job offers were not made, but because I felt disconnected from such […]
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