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8/2/14: EDA and Community Volunteers Helping a Veteran
The homeowner Andrew is an 86 years old veteran who has lived in his home with his wife Mary Ann since the early 60’s. Andrew walks with a cane and Mary Ann is bedridden and uses a wheel chair. Their daughter Renee takes care of them both; however, she is also disabled. Andrew and his […]
7/31/14: A Fresh and Easy Paint Day
The last week of July 2014 has come and our last home we will paint this month is located in Riverside County. Today’s volunteers are from the supermarket chain Fresh and Easy. When they arrived to the mobile home park they possessed a passion to paint Christine’s home and bless her that day. The homeowner Christine is […]
7/26/14: Military and Habitat Families Working Together
In the newly incorporated city of Jurupa Valley there are many mobile home parks. Some of the parks are older than others. This may seem like a negative aspect rather than an asset to a city but for Habitat for Humanity Riverside it is an opportunity to bring the community together and bless another homeowner […]
7/26/14: Engineering Volunteers
We have all fallen on harsh times and some worse than others. However, the spirit of family and love bind us together so that whatever life throws in our path we overcome. This is evident in the family we met on a sunny morning in Jurupa Valley. Ronda is a single grandmother who has custody […]
7/25/14: Future Leaders Helping the Community
It is always a treat to work alongside with young adults who have a heart to give back to their communities and participate in projects with Habitat for Humanity Riverside. On Friday the 25th we had the privilege to have business students from UCR under the direction of Dr. Jasso participate in an A Brush […]
7/23/14: Church Members Blessing a Family
Irianna is a single mom with 3 small children under the age of 5. Her mother helped her purchase the home; however, now does not have any income at this time to help her daughter and grandchildren. Irianna’s home had stains on walls from previous owners who neglected their home. The home even had egg […]
7/22/14: Caring for Others
There comes a time in everyone’s life that they must rely on others for daily tasks. These tasks could be as simple as buying groceries for a friend or loved one or as personal as helping someone out of bed in the morning. Knowing these things it is with great respect that we acknowledge those […]
7/19/14: Naturally Helping Others
As we drove into the mobile home park, the volunteers discovered how wonderful and elegant the homes and landscapes were. Habitat for Humanity Riverside has had several A Brush With Kindness paint days in the park and we were welcomed with opened arms from the community because of our history with the management and the […]
7/19/2014: Overcoming Obstacles
Occasionally Habitat for Humanity Riverside sends out notices to our determined volunteers that have already experienced an A Brush With Kindness project. It’s a wonderful feeling to have familiar faces returning to help. There are benefits to have returning volunteers on a paint day. The returning volunteers understand the program, they know how to paint […]
7/12/14: Bericap Paints with Care
On July 12th, Habitat for Humanity Riverside expanded its A Brush with Kindness program to another mobile home park in Jurupa Valley. Jurupa Hills mobile home park. A Hometown America Community. With the help of park management, we were able to identify residents who needed help with the upkeep of their homes but are unable to due […]
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