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Posted by in A Brush with Kindness, Riverside, Volunteers | Comments Off on 10/08/13: Union Bank Managers Donate their Skills to Help Low Income Riverside Resident

10/08/13: Union Bank Managers Donate their Skills to Help Low Income Riverside Resident

10/08/13: Union Bank Managers Donate their Skills to Help Low Income Riverside Resident

A great group of Union Bank Area Branch Managers from Southern California came together to help Ascencio this past Tuesday. Ascencio lives in King Arthur Mobile Home Park located in Riverside. He is a tile setter by trade and lives by himself. His income covers his living expenses but not for a professional paint job. […]

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Posted by in A Brush with Kindness, Riverside, Volunteers | Comments Off on 10/05/13: UCR Health Professionals Club Come to the Aid of a Retired Riverside Resident.

10/05/13: UCR Health Professionals Club Come to the Aid of a Retired Riverside Resident.

10/05/13: UCR Health Professionals Club Come to the Aid of a Retired Riverside Resident.

Students from the UCR Health Professionals Club came to the aid of Mike, a retired senior homeowner who lives in Riverside’s Mission Village Mobile Home Park. Mike had a previous work related neck injury and needs assistance to get around these days. The UCR HPAC students were excited to help him by painting his home. […]

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Posted by in A Brush with Kindness, Riverside, Volunteers | Comments Off on 10/04/13: Wells Fargo Invests Time and Effort to Help Senior in Riverside

10/04/13: Wells Fargo Invests Time and Effort to Help Senior in Riverside

10/04/13: Wells Fargo Invests Time and Effort to Help Senior in Riverside

Early Friday morning, the Wells Fargo Business Credit Team consisting of area managers from Southern California joined forces with Habitat for Humanity Riverside to give Gerardo’s home a  fresh new facelift. The Wells Fargo team met up at Village Riverside Mobile Home Park  but didn’t anticipate the breezy Santa Ana Winds, they were nevertheless enthusiastic and  energetic. […]

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Posted by in A Brush with Kindness, Riverside, Volunteers | Comments Off on 9/28/13: Imperial Dental Gives Senior Couple in Riverside a Reason to Smile

9/28/13: Imperial Dental Gives Senior Couple in Riverside a Reason to Smile

9/28/13: Imperial Dental Gives Senior Couple in Riverside a Reason to Smile

This past Saturday the Imperial Dental of Redlands group partnered with Habitat for Humanity Riverside to help paint their 2nd home of the year. They helped Bill and Edna, a senior couple living in Mission Village Mobile Home Park located in Riverside. Both are retired and living on Social Security. Edna has some health ailments […]

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Posted by in A Brush with Kindness, Moreno Valley, Volunteers | Comments Off on 9/26/13: Fresh & Easy Gives a Fresh Look to a Moreno Valley Senior’s Home

9/26/13: Fresh & Easy Gives a Fresh Look to a Moreno Valley Senior’s Home

9/26/13: Fresh & Easy Gives a Fresh Look to a Moreno Valley Senior’s Home

Fall was definitely in the air on Thursday morning when a group from Fresh and Easy Distribution Center arrived to help paint Anne’s home who lives in Il Sorrento Mobile Home Park located in Moreno Valley. There was a chill in the air and a warning of drizzle was in the forecast but this did not […]

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Posted by in A Brush with Kindness, Moreno Valley, Volunteers | Comments Off on 9/21/13: Air National Guard Members to the Rescue!

9/21/13: Air National Guard Members to the Rescue!

9/21/13: Air National Guard Members to the Rescue!

This past Saturday, a team of California Air National Guard members from March Air Reserve Base took on a different type of mission. They descended onto Il Sorrento Mobile Home Park in Moreno Valley and joined forces with Habitat for Humanity Riverside to help Diane who has lived in the park for 12 years. During that […]

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AmeriCorps Member National Experience: Azhar Khan

AmeriCorps Member National Experience: Azhar Khan

Having finally grasped my role within Habitat for Humanity Riverside through AmeriCorps National, I’ve been busy researching and interpreting a new program Habitat Affiliates across the nation are implementing:‘Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative’. Online courses which are offered through ‘My.Habitat Learns’ is comprised of PowerPoints, articles, newsletters, and case studies which helped me get up to speed with NRI. To further help me […]

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Posted by in A Brush with Kindness, Riverside, Volunteers | Comments Off on 9/19/13: La Sierra University Students Ignite Community Service in Riverside

9/19/13: La Sierra University Students Ignite Community Service in Riverside

9/19/13: La Sierra University Students Ignite Community Service in Riverside

La Sierra University students started their college experience by helping two Riverside senior citizens this past Thursday.  32 freshmen and staff donated their time to help Barbara and Fabian. This community service project was part of their first year college orientation. The two senior homeowners are neighbors in the Mission Village mobile home park in Riverside. Like […]

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Posted by in A Brush with Kindness, Corona, Volunteers | Comments Off on 09/14/2013: HFHR Volunteers Paint And Help Clear Yard For Green River Village Resident

09/14/2013: HFHR Volunteers Paint And Help Clear Yard For Green River Village Resident

09/14/2013: HFHR Volunteers Paint And Help Clear Yard For Green River Village Resident

Over the past two Saturdays Habitat for Humanity Riverside’s A Brush With Kindness program has been busily working in the City of Corona to help Green River Village homeowner Sandra to reclaim her yard and improve the appearance of her home. Due to a heart condition and diabetes Sandra gets out of breath easily, making it […]

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Posted by in A Brush with Kindness, Moreno Valley, Volunteers | Comments Off on 09/12/13: Vivent Security Providing Hope For Moreno Valley Senior

09/12/13: Vivent Security Providing Hope For Moreno Valley Senior

09/12/13: Vivent Security Providing Hope For Moreno Valley Senior

Vivent Security Systems technicians partnered with Habitat for Humanity Riverside to paint Mary’s home in Moreno Valley’s Sky Trail’s Mobile Home Park. Mary is a senior living on a fixed income and can barely cover her living expenses let alone afford to pay for repairs. The park manager contacted Habitat for Humanity Riverside to help […]

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