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5/11/2013: Lowe’s Women Build
What we do for ourselves dies with us. What we do for others and the world remains and is immortal – Albert Pine. For the 5th year in a row, Habitat Riverside invited women come to Women Build sites to volunteer and make a great impact in their community. On Saturday, May 11, 2013 a […]
4/13/2013: Bank of America Tore it Up!
Last Saturday, April 13th, Habitat Riverside had a wonderful day tearing down an old foreclosed house with volunteers from Bank of America. The abandoned house on Mill Creek Street resides in Jurupa Valley. Jurupa Valley is ranked as one of the top areas in California experiencing blight and foreclosure. Volunteers from Bank of America came […]
4/13/2013: UCR Chapter Makes a Difference
The cool cloudy morning was a perfect to help seniors Ron and Nancy, who live in the Old Plantation mobile home park in Jurupa Valley. Habitat Riverside’s UCR Chapter student volunteers came to bring some sunshine to their home. The UCR Habitat for Humanity Campus Chapter is always ready to step in and help and this project […]
12/15/12: JVHS Honor Society Give a Helping Hand
Students from Jurupa Valley High School’s National Honor Society gave a helping hand to Les and Diana, seniors living in the in Santiago Estates mobile home park in Moreno Valley. While most of us are busy trimming our trees with ornaments and lights this time of year, these students were busy with another kind of […]
11/10/12: Wells Fargo Tears Apart Demeter House!
Out of the morning fog on a cold Saturday morning, came a crew of ten from Wells Fargo Bank. Armed with nothing more than red t-shirts, unbridled enthusiasm, and heavy power tools, they engaged a battered and beaten house, until there was nothing left but walls. Filling an entire 20 foot trash bin to the […]
11/9/12: Solar for Homes 4 Heroes
What a great day to spend our Veteran’s day weekend. Our fellow non profit partner, Grid Alternatives, organized a solar installation on our Homes for Heroes houses in Jurupa Valley. The Saxtons are twin brothers and long time residents of Riverside County. They are also next door neighbors and have been raising their families together. […]
10/27/12: Bank of America Demolishes!
On a cool Saturday morning Bank of America workers showed up at Habitat Riverside’s latest project. They brought a wonderful gift to help out: This $50,000 grant is critical assistance from Bank of America. Habitat Riverside was able to purchase one last foreclosed home with the remaining Neighborhood Stabilization Program funds, but did not have […]
7/14/12: SCE & Habitat Volunteers
What a wonderful landscaping volunteer day we had! Pastor Erin Thomas from Calvary Presbyterian brought spiritual support with her muscle. Southern California Edison was able to nab 9 volunteers in the nick of time for this very physical volunteer day. Our regular, core volunteer group matched their efforts and did everything from laying sod to […]
6/27/12: Dedication for 6 Homes
There was much to-do at Saint John’s the Evangelist Catholic Church in Jurupa Valley. Balloons, happy families, and cake said it all. Marking Habitat Riverside’s 50th home built, six families celebrated their new homes in Jurupa Valley thanks to the Economic Development Agency of Riverside County’s Neighborhood Stabilization Program. All six families were selected because […]
The Nolasco’s Receive Their Keys!
The Nolasco family recently received the keys to their Habitat home and got a first look at their newly finished home. Located in the City of Jurupa Valley, it has four bedrooms, three bathrooms, and a backyard with fruit trees and a vegetable garden. After volunteering many of their Sweat Equity hours on it, Sergio […]
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