Proclaimed by the City of Jurupa Valley, vowed by the local Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and recognized by the Jurupa Rotary, April 28th was a day of service for the Jurupa community. In partnership with Union Bank, Supervisor Tavaglione’s office, Jurupa Area Recreation and Park District, and over 300 volunteers from the […]
The tapping of hammers started at 7:08am. A brief break in the noise and the first wall was up by 7:45am. By 11am, all exterior and interior walls were up and volunteers were breaking for the day. Not even half the day was gone and a few volunteers could tell others they raised some wall […]
Sometimes Habitat Riverside has unusual requests for our volunteers. They show up and do extraordinary work. We held a small dirt party at our new build, Crestmore. Volunteers literally strengthened the foundation for a new Habitat home by shoveling and packing dirt against the cement slab. Thanks to the 3 volunteers and 2 Habitat family […]
Habitat for Humanity Riverside received a warm welcome from the City of Jurupa Valley at the city council meeting. The presentation included pictures from the 28 homes Habitat Riverside has built & rehabilitated and the 20 mobile home rehabilitation projects in Jurupa Valley. With a pink hardhat, Mayor Laura Roughton was officially invited to join […]
Simply stated, this volunteer group worked hard. Wells Fargo volunteers were at it again at another rehabilitation project in Jurupa Valley. Kayla, Wells Fargo representative heading the day, brought a much needed donation for the project from the Wells Fargo Foundation! Thanks to Starbucks #10666’s (Riverside store on Blaine & Iowa) coffee donation, Habitat Riverside […]
Despite the Santa Ana winds, the Crestmore Groundbreaking event had a full house (tent). The new Jurupa Valley City Council, the Economic Development Agency of Riverside County, Community Action Partnership, Supervisor Tavaglione’s office, Habitat Board Members, and local churches were all there. Some of our older partner Habitat families attended to show support and welcome […]
Remember this house? Volunteers and local contractors have come a long way. Check out our progress so far with some before/after pictures. Interested in applying for a NSP home? Find out how here.
On September 24th, Habitat for Humanity Riverside celebrated the end of our Homes for Heroes project in Jurupa Valley by hosting a home dedication. We received wonderful community support as we saw attendance from the City of Jurupa Valley council, Thrivent Builds, Bank of America, the Economic Development Agency, Community Action Partnership, TORO, Fair Housing […]
Bank of America volunteers are our repeat offenders! Out for their 3rd Homes for Heroes volunteer day, Bank of America traveled over an hour from the desert to Jurupa Valley to our Homes for Heroes project. They finished up the houses with the final clean-up and made those houses *sparkle* for our new home owners. […]
A large group volunteers descended on the Homes for Heroes and took over to create a beautiful landscape for our Many groups pulled together to finish this physically demanding volunteer day. Sempra Energy, our faithful Habitat families & volunteers paired with Fairway Landscape, Home Depot and Burrtec to plant 12 fruit trees, 48 hedges, lay […]
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