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“I feel so elated, I’m so used to giving and now I get to receive.”
On September 24th, 2016, staff members and students from the Riverside City College (RCC) Athletic Training program came together to help Mary clean and maintain her yard, a task she could no longer do on her own because of her health. Mary is a graduate of RCC herself and was elated that students from her […]
EDD, US Air Reserve Members, and Titan Group Team up to Take Action!
On June 4, 2016, volunteers from the Employment Development Department (EDD), the US Air Reserves, and Titan Group teamed up to help homeowners, Bob and Silvia, paint and maintain their home. Bob and Sylvia met online, not knowing that they had lived in the same apartment complex for two years before meeting! Bob […]
Come Together
In March, Habitat for Humanity Riverside partnered with members of the Peace Corp, UCR students and local neighbors to landscape Christine’s lawn, but due to the amount of work needed, the project had to be broken up into two days. On Saturday, April 16, volunteers from the UCR Habitat for Humanity Campus Chapter, UCR’s Delta […]
Here Comes the Sun
Its 8:00 am on Saturday, April 2, the morning dew is settling in and the California sun is slowly rising over the east horizon. Joe and Margaret, mobile home owners living at the King Arthur Mobile Home Park in Riverside, have been up early in the morning eagerly anticipating the painting of their home. They […]
With A Little Help…
Christine, a homeowner in Riverside, is disabled and living off a fixed income, making it very difficult for her to maintain her yardwork. She recently received a citation for her front yard urging her to make it more aesthetically pleasing. Unable to afford to do the work herself, members of the Peace Corps, local students, […]
How Business is Done!
Frank is a Navy Veteran who served in Vietnam. He bought a single family home in Riverside California. A few years back Frank suffered from a stroke while playing with his grandkids. He was unable to finish the front yard and was cited by code enforcement for the poor aesthetics of his lawn. Thanks to […]
La Sierra University Students Give Back
Many of the homes at The Meadows Mobile Home Park in Riverside need repairs due to water damage. Margaret, a homeowner living on a fixed income, needed her home painted and her porch and steps repaired. Because of her lack of disposable income, Margaret had been unable to maintain these repairs herself and was in violation of community standards and at risk of getting a […]
A Day out of the Office
Gloria and her husband lived in a single family home in Riverside. Gloria relied on her husband to take care of the maintenance of the home, making sure everything was clean, fixed, and looking nice. After her husband passed away, the home began to suffer, so she reached out to Habitat for Humanity Riverside for […]
Congratulations Mendoza Family!
On Christmas day 2013, the Mendoza family’s sense of stability, normalcy, and peace was stripped away as their rental home was burned to the ground. Unable to afford a place of their own, a friend offered to take them in until they got back on their feet. Thanks to the support from Thrivent, the family […]
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