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06/14/14: Small Team, Big Project – Rising Six Gets it Done!
The Rising Six group began work early in the morning, with paint hitting the pans at 7:00AM. After a short orientation and prayer, brushes and rollers were in use. They were quite a lively bunch, with the team finishing much of the siding and front of the house by 9:00. Javier and Alejandro took charge […]
6/7/14: Pacific Dental Gives Senior Couple a Reason to Smile
A fresh new look for a Corona couple who has been through a lot… A cool morning at Corona’s Village Grove Estates was the site for Pacific Dental employees and friends to give back to Henry and Pat; a senior couple who have recently been through a medical nightmare. Henry became very ill and was in and […]
6/2/14: Healthy Jurupa Valley- AmeriCorps and HFHR Recognized
“For a community to be whole and healthy, it must be based on people’s love and concern for each other”- Millard Fuller, founder of Habitat for Humanity Since Habitat for Humanity Riverside’s first meeting with the non-profit organization Reach-Out, offices located in Upland, California, our affiliate has made a well binding connection which flourished into […]
5/31/14: UCR Circle K Brings a Big Team for a Big Project!
It was a busy Saturday morning for the members of UCR Circle K. There were 23 volunteers that came out to paint with us that morning at Santiago Estates in Moreno Valley. The UCR students all showed up to the home at the same time. Signing in everyone and making sure waivers were in order […]
AmeriCorps National Member Experience: Azhar Khan
Being that it is my ninth month as an AmeriCorps National Member, I’ve been heavily involved in our Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative Focus Area (where we have been working in since September 2013 First web blog link here). I’ve also been continuing my efforts with Healthy Jurupa Valley in collaboration with the City Jurupa Valley and […]
5/28/14 – Levi’s Volunteers Continue to Amaze
It was a day to remember for Catalina at the Mission Village park in Riverside. She had recently run into some medical issues, and some parts of the outside of her home had fallen into disrepair. With a low fixed income and medical bills coming in, she, her daughter, and the park manager decided to […]
5/24/14: UCR Flying Samaritans Stay Local for a Saturday Paint Day!
UCR Flying Samaritans partnered with Habitat Riverside for the first time this past weekend. The UCR service group helps bring health care to the poorest areas of Mexico when they are not helping to paint Doris and Gerry’s home. Both retired seniors living in Il Sorrento Mobile Home Park in Moreno Valley. The senior couple has lived in the community for […]
5/17/14: Ramona Habitat Chapter Freshens Up Kathryn’s Home
Ramona High School’s Habitat Chapter has been an ongoing partner with us for a few years now. Although many of them are some of the youngest volunteers we work with, they are definitely not a force to reckon with. Every group from Ramona that has worked with us have always been excited and determined to […]
5/17/14 Wells Fargo Volunteers Uplifting Neighborhood with UrbanLIFT
What do you do when you have a crew of bankers who volunteer to paint on a 100 degree sunny Saturday? Have them paint indoors! Wells Fargo team members from all over Inland SoCal volunteered with Habitat Riverside on Saturday, May 17 to take rollers and brushes to the walls of the UrbanLIFT Habitat for […]
5/17/14: Wonderful Veteran Family Receives Keys To Their New Home
On a beautiful Saturday afternoon this wonderful veteran family consisting of Antonio – a proud Marine – Valerie his fiancée and their children Gabriel, Marquise and Jazmin were all SMILES! With the help of Habitat for Humanity Riverside they were finally able to call this five bedroom two bathroom, energy star rated home their own. […]
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