Habitat Blog
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 […]
5/11/2013: Kappa Sigma First Paint Job!
UC Riverside’s Kappa Sigma fraternity brothers pitched in Saturday morning to help homeowner, Vicky and her family, paint their home. Vicky is a single mom with four children and lives in the Old Plantation mobile home park in Jurupa Valley. Her mom also lives with them and both are on low fixed incomes, making it […]
United Natural Foods Incorporated Volunteers Used Human Mechanism to Get the Job Done!
Efficiency is always the motto for any warehouse crew to ensure products are ordered, stocked, and shipped on time to customers. The United Natural Foods Incorporated (UNFI) Volunteers used that work ethic this past Tuesday to paint Katie’s home; a senior living in Santiago Estates Mobile home Park in Moreno Valley. The UNFI office and […]
5/4/2013: The Wells Fargo Women are Hardcore!
The Wells Fargo women showed up ready in their pink hardhats and began another day at the new build. With the help of this fantastic group of volunteers, the construction project is quickly appearing more and more like a home. Along with their generous donation to Habitat for Humanity Riverside, these women brightened the home […]
5/3/2013: Toro Group Does a Professional Job!
This past Friday afternoon was one of the hottest days so far and the Toro group was brave enough to volunteer their time to help Deloris, a senior homeowner, in the Riverside Meadows mobile home park with her lawn. Deloris was given notice by the mobile park manager to tend to her overgrown lawn but […]
4/27/2013: Church Members Serve at the Home of the Brave
City of Moreno Valley and code enforcement contacted Habitat for Humanity Riverside for assistance with Steven, a 50 year-old disabled Veteran who is having difficulties maintaining his large front yard. After inspection, our Project Manager recommended xeriscaping which can be easily maintained. This three day project was funded by a Fannie Mae grant and over […]
A Brush with Kindness Marathon
It has been a big week for Habitat for Humanity Riverside’s A Brush with Kindness Program. Three days, three homes, and three amazing group of volunteers lend their hands to help homeowners in need. Day 1: 4/25/13 Wild weeds, baked goods and a handful of Bank of America. Annie, a senior homeowner and resident of […]
4/24/13: Starbucks serve more than just coffee, they serve their community.
How do you start your morning projects? Hot coffee and breakfast snacks, of course! Starbucks District Managers joined Habitat for Humanity Riverside early yesterday morning ready to help Evelyn, a homeowner in Corona La Linda mobile home park in Home Gardens. Seven Southern California Starbucks managers who oversee more than 140 stores throughout the region […]
4/20/2013: Corona Presbyterian Volunteers Surprise Homeowner With Great Results!
Corona Presbyterian Church members and a crew of regular Habitat volunteers worked together this Saturday to paint George’s home, an almost retired gentleman who owns a mobile home in Countrywood Estates in Corona. George works for the Lake Elsinore School District but with some of the recent cutbacks in education, he is not able to […]
4/20/2013: Homeowner’s Open-Letter of Gratitude to the Wells Fargo Women
It has been another successful day at the Riverside Arapahoe build with the Wells Fargo women volunteers. This great team of Wells Fargo women was led by Habitat for Humanity Riverside’s Construction Manager, Kathy and three amazing men with tons of patience to paper and lathe my future home. It pleases me time after time […]
Committed
Committed
Connect
Copyright © 2024- Habitat for Humanity Riverside, Inc.