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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 […]
4/13/13: Lowe’s Women Build Clinic
Thanks to David at the Moreno Valley Lowe’s on Day Street for putting on the “Learn How to Install Insulation and Drywall” clinic on Saturday, April 13th. Lowe’s hosted a free “how-to” clinic for women to prepare them for National Women Build Week, an initiative of Habitat Riverside’s Women Build program in partnership with Lowe’s. […]
4/12/2013: UPDATE: Arapahoe Home in the Making
It has only been a few weeks, since many women, and also men, from the community helped raise the walls to help build Habitat’s newest home on Arapahoe Street in Riverside, and the home is quickly coming along. Look at the fantastic progress of this home! On March 23rd, Wells Fargo women, and a few men raised the walls, which began the […]
4/6/2013: UCR Phi Kappa Alpha & Whirlpool
Moving into a home can be a lot of work and very expensive. Maria and her son Arturo recently purchased and moved into a used mobile home in Moreno Valley’s Santiago Estates mobile home park. The previous owner did not take care of the home very well and it needed lots of cleaning up and […]
3/30/2013: Casablanca Yard Gets Face Lift with Habitat Riverside Volunteers
Habitat Riverside hosted a great volunteer day in Casa Blanca in Riverside on Saturday the 30th. Sharlotte’s home has fallen into disrepair and she was cited by code enforcement for landscaping issues. Councilman Paul Davis asked Habitat Riverside if we could give her some help getting the issues corrected. About 15 Habitat Riverside volunteers showed […]
3/30/2013: Imperial Dental Is All Smiles
Do you remember those flash flood days that we all watched on TV last year? Moreno Valley was hit pretty hard and so was our homeowner Venus. Venus lives in Santiago Estates mobile home park and her home sits in the lowest area of the park. Her home was victim to the mud, water and debris […]
3/27/2013: Interact Club Gets Active!
Rubidoux Interact Club from Rubidoux High School and Habitat Riverside joined together on Wednesday the 27th to help Daniel and Marta, homeowners in the Old Plantation Mobile Home Park. Daniel and Marta and are Pastors for the Ever More church. This couple’s income relies on donations from Church members so there isn’t much to spare […]
3/23/13: Wells Fargo Raising the Roof!
Well, not the roof. But they were raising walls! Bright-eyed and bushy tailed, Wells Fargo women (and a few good men) showed up from all corners of Southern California to raise the walls on Habitat for Humanity Riverside’s newest build in the City of Riverside on Arapahoe Street. Beatrice Jones (Habitat home buyer) and […]
3/23/2013: Ramona Campus Chapter’s Race Raises $5K!
See a great video of the event created and produced by former Habitat Campus Chapter President Brittany New: http://vimeo.com/62776131 The Ramona Campus Chapter students organized a Lap-a-Thon on March 23rd to raise funds for their State Farm Matching Grant. Over 60 students registered for the event and early Saturday morning on March 23rd they arrived with […]
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