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Volunteers Revitalize Corona Family’s Home
Last weekend, over 30 volunteers from La Sierra Outreach, Mujeres Unidas student club at UCR, and other members of the community helped a family repaint their home in Corona. With so many volunteers helping on a single home, they needed a lot of supplies. The volunteers took initiative by organizing all of the materials needed […]
ASCE Continues Community Engagement Efforts
On Saturday January 28th, members from the 8th region of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) came together for a landscaping project in Corona for John and Yvonne. ASCE works to offer essential value to its members and the community through advancing civil engineering practices and community engagement. This afternoon’s work was crucial. John […]
MLK Day of Service: “What are you doing for others?”
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had a profound impact on American society through his vision of breaking down racial barriers and by helping to create a more loving and equal community for all. In the early 1980s, Congress passed legislation making Martin Luther King Day a federally recognized holiday and national service day to honor […]
Wells Fargo Volunteers: Preparation is the Key to Success
Employee volunteers from Wells Fargo lent a hand by helping Habitat for Humanity Riverside prepare for upcoming new home builds and also helped us prepare a home dedication for a family receiving a new Habitat home. The volunteers first helped by scrubbing away dirt and grime from hard hats used by previous volunteers. The helmets […]
Ramona High Completes Another Project!
On December 17th, we closed out 2016 with one last A Brush with Kindness project. We returned to Gloria’s house, whose yard we had previously cleared, this time with students from the Ramona High School Habitat for Humanity Campus Chapter, to level her yard, apply the weed barrier, and lay the rock in the front yard. […]
My Life as an AmeriCorps National Member – Brendan Cooney
My first A Brush with Kindness project. As I waited for volunteers to arrive on my first project as an AmeriCorps member, I had no idea what to expect. When they arrived and the car doors opened, I was surprised to see a dozen volunteers from UCR’s Japanese Student Exchange Program. I felt a little […]
Our Executive Director Reflects on 2016
Thoughts from our Executive Director, Kathy Michalak As we close out a very productive and successful 2016 and prepare to launch into an even busier 2017, I want to use this space to thank the thousands of people who support the important work that so many organizations do in our communities. Together we truly do […]
Joining Dozens of Nonprofits at The Pick Group of Young Professionals’ Pick and Pledge!
Pick and Pledge: Connect with Nonprofits Wednesday, January 25, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. Pick Group of Young Professionals and the Board Development Training Program is hosting a one-of-a-kind event that gives our members and the general public a chance to network with the Executive Directors/CEOs and Board Chairs of local non-profit organizations to learn more about how to get […]
Simpson Strong-Tie Clear Yard in Record Time!
Simpson Strong-Tie has had a very long history with Habitat for Humanity Riverside and many other community organizations through donating funds and volunteering their time. From building parks and doing community improvement projects, to partnering with us for our new home builds, Simpson Strong-tie has done it all. This time, they came together on a […]
A Home for the Holidays
Alma and Micky have been working toward creating a better life for their family by building up their credit, saving money, going to school, and working to advance professionally. Despite their efforts, they have been unable to afford a decent and safe place to live and have been living in a small room with their […]
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