Check out additional photos of the “Kick-Off” event on our Facebook page! FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE KICK-OFF EVENT: HOME BUILDERS FOUNDATION DONATION HELPS DOUBLE PORTLAND RESCUE MISSION CAPACITY. (PORTLAND, OR – September 11, 2012) Wednesday, September 12 at 11:00 AM, Home Builders Foundation and Portland Rescue Mission will host a kick-off event for the Next Step […]
“Volunteers at Work” signs were visible all over the Portland Metro area on Saturday, November 12th. For the sixth year in a row, teams of volunteers went out into the community armed with paintbrushes to make a difference in the lives of Portland’s homeless. The Home Builders Foundation organized teams of volunteers at six local […]
Building “Roots” in the Community In the fall of 2010, HBF spearheaded a phased-renovation project for Bradley Angle’s emergency domestic violence shelter, Bonnie Tinker House, located in N Portland under the leadership of Rupp Family Construction. The renovation provided upgraded security and living spaces and an overall safe, warm, and inviting atmosphere for families served. […]
There are 16 million homeless children in the U.S., the highest number ever recordered. Through our shelter development arm, we’re hoping to make a difference and bring that number down. Click here to see a video about the children affected by homelessness across the nation.
Here’s a video presenting the important work we do with HomeAid.
By: Rick Lesniak, Blazer Development, Inc. – Home Builders Foundation Director & Raphael House Builder Captain Lead. Raphael House Update: Renovation is now underway at Portland’s largest domestic violence shelter. Blazer Development (Rick Lesniak) and Touchstone Townhomes, LLC (Jim Standring) are building a Comprehensive Advocacy Center from a 5,000 square foot unfinished attic space. The […]
What started as a simple remodeling project at an area shelter for abused teens has grown into a $900,000, full-scale renovation, and two area home builders were honored recently for their work. The Home Builders Foundation- HomeAid Program, Mike Arnett of Lifestyle Custom Homes and Jim Feild of Progressive Builders Northwest were presented the John […]
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Home Building News – November 2008 Nearly 300 homebuilding professionals and Portland community members joined forces on Sept. 6 to improve 15 local homeless shelters during the Home Builders Foundation’s one-day volunteer blitz, Painting a Better Tomorrow. The Home Builders Foundation is the charitable arm of the Home Builders Association of Metropolitan Portland. Its focus […]