A special housewarming party drew a happy crowd in front of a new yellow house on a hill outside Molalla just before Labor Day. Homeowner Shilah James’ family just moved in, two years after the 2020 Riverside wildfires destroyed their home. “It’s probably going to be winter before we realize, we have a house. I’m […]
Sophie Mancione juggled vases in her arms as internship boss Brittainy Tiffany sent her to decorate a bedroom at the NW Natural Street of Dreams. “You got it, got to be efficient, what do I always say? No wasted trips.” Tiffany team members tell us styling these show homes is like “Fashion Week” a high- […]
More than 40,000 Portland Oregon residents saw the direct impact of HBF encouraging careers in residential construction this summer. Home Builders Foundation-Home Aid Portland (HBF) leveraged funds from the National Housing Endowment’s Career Connections Grant to create a project that inspires future builders, and helps Portland’s homeless population. HBF staff wanted to connect local construction […]
HBF made a strong showing at the 2022 NW Natural Street of Dreams. Our raffle for two tickets on Alaska Air during the Block Party July 20 netted $2800, and donations given to HBF through ticket sales brought in another $4800. All told, $7600 raised will help our projects. In addition, this year we were […]
A battalion of Home Builders Foundation volunteers helped us on many fronts this spring. In particular, our 25th Anniversary Building Hope Gala and Auction owes its success to countless hours behind the scenes by our auction committee. Flower arranging is just one of the many tasks they take on to make the event flawless. Committee […]
This spring, the Home Builders Foundation Board of Directors approved two new shelter projects in the outskirts of the Portland metro region. The first project, a transitional overnight shelter called Newberg Harvest House, will serve as the featured charity project for this year’s NW Natural Street of Dreams in Yamhill County. The second project is […]
Amity High School has fewer than 300 students, but this small school features a juggernaut construction program. Alongside the football field is a large warehouse-sized construction trades classroom, where Amity High trades teacher John Sterns guides the students through every step of constructing a home “Get a tape, check your reveal, make sure it’s right”. […]
While a construction crane beeped overhead, a Rick’s Custom Fencing and Decking crew drove posts into the ground this spring in front of HomePlate Youth Services new building in Beaverton. HomePlate Executive Bridget Calfee says the project is really coming together. “We couldn’t have done it without Home Builders Foundation and the fantastic donations of […]
At the end of a multi-year project to add 13 sleeping pods to the Clackamas Veterans Village, Home Builders Foundation completed one final capstone project with a small, locally-owned design-build company. With donated time and physical labor from TaylorSmith Sustainable Construction, in addition to donated lumber and roofing materials from Builders FirstSource, HBF planned and […]
Home Builders Foundation Workforce Development efforts will be boosted by a national organization. The National Housing Endowment Career Connections program selected HBF this spring as well as 58 other National Association of Home Builders organizations for grants that will ultimately involve 30,000 students nationwide. HBF is using the grant to start our “Picnic Table Project.” […]