How You Can Help Your Community During The Covid-19 Crisis Nonprofits who need extra support during this crisis:• Oregon Food Bank• Sunshine Division • Meals on Wheels• Red Cross – Make an appointment to donate blood!• Domestic Violence shelters – Surge in domestic violence calls to crisis lines• Homeless shelters – Increasing needs for food, […]
Home Builders Foundation was able to relocate nine sleeping pods for homeless veterans in Clackamas over the holidays, and contributed $20,000 to assist with the move. Many private, local companies and volunteers helped make the project a great success. Kabuki Strength, a company owned by HBF Past President Rudy Kadlub announced before Christmas they would […]
In December of 2019, HBF and seasoned shelter provider, Portland Homeless Family Solutions celebrated the opening of shelter to house twenty-six families in what is now called the Lents Family Village. Around $750,000 of in-kind donations were provided to make the $2.5 million dollar project a reality. Using “trauma-informed” design, lead designer Jessica Helgerson Interior […]
It was a long road, but after eighteen months of permit review, seismic upgrades and a complete exterior makeover, Community of Hope’s “Hope House” shelter in St. John’s looks brand new. Prior to becoming a shelter for single parent households in 2016, HBF renovated the interior of the former 1950s-era block building. After receiving a […]
The 15th Annual Trap Shoot, presented by Parr Lumber and benefiting Home Builders Foundation (HBF), was the biggest yet. Held on Friday, September 13, this year’s shooting competition drew over 70 teams to the Portland Gun Club – the biggest crowd yet to attend the event! As the early morning showers began to slow and […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Portland is the second pilot project for the HomeAid America WORKS Program Giving Training and Job Opportunities for Homeless Individuals May 21, 2019 (Portland, OR) – Home Builders Foundation-HomeAid Portland, a local nonprofit provider of housing and resources for the homeless, announces that they will receive a $25,000 grant each year for […]
The Home Builders Foundation, had a phenomenal year for fundraising so naturally, it was a record-breaking year for supporting shelter projects. For 2018, the HBF gave $200,109 in cash grants to go specifically towards construction of shelter projects, a majority of which were designated for the seven projects active last year. Two projects, the Clackamas […]
The 14th Annual Trap Shoot, presented by Parr Lumber and benefiting Home Builders Foundation (HBF), was the biggest yet. Held on Friday, September 14, this year’s shooting competition drew over 65 teams to the Portland Gun Club – the biggest crowd yet to attend the event. As the fog lifted and shooters were going through […]
A multi-year project for Home Builders Foundation came to a happy end in May with the ribbon-cutting event for the Dorothy Lemelson House and New Meadows Program. Home Builders Foundation, Bridge Meadows and New Avenues for Youth joined forces to create an innovative housing community for youth aging out of the foster care program in […]
Thanks to a grant from the CBRE Cares program and HomeAid America, two murals have been painted at Community of Hope shelter in St. Johns. Courtney McWhorter of CourtneyCo Fine Art Murals provided a great opportunity for CBRE volunteers to ‘paint by number’ to get the murals started and then Courtney followed up with the […]