Interested in an HBF college scholarship in 2018? Mark your calendars for the following dates: Complete your FAFSA beginning January 1. Applications for HBF scholarships are due March 1 and are available through the Office of Student Access and Completion (www.OregonStudentAid.gov) along with hundreds of other scholarship opportunities. HBF has awarded over $250,000 in scholarships […]
Home Builders Foundation (HBF) board member Tim Nacrelli watched a recent TV news story about a theft at Benson High School and decided he had to do something to help. “The fact that the theft involved tools students were using to build tiny houses for the homeless really got to me. “ Nacrelli explains. “The […]
Home Builders Foundation is proud to announce that we will once again be providing scholarships for the Residential Carpentry Program at NW College of Construction this fall. Applications for Admissions are now being accepted and classes begin September 21, 2016. The Residential Carpentry Training Program is a thirty-six week program taught by certified instructors and […]
The Home Builders Foundation has been awarded a prestigious Association Excellence Award (AEA) from the National Association of Home Builders for its workforce development partnership with the Northwest College of Construction (NWCOC). In response to the need for residential construction workers, the HBF partnered with Home Builders Association of Metro Portland and the NWCOC to […]
Interested in an HBF college scholarship in 2016? Mark your calendars for the following dates: Complete your FAFSA beginning January 1. Applications for HBF scholarships are due March 1 and are available through the Office of Student Access and Completion (www.OregonStudentAid.gov) along with hundreds of other scholarship opportunities. HBF awarded $21,000 in scholarships locally and […]
Home Builders Foundation is happy to announce we have awarded $20,500 this year to local and statewide college students pursuing careers in the home building industry. Congratulations to the 2014 HBF Scholarship award winners! Gary E. Milgard Family Fund/ACE Mentoring- $4,000 ($1,000 per year for 4 yrs) : Alexa Thornton- University of Oregon Professional […]
Home Builders Foundation announced this week that it will offer one deserving student a $2,500 scholarship for the new residential carpentry program to be offered at Northwest College of Construction (NWCOC) for the first time this fall. This program is aimed to train students for a career in the residential home building industry. “We’ve heard […]
2014 HBF scholarships are available through the Oregon Student Access Commission (OSAC). Not only will you be able to apply for HBF scholarships, you will also have access to the hundreds of other scholarships OSAC manages. Click HERE to apply for scholarships on the OSAC website. Thank you to Cobalt Mortgage, Professional Remodelers Organization, Gary […]
The Home Builders Foundation of Metropolitan Portland recently selected nine students from around the state that will be awarded a total of $20,000 in Building Industry Scholarships. The scholarship program was created by the Foundation and funded as part of a statewide effort to raise awareness and access for Oregon students pursuing careers in construction […]
Since 2004, the Home Builders Foundation (HBF) has been awarding scholarships to high school and college students pursuing a career within the home building industry. To date, more than $150,000 has been awarded to students in our community all in an effort to increase opportunity, exposure and success in our building trades. This year, the […]