Publications & Blog

Teresa Spangler Teresa Spangler

Gratitude for 2024 Giving

Volunteers dug deep in 2024, helping Home Building Foundation improve facilities that will help our houseless neighbors re-build their lives. At the end of the year, we like to take a moment to acknowledge our many contributors.

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Teresa Spangler Teresa Spangler

New Leader for HBF

HBF enters the new year with a new leader. We are excited to introduce you to our new Executive Director, Regan Schutz.

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Teresa Spangler Teresa Spangler

Passion for Compassion

Home Building Foundation and our volunteers form strong bonds with our nonprofit partners. This winter, we are headed back to help enhance services at a busy suburban shelter.

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Kyle Ellerbe Kyle Ellerbe

Volunteers Level Up

HBF’s staff believes in the saying from Margaret Mead: “ Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed individuals can change the world.” That proved true at our latest project in North Portland.

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Kyle Ellerbe Kyle Ellerbe

A Fond Farewell

HBF will be saying goodbye to its beloved leader, Executive Director Brenda Ketah.

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Kyle Ellerbe Kyle Ellerbe

Shining Hope

Solving Portland’s homeless crisis requires innovative solutions.

Home Building Foundation is proud to be involved with a project aimed at using an underutilized parking lot to help house people experiencing homelessness.

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Teresa Spangler Teresa Spangler

Heroes Honored

Home Building Breakfast breaks bread with its supporters to honor their contributions to our cause. This years honorees are stellar.

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Teresa Spangler Teresa Spangler

Care Kit Competition

This team from Builders FirstSource helped with one of our most valued programs. This project requires no construction skills, but helps people rebuild their lives.

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Kyle Ellerbe Kyle Ellerbe

Builder Tour Fosters a Career

Taking kids on a tour of a housing development can be more than just a fun field trip. For Taylor Morrison, it helped a contractor find a new employee.

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Teresa Spangler Teresa Spangler

Pod Provides Practice

Summer school was in session for HBF ! We paired up with a pre-apprenticeship program to see whether students can help us build shelter for people experiencing homelessness.

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Teresa Spangler Teresa Spangler

Bang Up Job

For 20 years now, supporters of Home Building Foundation have turned out to help raise money, and to show off their skills at the Portland Gun Club. The 2024 HBF Trap Shoot scored big!

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Building Dream Careers

HBF’s Workforce outreach program took the opportunity to enlighten budding builders this summer. The 2024 NW Natural Street of Dreams provided an incredible opportunity to show the best of the best in home construction.

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