Over 3,000 volunteers, along with sponsors, donors, building partners and the homeowner families, help us build homes for deserving families each year - thank you!  With your help, we have built over 130 homes in the Portland/Metro east area. Some of the recently-completed Habitat for Humanity Portland/Metro East home builds include:

2 homes on NE Wasco Street—In January 2008, Habitat for Humanity Portland/Metro East completed two homes at NE Wasco and NE 128th Ave. These homes were built for the Delgado and the Mohamed families!

2 homes on N. Borthwick Ave.—In December 2007, we dedicated another two homes on N. Borthwick Ave. These homes were for the Canche and the Barrera/Riordan families. Angel Barrera and Teresa Riordan spent the last five years living in a cramped RV trailer with a leaking roof, a sagging floor, and a serious mold problem. After purchasing their new Habitat home, the family was ecstatic to learn that their mortgage payment was only going to cost $75 more than the space they were renting to park the trailer.                                                                                                  

15 Homes in New Columbia—During 2006 and 2007, Habitat for Humanity Portland/Metro East was proud to build homes for 15 families in three different areas of the exciting New Columbia neighborhood in North Portland.  A Women Build home and two Faith Build home were three of the 15 homes. Also, three of the homes were blitz-built in only seven days (June 22nd-June 29th, 2007) through our partnership with the national Blitz Home Builders volunteer group.  In addition, four other homes were blitz-built between June 3rd and 9th, 2006 in partnership with four local professional homebuilders as part of the nationwide Habitat for Humanity Home Builders Blitz 2006 event.  Thank you, homebuilders!

14 Homes at Lillian's Place-In September 2006, we dedicated 14 condos and a community center located on a one-acre site on SE Stark St between 168th & 169th. On September 16, 2006, Habitat ‘handed over the keys to the future’ by dedicating these 14 homes to the 22 adults and 36 children who helped build them. Before Habitat started building on this site, the land held an abandoned house and three dilapidated buildings.  Press Release

16 Homes on Lambert Street—During 2005-2006, we completed a 16-home community (8 duplexes) in Southeast Portland's Lents neighborhood, including 2 Women Build homes and two Faith Build homes.

8 Homes at 188th & Burnside -In April 2003, we dedicated eight homes in the Rockwood neighborhood.  A half-acre lot on 188th Avenue, just north of Burnside, was inhabited by overgrown berry bushes, and the neglected yard was littered with drug paraphernalia. Today, thanks to the efforts of volunteers, businesses, and partner-families, the lot holds attractive, well-constructed townhouses that 8 families call home.

"Katrina Build" home in Louisiana—In 2006, Habitat for Humanity Portland/Metro East was pleased to participate in the national Habitat for Humanity Operation Home Delivery program through sponsoring and helping to build a home in Lafayette, Louisiana for a family who lost their home to the hurricanes.  We called it our Giant Love Letter to Louisiana!  Thanks to all who participated and made this build possible, including the Portland volunteer team who went down to Lafayette to help build the home.