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Portland-area Habitat chapters merge

Two Portland-area chapters of Habitat for Humanity have merged to create the Habitat for Humanity Portland Region.

Nonprofit proposing North Portland housing project

Habitat for Humanity has applied to the Portland Bureau of Development Services for adjustment review of plans for a 30-unit multifamily development on North Interstate Avenue.

Home Builders Blitz coming to Southeast Portland

Four metro-area contractors and numerous subcontractors later this month will donate labor and materials for Habitat for Humanity's Home Builders Blitz in Southeast Portland.

Habitat for Humanity is Seeking a Construction Supervisor.

Project entails building houses while teaching women construction skills

A group of 10 women volunteering through Habitat for Humanity’s Women Build program are building houses in Medford. The program has two missions. The first is to help build houses for people who might not otherwise have a chance at homeownership. The second is to teach women construction skills.

Habitat for Humanity planning construction ‘blitz’ in Portland

Ann Lund and her family are getting a new home thanks to Habitat for Humanity’s Home Builders Blitz program, which operates with donations from local contractors. The program will run for a week – June 2-8 – across the nation. In Portland, four houses will be built – each by an individual local contractor – on Habitat’s development at Southeast 171st Avenue and Division Street.

McMinnville Habitat project has neighbors on edge

Plans for a Habitat for Humanity development in McMinnville include some of the most energy-efficient building techniques the nonprofit has used to date. But the strong sustainability angle isn’t enough to win over a group of local residents opposed to the project.