CORVALLIS, Ore. — A Corvallis woman will soon have a safe deck and a roof that no longer leaks, thanks to Benton County’s Habitat for Humanity. Margaret Cummins has fallen on her slippery deck several times and uses pots and pans to catch the rain that falls through the roof of her mobile home. But … Continue reading »
A Brush with Kindness Project
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — Habitat for Humanity volunteers are used to building a home from the ground up, but the project called A Brush with Kindness is a little different. Instead of constructing full homes, volunteers make improvements to homes to help out the veteran, senior or disabled homeowner. Wednesday the nonprofit group got help from … Continue reading »
Habitat for Humanity Workshop
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — The local chapter of Habitat for Humanity will take the next step to build affordable and environmentally friendly homes in Springfield. Local design professionals are volunteering their expertise and participating in a workshop to help plan for a new low-income development. The group acquired the site last year, and plans to develop … Continue reading »
Habitat for Humanity Home Dedication
EUGENE, Ore. — A hard working single mother and her son got the keys to their brand new home in Santa Clara Sunday afternoon in front of a large crowd of community members. Autumn Wise and her son Dylan have been working with Habitat for Humanity for two years. Wise plugged in more than 500 … Continue reading »
