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ROCK THE BLOCK: Neighborhood cleanups for low-income communities

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ORGANIZATION: West Tuality Habitat for Humanity

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West Tuality Habitat for Humanity believes everyone deserves a safe and decent place to live and volunteers help make it happen. Our programs not only build homes, they build community.

The West Tuality Habitat for Humanity’s Critical Home Repair program serves the elderly, people with disabilities, low or fixed-incomes, and military veterans who are homeowners in our area of Western Washington County, including Forest Grove, Banks, Cornelius, North Plains, Gaston, Gales Creek and the surrounding area. This program includes half day-long neighborhood cleanups targeting these vulnerable homeowners, which we call ROCK THE BLOCK.

These cleanup events make homes more livable and can restore dignity to a neighborhood. These cleanups also can help elderly people age in…

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About West Tuality Habitat for Humanity

Location:

3731 PACIFIC AVE, FOREST GROVE, OR 97116, US

Mission Statement

Our vision is a community where everyone has a safe, decent, and affordable place to live. West Tuality Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit organization that helps families in Western Washington County, Oregon build and improve places to call home. We believe affordable housing plays a critical role in strong and stable communities and is a foundation for breaking the cycle of poverty. We advocate for decent, affordable housing for all, and support the global community’s commitment to housing as a basic human right. We believe that every person has something to contribute and something to gain from creating communities in which all people have decent, affordable places to live. We strive to be wise stewards of all resources entrusted to us. We view our work as successful when it transforms lives individually and promotes positive and lasting change in the community.

Description

We are West Tuality Habitat for Humanity, based in Forest Grove, Oregon. We are a nonprofit organization committed to bringing people together to build homes, communities and hope. With the help of donors, volunteers, and sponsors we team up with local families to build homes with an affordable mortgage and do critical home repairs in Western Washington County. We serve the communities of Forest Grove, Cornelius, Gaston, Gales Creek, Buxton, Banks, North Plains and the surrounding areas in Western Washington County, Oregon. We are an affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International.

CAUSE AREAS

Advocacy & Human Rights
Community
Homeless & Housing
Advocacy & Human Rights, Community, Homeless & Housing

WHEN

We'll work with your schedule.

WHERE

West Tuality Habitat for Humanity3731 Pacific AvenueForest Grove, OR 97116

(45.520622,-123.08113)

SKILLS

  • Public Relations
  • Landscaping
  • Gardening
  • Home Repair
  • Multi-Tasking
  • People Skills

GOOD FOR

N/A

REQUIREMENTS

  • Must be at least 16
  • Orientation or Training
  • 2 hours

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