Event Highlights
Lease Crutcher Lewis Volunteer Workday
On Friday, June 11th, twenty-two Lease Crutcher Lewis employees volunteered at the home of a NE Portland senior homeowner and her disabled son. “Dolly” as the homeowner insisted the volunteers call her, is 81 years old and raised her children in the 1917 home.
The volunteers from Lease Crutcher Lewis completely transformed the homeowner’s large yard, which has been a struggle for Dolly and her son to keep up with. The group also made eight critical safety and habitability repairs, such as installing hand rails, grab bars and other safety aids to help Dolly age safely in her home.
Dolly was very impressed by the Lease Crutcher Lewis volunteers, saying “They were all very hard workers and did really good work.” REACH would like to thank Lease Crutcher Lewis for volunteering and for their ongoing support of the Community Builders Program.
View photos from the Lease Crutcher Lewis workday.
Local Contractors Volunteer to Rehab Home
The Community Builders Program partnered with 17 local businesses on Saturday, June 5th to help a southeast Portland senior make her home safe and livable by donating over $15,000 worth of home improvement labor and materials. Renovation Concepts, a local group of sustainable building and design professionals, teamed up with REACH Community Development to complete repairs on the home of a recently widowed 69-year-old Richmond neighborhood resident who had received several citations from the City for a variety of housing code violations. REACH would like to extend a thank you to Renovation Concepts and the following member businesses for their contributions in helping make this senior’s home safe and livable.
Support the businesses that support our community!
Renovation Concepts
AAA Heating & Cooling
Builddesign, LLC
Emma Shea Interiors
Gene Darco Painting
Interstate Flooring Co
JB Construction Inc.
Joan Mullen Woods Interiors
LandServices, Inc.
Lisac’s Fireplaces
Olson & Jones
RailPro USA
Reds Electric
Sofa Table Chair
Stevens Printing
The Whole 9 Yards
Zion Metal Works
View photos from the Renovation Concepts workday.
Volunteers Help Seniors Age in Place
The Community Builders Program partnered with workforce training programs, local businesses, and individuals this Spring to complete over 450 repairs at nearly 50 Portland homes. REACH would like to extend a thank you to our community partners for their contributions in helping seniors age safely in their homes and our community:
Bureau of Development Services
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, IBEW Local 48 Candidate Assistance Program
Irvington Covenant CDC Constructing Hope Program
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Marley Brown Lumber Service
Portland Housing Bureau
Portland Police Bureau North Precinct
Portland Youth Builders
Shamrock Medical, Inc.
Strongwork Architecture, LLC
And thank you to the many individuals who donated their time and talents!
View photos from our Spring Events.
Electrical Union Hosts Day of Community Service for Underserved Communities
In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, REACH’s Community Builders Program partnered with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Minority Caucus to provide free electrical repairs for underserved seniors living on the NE MLK Blvd corridor in Portland. In town for a conference hosted by Local 48, minority members of the brotherhood from across the country kicked off their annual conference with a day of community service. Over a dozen electricians from Oakland, San Francisco, Portland OR, and Washington DC descended on 5 homes. Joined by REACH staff and a handful of volunteer carpenters, REACH completed nearly 60 repairs all in one day! Event coordinator Hilary Colbert said, “Our members want to share their skills with families who have been underserved in our communities. The caucus works to promote equity within our union as well as the community. We are happy to partner with REACH to connect us to families in need.” Electricians installed fixtures donated by Rejuvenation, and corrected other fire hazards like bad outlets and wiring. These repairs improved lighting conditions and reduced energy costs. REACH volunteers also installed bath safety aids and hand railings to help seniors age in place and keep Portland affordable for our senior citizens.
View photos from the event.
2009 Paint & Repair-a-thon
The 20th anniversary of REACH’s Paint & Repair-a-thon made a huge impact in Lents! Thanks to the support of local business like yours, twenty-two homeowners who are seniors or are living with disabilities now have homes that are safer, more livable, and more energy efficient. Over 280 volunteers pitched in to get the job done. Collectively, supporters of the event donated $9,600 of materials, $32,290 of in-kind labor, and $37,194 in cash.
Here’s what we accomplished:
- 11 Painting projects
- 60 Yard Clean-up/home repairs
- 20 Carpentry Repairs
- 35 plumbing/electrical repairs
- 116 Total Projects!
REACH extends a special thanks to Grainger International for their generous gift in support of the Paint and Repair-a-thon and our programs.
“We chose to partner with REACH because of their demonstrated commitment to ensuring local families have stable homes in these challenging times.”
~ Jeremy Deeney, Grainger Branch Manager
View photos of this year’s event.
Please check back in spring 2010 for information about sponsorship and volunteer opportunities for your company at the next Paint and Repair-a-thon.
