Habitat Oregon Blog

Newberry Habitat for Humanity has been awarded over $78,000 from the Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, which will allow them to build an extra home next year in La Pine. Click here to watch the KOHD news report on the great work that Newberry Habitat for Humanity is doing.

Click here to read Habitat for Humanity of Oregon’s December newsletter.

Newberry Habitat hopes to build three homes in La Pine in 2010, which means tripling its average annual output. In the coming year, this increased effort will be assisted by grants from the Thrivent program of the Lutheran Church (ELCA), The Meyer Memorial Trust, The Ford Family Foundation and Loewe’s. In addition, Newberry Habitat hopes to soon announce the receipt of funding which will allow the purchase of a second subdivided property within the city. As well as these grants, continued generous support from local businesses and individual donors is vital to keep this program moving forward.

In January, in order to help support expanded efforts in La Pine, Newberry Habitat will open a ReStore in an existing building on Highway 97 in the Wickiup Junction area. The ReStore will sell donated building materials and used fixtures, appliances and furniture along with other construction and household items. To spot the location, watch for a big sign along the roadside. It should be up before the end of the year.

As of now, Newberry Habitat is looking for expanded community participation to build its volunteer labor pool for home construction, staffing the ReStore and contributing donations of items for the store. Until a new office and phone are established in La Pine, those interested in learning more can call the existing Newberry Habitat for Humanity office at 503-593-5005.