Home Builders Foundation completes record seven projects in 2013

$615,000 of in-kind labor and materials donated to build and renovate area homeless shelters

The past year was a record-setting one for the Portland area Home Builders Foundation as it completed seven construction projects in 2013 to help provide shelter and transitional housing for the homeless.

The seven projects were valued at $1.76 million, with approximately $615,000 of this value donated in the form of in-kind or heavily discounted labor and materials from members of the Home Builders Association of Metropolitan Portland and others in the local home building industry.

We set out to double the number of projects we completed the previous year, says Ken Cowdery, Home Builders Foundation executive director. Im pleased to say that we went well beyond that goal.

Projects included:

A major renovation of the Goose Hollow Family Shelter operated by Portland Homeless Family Solutions.

The creation of a transitional housing facility in Beaverton for homeless youth a facility that was developed in partnership with the city of Beaverton and is operated by Boys and Girls Aid.

A major expansion of The Harbor, an addiction recovery center for homeless men operated by the Portland Rescue Mission.

Additional projects included shelter kitchen remodels, interior and exterior painting and projects designed to enhance the appearance and comfort of shelters.

Since 2005, the foundation has built and renovated more than 40,000 square feet of shelter space valued at nearly $4 million. These projects accommodate more than 500 homeless men, women, youth, families with children and domestic violence survivors each year.

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Home Builders Foundation completes record seven projects in 2013