Building A Home For The Homeless!

Hey everyone!

We are a passionate team of volunteers, engineers, and organizers who want to help build a better Portland. On Saturday, February 22nd, we will have our second volunteer event!

We will frame the remaining three walls, make the roof trusses, and work on the floor. This will be a fun volunteer build day with a community lunch, time to socialize, and an experience to learn about the work happening in Portland.

At our previous event, over 40 volunteers came to support our neighbors as we began building our first home. The event was a collaboration between Recycled Living and Cultivate Initiatives to build a home for an unhoused neighbor sheathed with recycled plastic panels. We framed the foundation, floor, and front wall of our first tiny home while learning about effective housing initiatives in a supportive community.

We will get started at 11:00am as we set up a free lunch for everyone involved. The lunch will include donations from local businesses in Portland. At noon, we will walk everyone through the various roles and work we will be doing. No prior experience is necessary and everyone can help as they are able. From 12pm-3pm we will frame the remaining 2x6 walls, cut the roof trusses, and ready each module for sheathing.

After the work party, we will have further ways to get involved to stay in this amazing community of Portlanders. We're involving many different communities so there will be more participants than those who have RSVPed here. We hope this event brings lasting warmth and excitement to those who care about our city and everyone who lives here. We can't wait to see you again if you were at the November event, and we're excited to meet you if this will be your first time!

Info on the Website!