Category: News

It’s always exciting to turn people on to what Habitat ReStore is all about, but recently Business Relations Director Mark Haley and Gresham ReStore Manager Brieana Weaver had a chance to broadcast our message to Community Hotline viewers. Last week at the Gresham television studios of MetroEast Community Media, Monica Weitzel, show host and director […]

If you’re looking for an employer who believes in people before the bottom line, then consider working for the Habitat for Humanity ReStore. We’ve got job openings that could be the perfect match for you. Please check out our listing: http://pdxrestore.org/jobs Pay close attention to applicant requirements, application materials and deadlines.  

We’re working hard to get the new Gresham ReStore opened as quickly as possible. The floors have been stripped and sealed, then staff and volunteers began floor striping. Painting the interior, setting up gondola racks and a host of other tasks remain on our to-do list. Want to help? You can register to volunteer online: HERE. We […]

Habitat for Humanity Store is the perfect store for me. My mother always told me it was a sin to waste.  Now, I feel guilty if I throw out anything that hasn’t reached the end of its useful life.  That’s what makes [Habitat] Store so perfect.  I am a member of CCRA, Clark County Rental […]

Look what Jess did! We love how ReStore shoppers buy just what they need, often donating back any surplus. That was the case for a sweet little coffee table: The shopper admired the glass table top–not so much the base. But a table without a top isn’t so easy to sell, even at The ReStore. […]

Afternoons are meant for tea, but once you’ve stepped into the new Clockwork Rose Tea Emporium in downtown Beaverton, you’ll be yearning for a cuppa most any time. Owner Maggie Nolder got a taste for tea shops while on a two-week tour of Ireland with husband Harold. After the first sip in a particularly charming […]

Jennifer Hill owes her success to ingenuity, imagination…and shopping at The ReStore. Like many Etsy entrepreneurs, Jenn and partner Jenny Tiffany first began their venture by making tile coasters for friends and family. “They were really popular, so we started distributing to local gift shops,” Jenn recalls.  That was in 2002. In 2006-within the first […]

YOU know it’s a crazy-wonderful experience shopping The ReStore – an adventure because you just never know what treasure you’ll discover. Here’s a short blog about a couple of local shoppers on a mission to forage  salvage materials for an outdoor bar. Next stop: The ReStore. READ HERE! ____________________________ FIND OUT MORE: ReStore Salvage Service in OREGON HOME SHOP […]

A $2 ReStore chair was really the start of it all.  When Sally and Andy Pella bought the $2 chair from The ReStore for their daughter’s dorm room, they sanded, painted and reupholstered the piece, then shared photos on Facebook. Friends said it was beautiful enough to sell, and that’s how Red Door Reclaimed was launched.! Now, only […]

This past year, The ReStore raised enough funds to build 14 Habitat homes. But, we couldn’t do it without you: the donors, the shoppers, the volunteers and the new homeowners. We’re a community built on hope – hope for a better future. We do it one house at a time, one furniture donation at a […]