Category: News

“We should capture another 100 homes per year,” Joe Connell said of the new deconstruction resolution passed in February. The resolution, approved by unanimous City Council vote, stipulates that houses and duplexes built in Portland before 1916, as well as those that have historical designation, must be completely deconstructed instead of demolished. This ensures that […]

In 2014, Jason Halstead, Gist Brands founder and creative director, delved deep into the soul of The ReStore, merging its non-profit label and its retail functionality to reconceptualize, redefine and reposition the brand as an environmentally sustainable social enterprise. “It’s not just the dichotomy of nonprofit-versus-retail issue, but the ReStore being able to exist under […]

The call came in a couple of years ago. Multnomah County was moving some portable shop facilites and they wondered if we would be interested in salvaging the attached ADA-compliant ramps. Mark Haley, The ReStores business relations director and several Evergreen Habitat for Humanity site volunteers went to work pulling apart the structures and storing the […]

We’d like to put your know-how to work! The ReStore is recruiting business-savvy people who share our passion for Habitat and our passion for reuse.  This new team of volunteers will build and expand our current ReStore business partner donor base. “We’ve named this group our Volunteer Outreach Ambassadors,” said Mark Haley, business relations director […]

New Seasons customers will soon be able donate their 5¢ reusable bag credit to a local non-profit. But first they’re putting it to a vote.  Through their new “Bag It Forward” program, customers can elect to support a non-profit that embodies one of the three New Seasons tenets: fighting hunger, supporting K-12 schools and promoting […]

UPDATE: On February 17, the Portland City Council passed a deconstruction resolution. As of October 31, 2016 any home that was built before 1916 and is coming down must be deconstructed rather than demolished with a backhoe and discarded [some exceptions apply]. READ: First of its kind: Deconstruction resolution approved. The Portland City Council is pushing to create a […]

While snow creates cheers among the young at heart, it can cause serious hazards on area roadways. That’s why the ReStores in Portland, Beaverton and Vancouver will remain closed all day Monday, January 4. We look forward to greeting you on Tuesday!  In the time being check out our Facebook page and Twitter for news, fun […]

We’d like to put your know-how to work! The ReStore is recruiting business-savvy people who share our passion for Habitat and our passion for reuse.  This new team of volunteers will be tasked with building and expanding the ReStore’s current business partner donor base. “We’ve named this group our Volunteer Outreach Ambassadors,” said Mark Haley, business relations […]

Wrapped and ready to go! All four ReStore trucks have been wrapped with cheerful new designs that depict a portfolio of ReStore home improvement goods and themes. We want to drive home the message that you can discover something new (and used) every day at The ReStore. Take note that our fourth vehicle also carries the Salvage […]

It used to be when we’d think about our senior years, we would imagine kicking back and playing golf every day, taking up a new hobby, exploring the country in an RV, or spending oodles of time with the grandkids. But more and more that golden age of retirement finds people in the red. In a […]