Category: ReStories

Meet Studio Lorelei

Our new volunteer program manager has been on the job a few short weeks and we’re thrilled to introduce you to Kat Lucid. Kat grew up in Chicago where she earned a degree in comedy writing and performance from Columbia College Chicago. While studying at Columbia, she worked part time at a local museum taking […]

One of the best things about good friends is how well they look out for you. Take the story of Ashley and Alysia. Ashley and her husband David just bought their first home in the Lents neighborhood in southeast Portland. As the couple set about shopping for furnishings, their focus was on keeping it local, […]

There’s a bustle of activity in the back room of the Vancouver Habitat Store. Staff and volunteers sort and price donations while keeping one eye trained on the driveway where donors drop off loads of reusable goods like furniture, lamps, sinks and toilets, a vase or maybe a box of dishes and a food processor. […]

Have you taken a moment to browse ReStore’s online store? You should!  Find outstanding values in new and gently used furniture, appliances, home decor, paint supplies, building materials and other home improvement goods.   We’re spotlighting these items today, but there are plenty more super buys in our online store. New items are added often, so check […]

Alberto “AJ” Jaimes says he’s been working since he was six years old. He’s referring to growing up on his grandparents’ farm in Hillsboro where chores included caring for livestock, checking the field watering timers, and his all-time favorite: baling hay. “I’ve also worked every long night and hot summer there since I started walking,” […]