Habitat for Humanity programs are focused on everyone having a safe, affordable place to call home, and our critical home repair program is part of that focus. In this month’s blog, we profile the repairs we did for one homeowner, to illustrate the issues vulnerable homeowners can face and why West Tuality Habitat’s critical repair program is so important.

From September through November, 2025, West Tuality Habitat volunteers, including volunteers in the ReStore, are invited to participate in Habitat for Humanity's social media giveaway. This is a nation-wide invitation to all Habitat affiliates, and the top five submissions each month will be sent a Habitat branded backpack and may be featured on Habitat for Humanity International’s social media channels! You enter by posting a photo or short video, and some text, to social media, and using a special tag. Our blog has all the details.

We have a page from the official Habitat for Humanity Adult Coloring Book ready for you to download, print out and color. When you are done with your creation, we want you to take a photo of yourself holding your finished page and send it to us at photos@westtualityhabitat.org and/or bring your page in to the Forest Grove ReStore so we can display it in the store!

In May 2025, a staff member of West Tuality Habitat went through an extraordinary experience: she participated in Habitat for Humanity’s Global Village program in Paraguay. She wrote about her experience in a blog for our web site.

Habitat for Humanity’s Global Village program mobilizes volunteers to work with local communities to address housing needs around the world. The Global Village program addresses specific local challenges, fosters community development and promotes sustainable solutions worldwide, as well as helping volunteers become advocates for Habitat’s vision where everyone has a decent place to live. volunteers in this program learn more about the need for adequate housing around the world and the specific needs of a country where they will serve. Habitat is seeking people to become Global Village Team Leaders. Candidates need to be from organized groups, such as university classes or clubs, social clubs, communities of faith, volunteers or staff from local Habitat affiliates, employees from a company, etc. Candidates take the Global Village online trainings and then lead their organized group of co-workers, club members, students, congregation members or other association on a Global Village program trip abroad. Our blog has more information.