At the start of May, West Tuality Habitat hosted members of Just Create Community, who visited the Forest Grove ReStore to learn more about Habitat for Humanity’s work in general and its history, West Tuality Habitat’s work specifically, and how the ReStore supports the work of our Habitat affiliate serving Western Washington County, Oregon.

Community members turned out to support West Tuality Habitat for Humanity this year at our "Keys to Hope" Benefit Dinner & Auction on April 26, 2025 at the Forest Grove Senior & Community Center. Attendees enjoyed an amazing dinner, wine and desserts; play games; bid on some valuable and often unique items, such as an intricate wooden egg creation hand-carved and painted by Forest Grove artist Pat Truax; and participated in a raffle to win a beautiful hand-made quilt with the theme of home, created and donated by a group here in our community who call themselves the “Pilates Latte Ladies”. Read more about the evening and view photos!

This tax season, we invite you to designate all or part of your refund to Habitat for Humanity through the Oregon Charitable Checkoff. It's easy! This blog explains how it works. Your support goes beyond bricks and mortar; it opens the door to prosperity and resiliency and fosters a sense of belonging for our neighbors and friends. Together, we can build homes, unlock stability and transform lives.

Lasting affordability efforts keep housing prices in reach across generations, enable homeowners to gain equity and share in value appreciation over time, help residents with low or modest incomes avoid displacement, and avert gentrification of communities. Community land trusts (CLT) play a bigger and bigger part of Habitat’s work to ensure homes remain affordable.

What an amazing year we had: three families moving into their Habitat built or rehabilitated homes, another local Habitat family paying off their mortgage, a record number of corporate groups of volunteers assisting us, our repair program helping dozens of vulnerable homeowners, the return of our volunteer recognition event, record sales in the Forest Grove ReStore all year, and so much more. We are so grateful to all of our supporters who made our activities and accomplishments possible in 2024. Check out the stories (and photos!) below: