The Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity staff know they have the best employer in Central Oregon, but it helps to be ranked #5 for medium-sized organizations in the Oregon Business 100 Best Nonprofits to Work for in Oregon list. In its 11th year, the list showcases nonprofits that are at the top of their game in creating rewarding workplaces for employees. This year, Bend-Redmond Habitat celebrates 30 years of service to the community, and this is just the icing on the cake.
The 100 Best Nonprofits to Work for in Oregon survey came out earlier this year and asks employees questions about benefits, perks, work flexibility, contentment and more. The staff at the Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity is a great team. They are passionate and dedicated, and it shows on a daily basis. As stated in the Oregon Business article, employees are true believers in the mission of this affordable housing provider. A strong and close-knit team also means staffers are happy to come to work. “We have each other’s backs, and even when we have an inevitable rough day, week or month, we are there for each other,” says one contented staffer.
Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity is one of the few affordable housing builders in Central Oregon providing opportunities for homeownership for low- to moderate-income people who are housing unstable and earn 40 percent to 80 percent of the area median income. With Habitat’s homeownership program, families and individuals are required to volunteer hundreds of hours as the down payment for the home, attend monthly financial education classes and participate in a matched savings program for the closing costs. When those requirements are fulfilled and the house is constructed, the families and individuals purchase it with a below-market-rate loan for 30 years.
Bend-Redmond Habitat includes the Bend ReStore and the Redmond ReStore, which are home improvement resale centers that accept and sell a wide variety of building materials, appliances and home furnishings. All proceeds from the ReStores benefit Bend-Redmond Habitat’s mission.
bendredmondhabitat.org • restorebend.org • 541-312-6709 (Bend) • 541-548-1406 (Redmond)
