{"id":29164,"date":"2022-11-03T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-03T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/habitatportlandregion.org\/?p=29164"},"modified":"2022-11-02T14:14:48","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T21:14:48","slug":"volunteer-with-women-build-wandas-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/habitatportlandregion.org\/volunteer-with-women-build-wandas-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Volunteer with Women Build | Wanda\u2019s Story"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cI was filled with hope that these houses are being built.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Wanda McNealy calls herself \u201cPortland passionate,\u201d and she\u2019s committed to helping the city she loves grow even stronger. She recently spent her first day volunteering with Habitat for Humanity Portland Region, helping build and move fencing for the Cherry Blossom community in the Mill Park neighborhood of SE Portland. It\u2019s part of her mission to volunteer weekly throughout this city, learning new skills, new people, and new solutions to the city\u2019s challenges.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI went to the Habitat for Humanity website because I&#8217;d seen them building a house near my grandparents\u2019,\u201d she said. \u201cI never really knew about the organization, and I wasn&#8217;t really sure what that even meant \u2014 Habitat for Humanity. And then when I went on the website, I saw their Women Build program, and I really wanted to volunteer.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Born and raised in Portland, Wanda has witnessed the impact of ever-increasing housing prices and the lack of affordable housing among her peers. Even friends in families with two incomes are struggling to find affordable housing, she said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe second I walked (onto the site) I was filled with hope that these houses are being built,\u201d Wanda said, putting her hand to her chest. \u201cMy heart \u2014 I needed this. I needed hope for the city. Just seeing this hope for the city: We are going to heal.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wanda said getting signed up to volunteer was easy and she liked that it didn\u2019t require prior construction experience or a lengthy training period just to participate. She and other volunteers received guidance and safety tips onsite, with supervision, and were encouraged to be hands-on in helping move the project forward.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wanda said she plans to go to various nonprofits to highlight their work and show others how easy it is to volunteer. She\u2019s begun chronicling the city\u2019s needs, and the fun of volunteering on Instagram. Having spent the day with Habitat, she hopes to return for more volunteer shifts onsite.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNow that I&#8217;m here, I want to do it at least every other Wednesday, if not every week at Habitat,\u201d said Wanda, who volunteered solo and met new friends with the Women Build team onsite. \u201cI need to be around empowered women who are empowering me as a young female.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The whole experience, she said, has given her hope for Portland\u2019s continued resilience.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;s heartwarming that these houses are built by your neighbors,\u201d Wanda said. \u201cPeople who are going to move in here \u2014 having a house that&#8217;s built by their brothers and sisters \u2014 that\u2019s sweet!\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cI was filled with hope that these houses are being built.\u201d&nbsp; Wanda McNealy calls herself \u201cPortland passionate,\u201d and she\u2019s committed to helping the city she loves grow even stronger. 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