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About Us
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The number of low-income homeowners in Springfield and the U.S. increases each year, and this problem is expected to grow to an astonishing 28.5 million by the year 2010. More and more families must choose between vital necessities such as food or medicine and home repairs.
Rebuilding Together™ works to ensure that as many families as possible do not have to make these difficult choices. The work is hard, but rewarding. The Springfield Chapter will rehabilitate over 30 homes and 2 nonprofit facilities in 2011. Unskilled volunteers join with skilled trades-people, painting, cleaning, weatherizing, doing carpentry, and building ramps.
Houses and Homeowners are selected with care.
Homeowners must be low-income and elderly, disabled, or families with children whose parents are unable to do the work themselves. The site selection process takes place locally using broad national guidelines. Individual families are referred to us through neighborhood associations, churches, synagogues, community organizations and service groups or by self referral.
Homeowners participate in many ways.
Typically, labor and some of the supplies are donated. While homeowners do not pay for services, family members are asked to welcome the volunteers and work alongside them whenever possible.
Become a Rebuilding Together™ sponsor.
Money comes from generous individuals, corporations, labor organizations, foundations, civic and religious organizations. As a non-profit, organization supported by voluntary contributions of time and money, every dollar we are given is wisely spent and is an investment in building a better Springfield, Massachusetts.
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For the 9th consecutive year
Rebuilding Together™
has received a 4-star rating, the highest rating from Charity Navigator, America's largest independent evaluator of charities. |
|  | | Management Excellence #1 Affiliate of the Year Awardout of over 200 affiliates nationwide |
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