Projects
The number of low-income homeowners increases each year and 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.
Unskilled volunteers join with skilled trades-people, painting, cleaning, weatherizing, doing carpentry, and building ramps.
Project Stories
Name: Newton Road Project
Description: The homeowner was elderly and disabled and unable to leave her home because it was not handicap accessible. Rebuilding Together built her a ramp so that she was no longer a "prisoner in her own home". This afforded her independence, quality of life and accessibility to the community.
"Allow me to thank you and Rebuilding Together for constructing a ramp for my disabled mother Katherine. It was one of the kindest things anyone has done for her. For years it was very difficult for her to go outside because she was in a wheelchair. Thankfully the ramp gave her easy access to go inside and outside her home. The last day she spent at her home she went outside to do some gardening from her wheelchair. It was because of the ramp that she spent her last moments at home doing what she loved. I am most grateful for that gift!" - Carl
Name: State Street Corridor Project
Description: Martha is a senior citizen who was unable to afford to paint her two story home/garage and do some extensive yard clean up. Rebuilding Together's volunteers painted her home, cleaned up her yard, planted flowers and shrubs, put down mulch and hauled away garbage, dead branches and shrubs. The end result was that Martha felt "pride of ownership" again. Not only was her home improved, but it revitalized the neighborhood as well.
"This note has been difficult for me to write because no matter the words, I put on paper, never seem (to me) to convey the enormous gratitude I feel for the help I received to restore my home to what it is today. All I can say is Thank-you, Thank-you, Thank-you!!!" - Martha
Name: Brooks Street Project
Description: The homeowners are both disabled. The husband is a military veteran and his wife is blind. Due to their declining health they were not able to physically or afford to keep up their home and property. They could also not afford their utility costs because of drafty and old windows.
Rebuilding Together installed energy efficient windows, repaired their roof, cleaned up their yard and planted flowers and shrubs. They will now be able to afford their heating and electric bills, and stay warm this and every winter.
Name: Maynard Street Project
Description: The homeowner is elderly and was unable and could not afford the upkeep of her home. Her roof was leaking into her kitchen and bedroom. She had to use buckets to catch the water.
Rebuilding Together worked on this home and at the end of the day she had a new roof, safe energy efficient doors, her house was painted, and yard work was completed, along with the planting of flowers.
Fundraiser At Pazzo Was A Great Success!
See Us At Our Recent Fundraiser At Pazzo's Restaurant At The Basketball Hall of Fame!
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Raffle items were donated from:
- The Big E
- Basketball Hall of Fame
- Springfield Symphony
- Lily House Bed & Breakfast in Suffield, CT
- LA Fitness
- Cold Stone Creamery
- Big Mamou's New Orlean's Style Restaurant
- United Bank Gift Basket