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Causes: Home Improvement & Repairs, Homeless & Housing, Housing & Shelter, Housing Rehabilitation
Mission: To follow gods teachings by working together to preserve and revitalize homes and communities, assuring that low income, elderly, and disabled homeowners live in a secured environment that is safe, comfortable, and able to withstand weather conditions.
Programs: Workday expenditures are completed by volunteers and are large scale repairs that may take several days to complete. Repairs include re-roofing, door and window replacements, new locks for safety, plumbing, gas lines, and electrical. Many homes need updating to help with homeowners disabilities. These repairs improve the quality of life of the homeowner and help them to maintain their independences. April is the awareness month for this program and for people to serve. 65 homes were repaired during those work days. We had 1,589 volunteers making up 65 teams. Volunteer hours totaled over 12,700.
emergency home repairs are completed by volunteers and licensed contractors. These repairs affect the quality of life, and the homeownerss ability to stay in their homes. Repairs include water heaters, air conditioners, gas lines, plumbing, roofing, or equipping the home for homeowners disabilities. 115 emergency home repairs.