Rebuilding Together's Impact

Rebuilding Together preserves and revitalizes houses and communities, assuring that homeowners in need, particularly those who are elderly, disabled and families with children live in warmth, safety and independence. Our goal is to make a sustainable impact in partnership with the community.

What we do: Low-income homeowners, particularly the elderly, disabled, and families with children often have no place to turn when the roof begins to leak or the front steps crumble.  Our goal is to preserve these houses and neighborhoods and assure a warm, safe and dry home for people in need.  Homeownership stabilizes and strengthens communities.

Whom we help: The number of low-income homeowners increases each year.  The current 24 million low-income homeowner families is expected to grow to an astonishing 28.5 million by the year 2010.  More and more families are placed in the position of choosing between vital necessities such as food or medicine and a roof that does not leak. Disabled and elderly homeowners cannot afford the modifications that allow them to “age in place” and remain in their own homes. And displaced homeowners who are the victims of hurricanes and other disasters have recently been added to this list. Rebuilding Together works to ensure that as many of those families as possible do not have to make these difficult choices.  Individual families are referred to us through neighborhood associations, churches, synagogues, community organizations and service groups or by self-referral.  Non-profit facilities are also eligible for our services.

When we work: Our local RTNN affiliate works thoughout the year.  While many of the affiliates work throughout the year to rehabilitate homes and provide related services to communities, much of our national volunteer effort culminates on National Rebuilding Day, typically held the last Saturday in April.  Legions of volunteers come together to rehabilitate homes and non-profit facilities.  Homeowners and volunteers work together to preserve and revitalize the communities in which they live.

Who volunteers: Anyone can be a Rebuilding Together volunteer!  Volunteers come from corporations, places of worship, civic clubs, social clubs, schools, and universities.  Skilled volunteers—such as carpenters, plumbers, electricians, and roofers—come from partnerships with trades associations, home supply retailers, and local tradespersons.

Our 2007 National Projected Impact
• 9,100 houses and non-profit facilities rehabilitated
• 272,000 volunteers donating their time and skills     
• Work done in 1,880 communities across America
• More than 235 affiliates nationwide
• Delivering $100 million market value

Our Cumulative National Impact through 2006
• 105,020 houses and non-profit facilities rehabilitated
• Involving 2.7 million volunteers, committing to 27 million hours of volunteer time
• Delivering $1 billion in market value