Rebuilding Together
A Safe and Healthy Home for Every Person
With the efforts of more than 55,000 community volunteers, RPJ
Housing has repaired over 1,565 homes and non-profit facilities since
it began sponsoring the program in 1988. This
neighbor-helping-neighbor approach unites 1,900 skilled and unskilled
volunteers from diverse backgrounds with 55 low-income homeowners and
non-profit organizations each year. Volunteers are able to make
both major and minor repairs and renovations that result in life
changing improvements for the homeowners and organizations served.
Rebuilding Together provides home repairs free of charge and gives
priority to those low-income households with older adults, persons with
disabilities or families with children. By bringing together
resources from businesses, congregations, and dedicated community
members, Rebuilding Together is able to address pressing repair needs
of those homeowners who, because of financial constraints, age and
physical limitations are unable to make or pay for repairs themselves.
Our goal is to keep people living in warmth, safety and
independence, while helping to build better communities.
Rebuilding Together is a partnership between the sponsor, the recipient
and RPJ Housing. The most important element of this partnership
is the commitment of time and resources from our sponsors and
volunteers. Organizations wishing to "sponsor" a home donate up to
$2,500 and
designate a team captain who is knowledgeable and skillful in the home
improvement field. In
return, RPJ Housing provides a project that matches the skills and size
of each group as well as training and technical assistance.
If you are interested in applying for free home repairs, please download the form on the left (in PDF), or call 703.528.5606. For more information on the national Rebuilding Together organization, click here (external link).
If you are interested in volunteering, visit Take Action.