Volunteers Needed to Repair Homes After Hurricane Harvey

Rebuilding Together National is looking for individuals and teams to volunteer for their Home After Harvey rebuild projects.

They have selected several dates in the first part of the year for the Home After Harvey program. Crews are asked to participate in day-long projects. You are welcome to sign up for more than one date:

Available Dates

January 27, 30-31
February 17, 20-22, 24
March 12-16, 19-23
May 5, 8-10, 12, 15-17, 19

More dates to come!

Projects could include:

Repairing the home’s exterior
Installing insulation and sheet rock (tape and float)
Priming walls
Installing kitchen counter with sink
Installing bathroom vanity with a sink and medicine cabinet
Installing flooring

Both skilled and unskilled volunteers needed!

Individual Volunteers Sign Up Here

Crew Leaders Sign Up Here

Deadline Extended to Apply for AmeriCorps!

The deadline to apply to serve as an AmeriCorps member with us has been extended to June 30th.  We are currently recruiting two AmeriCorps members to serve from August 2016 through July 2017 as part of the Rebuilding Together CapacityCorps program.  If you would like more information about this program, please visit: http://togetherwetransform.org/capacitycorps.  If you are interested in applying, please click here.

More information about Rebuilding Together’s CapacityCorps Program:

Rebuilding Together’s National AmeriCorps program is called the Rebuilding Together CapacityCorps. We have 60 full-time AmeriCorps members serving in 28 affiliates in 20 states. Rebuilding Together CapacityCorps builds the capacity of grassroots Rebuilding Together programs so that they may be more sustainable, effective and efficient in helping additional low-income homeowners and communities in need. CapacityCorps members serve essential roles in building the capacity of their host site organizations in vital program areas such as: recruiting and managing volunteers, performing direct home repairs, outreaching to find homeowners to serve, building community partnerships and creating new programs.

 

Rebuilding Together and ION Television’s “Give Hope” Campaign

ION Television is currently running their “Give Hope” campaign. The campaign is meant to be a social conversation that encourages their viewers to share messages about their positive hopes for the future.

Rebuilding Together – though our ‪‎Charter Our Community partnership with Charter Communications – is one of three nonprofits selected to receive monetary donations from ION Television during the course of the campaign. After sharing their hopes on the Give Hope page, viewers can select to have ION Television donate to Rebuilding Together, Feeding America or the Joyful Heart Foundation.

We encourage everyone to visit www.iontelevision.com/insiders/give-hope to join in the conversation today!

Nominate a Tradesperson of the Year!

Help us say thank you to a deserving tradesperson in your life! Rebuilding Together National is looking for someone who donates their time and talent to improving their community, is a role model in their industry and is committed to helping others. Everyone who belongs to a skilled trades organization is eligible, from plumbers to carpenters, HVAC mechanics to electricians, inspectors to painters

Know someone who’d be a good fit? Nominate them as a Rebuilding Together Tradesperson of the Year candidate today and give them a chance to win a $5,000 Lowes gift card!  For more information or to nominate someone, please visit: http://rttradespersonoftheyear.com/.