Sharing stories of individuals and organizations making a difference in communities across the country, [Re]Builders episodes will be published by the Rebuilding Together national office every third Thursday of each month. The debut episode features Janice Walker, executive director of Rebuilding Together Boston.
Read MoreSupporters raised $17,214 — 68% of our $25,000 goal — to help us achieve our mission of safe and healthy homes for everyone. Twenty-two donors gave as part of the Behind Every Front Door Campaign, and the majority of gifts were between $25-$200. To offer repairs at no cost to low-income homeowners, we rely on the generosity of [Re]Builders’ motivated to help their neighbors in need.
Read MoreMore than $33,000 was raised to support neighbors in need of critical home repairs and accessibility modifications at [Re]Building Spirits, a night of festive fun featuring an ugly sweater competition, gingerbread house making contest, and more. The event, hosted by Rebuilding Together of Greater Charlotte, was sponsored by Lowe’s, Novant Health, and McGuireWoods.
Read MoreRebuilding Together of Greater Charlotte is excited to host attendees for a night of festive fun benefitting neighbors in need at [Re]Building Spirits at NoDa Brewing Company from 5:30-8 p.m. With the purchase of a $10 ticket, attendees will receive one drink ticket, a gingerbread house making kit, and hors d'oeuvres courtesy of the Community Culinary School of Charlotte. Please dress warm to fully enjoy the festive fun! The event is in NoDa Brewing's outdoor pavilion and turf space. The pavilion is enclosed, and we will have heaters on the turf.
Read MoreMore than 30 supporters donated over $10,000 — more than 200% of the fundraising goal — to the restore RTGC’s fleet for full service to the community and protect the vehicles from future incidents that would interrupt service after they were broken into and stolen from in October.
Read MoreLowe’s Home Improvement has committed an in-kind donation of $5,000 in gift cards to the Restoring Our Fleet campaign in order to support Rebuilding Together of Greater Charlotte’s recovery efforts following vandalism of and theft from its service vehicles and implement security measures to prevent such crimes from affecting services to neighbors in need in the future.
Read MoreRebuilding Together recently hosted its 28th annual affiliate conference (Summit) in Indianapolis Oct. 19-21, 2023. This year's theme, "Inspire, Educate, Connect," brought together a diverse group of affiliate leaders, all committed to making an impact in their communities. Rebuilding Together of Greater Charlotte was one of 76 affiliates to attend Summit, bringing along its leadership team and additional staff members to gain knowledge and practical strategies to help further our impact on neighbors in need in Greater Charlotte.
Read MoreOver the weekend, Rebuilding Together of Greater Charlotte’s service vans were vandalized, and items were stolen. At around 3:30 a.m. on Oct. 29, perpetrators broke windows of two service vans and stole construction tools from them. We are asking for support to help us repair our vans, replace the stolen items, and build a secure facility to store our vans to prevent this in the future. Proceeds will be used to help us return our service to the community as quickly as possible.
Read MoreRebuilding Together of Greater Charlotte was recognized with the Excellence in Community Engagement Award at Summit 2023, the annual networking and training event organized by Rebuilding Together, for its Building a Healthy Neighborhood program in historic Hidden Valley. he program started critical home repair, accessibility modifications, and community revitalization projects in Hidden Valley in 2022 and is currently accepting applications. To date, RTGC has completed 18 critical home repair and accessibility modification projects for low-income homeowners in Hidden Valley in addition to two community projects. Fifteen projects are in progress, and RTGC anticipates 30 projects through its second cycle of applications.
Read MoreAuthor and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott gifted $9 million in funding to further our mission of repairing homes, revitalizing communities, and rebuilding lives. This transformative gift will help us in expanding our work of repairing homes and revitalizing communities throughout the United States.
Read MoreMecklenburg County offers grants to qualified homeowners to reduce the total amount of taxes owed through the Helping Out Mecklenburg homeowners with Economic Support (HOMES) Program. The deadline to apply for a grant through the program is Nov. 17, 2023.
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