RTGC has been awarded a National Neighborhood Promise grant from Republic Services, Inc. and the Republic Services Charitable Foundation. The grant funds will be used to restore ClearWater Arts Center in Concord with a series of projects, including creation of a large community mural, installation of a stage for concerts and events, and more.
Read MoreSpring is officially here, and it’s supposed to bring warm weather and more sunshine! That makes spring a great time to do some inspections of key areas of your home to ensure they’re maintained for your health and safety. From the roof to the foundation, here are three home maintenance tips to look into this spring.
Read MoreThanks to the combined efforts of volunteers from Lowe’s, The Lowe’s Foundation, and Lowe’s vendor partners, we were able to complete many critical home repairs and accessibility modifications for low-income homeowners in the Hidden Valley neighborhood.
Read MoreAmong the 10 recipients are two of Rebuilding Together of Greater Charlotte’s workforce development partners, She Built This City and Goodwill Industries of the Southern Piedmont. RTGC administers apprenticeship programs for students in the program to enhance their skills learning with on-the-job training.
Read MoreIt’s National Women in Construction Week! To help celebrate and promote the role of women in the construction industry, you’re invited to meet Director of Construction Nikki Quick. She loves hiking, visiting old bookstores, and learning new construction skills. As a multi-tool capable of doing any task, she helps neighbors in need by managing our critical home repair projects — from intake to completion.
Read MoreIt’s National Women in Construction Week! To help celebrate and promote the role of women in the construction industry, you’re invited to meet Construction Lead Noemi Henriquez. She loves exploring new things in Charlotte, watching David Attenborough documentaries, and reciting The Cat in the Hat movie in full.
Read MoreTwelve individuals will have the opportunity to enhance the skills they’ve learned at Goodwill’s Construction and Trade Training by joining our construction team for a series of 12-week apprenticeships. Made possible by funding from the city’s SAFE Charlotte program, the first cohort of apprentices joined the team Monday.
Read MoreSafety is one of Rebuilding Together of Greater Charlotte’s eight Safe and Healthy Housing Principles, but what does it mean to have a safe home? A safe home has a roof that protects, windows and doors that keep out intruders, lit stairs and hallways that safeguard from falls, and more.
Read MoreKeeping water away and out of your home is vital to having a dry home, one of the eight Safe and Healthy Housing principles from Rebuilding Together of Greater Charlotte. Understand dryness, why it matters, what you can do about it in your home, and how RTGC helps neighbors in need have dry homes through no-cost repairs.
Read MoreOne of the eight principles of a safe and healthy home is cleanliness. A clean home prevents falls and reduces pest infestations and exposure to harmful contaminants. By cleaning a home and making it easier to clean in the future, our repair projects, provided at no cost to neighbors in need, help keep them safe and healthy at home.
Read MoreWe spend more than 70% of our time in and around our homes, so the biggest factor in our health is our homes. At Rebuilding Together of Greater Charlotte, we provide safe and healthy homes at no cost for neighbors in need by correcting 25 scientifically proven safety and health hazards common in the older homes we repair.
Read MoreAdding handrails to the home entrance, installing easy-to-clean plank flooring, and remodeling a bathroom. These are just some of the tasks a team of Novant Health employees did to provide a safe and healthy home for a low-income homeowner in Charlotte by volunteering with Rebuilding Together of Greater Charlotte.
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