Repair Affair mobilizes community-wide resources and volunteers to support the housing repair needs of elderly and disabled homeowners of low income throughout Kentuckiana.
The community development specialists at New Directions Housing Corporation are gearing up for their annual Repair Affair, a metro area volunteer effort to improve owner-occupied homes for the older and more challenged among us in Louisville and Southern Indiana. In the belief that increased homeownership capacity is an efficacious remedy to slumlordism, NAC will be doing its part and invites you to join us.
The houses have been chosen and the Southern Indiana work date set for Saturday, June 9.
Many volunteer teams have already committed to complete the needed maintenance and repair tasks but much work remains. Various support roles, such as food and materials runners, are still available.
As the statistics below indicate, Repair Affair provides a worthwhile opportunity to have direct impact on the community and many of the people who populate our neighborhoods.
2006 Repair Affair Impact Results
156 homes received repairs
94 in Louisville and 62 in Southern Indiana
1,421 volunteers
921 in Louisville and 500 in Southern Indiana
Completed repairs include:
Total Roofs
Minor roof repair
Wheelchair ramps
Hand rails & grab bars
Floor repair
Minor electrical
Minor plumbing
Door & window repair
Exterior paint
Interior paint
I'm currently confirming the details of the New Albany and Southern Indiana repair effort. Readers with an interest in volunteering at any level may contact me via the email address in my Blogger profile. A second Louisville work day will take place the following Saturday, June 16.
2 comments:
Jim and I signed up to organize a team during the last neighborhood roundtable, but we haven't heard anything. Would we happen to be on your list?
Tabitha,
I should be getting finalized lists from Pam and Butch in the next couple of days to determine exactly where help is needed.
If you still want to have your own team, you may want to contact Butch in the interim. Otherwise, I'd be glad to include you on my list of volunteers.
Thanks for offering to help.
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