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Our second annual Rebuilding Together Golf Tournament and awards reception took place on October 3 at Sharon Heights Golf and Country Club and raised nearly $340,000. This money will be used to provide year-round repairs so vulnerable homeowners such as the elderly and disabled don’t have to choose between buying basic necessities and living in…

At 82 years old, Willie Morrow is a happy man. That’s in large part due to the 15 volunteers from Wells Fargo who recently tackled several renovation projects at his East Palo Alto home. The volunteers repaired a wooden fence, cleared the yard of weeds and debris, and improved the overall landscaping. “I was so…

David Du, age 22, arrived from Tennessee in early September ready to take on a brand new challenge as a full-time AmeriCorps member. As our Client Coordinator, he immediately started reaching out to our past participants to see if they needed repairs. “We want to get to know our homeowners to see if we can…

OVER 200 VOLUNTEERS EXPECTED TO PROVIDE CRITICAL HEALTH AND SAFETY-RELATED HOME REPAIRS AT SITES ACROSS SAN MATEO COUNTY FOR FALL REBUILDING DAY Rebuilding Together Peninsula (RTP) will celebrate its first Fall Rebuilding Day with the support of almost 300 volunteers from 12 partner organizations. Supporting project sites throughout San Mateo County, these volunteers will provide…

Friend, My name is Kim and I’m a proud volunteer with Rebuilding Together Peninsula (RTP). I’d like to share a story about the profound impact RTP had on my family and why I’m such an avid supporter. My aunt was an active, independent woman. She worked full time into her 60’s, and walked every day…

For their 28th year participating in National Rebuilding Day, W. L. Butler restored a 25-unit apartment building in Redwood City into a safe & healthy living space to help prevent displacement of low-income families in our community. Get the inside scoop on their project in the video they created – https://youtu.be/YleKUZ9MrWA?t=2m56s. Thank you for being such a generous and engaged community partner, W.L. Butler! We couldn’t do it without you!

June was a month of transitions for RTP. Join us as we start a new chapter by reading about our excited welcomes, heartfelt farewells, and words of appreciation for this summer’s volunteer groups in our June newsletter – http://bit.ly/RTP_June2018_Newsletter.

We’re honored to share that with the incredible generosity of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Community Fund, we’ll be able to continue our Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) Initiative in East Palo Alto! This grant will push forward our efforts to help EPA residents with red-tagged ADU’s bring their homes up to code to prevent eviction from their family homes and displacement from their community. Stay tuned to learn more about our work on this special initiative. Thank you for all you are doing for our neighbors, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative!