P.O.

Box 641250
Chicago, IL 60664-1250
312.201.1188
www.rebuildingtogether-chi.com

FREE HOME REPAIRS

Applications accepted until November 15, 2016
o Do you own a home in the North Lawndale neighborhood?
o Are you elderly, disabled, or low-income?
o Do you need free help with home repairs?
Rebuilding Together * Metro Chicago is a volunteer home repair effort that
conducts a one-day community work blitz to help repair the homes of lowincome homeowners living within the neighborhood boundaries of
Congress Parkway south to Cermak; between Cicero and California.
You can request that an application be mailed to you by contacting us at
(312) 201-1188. Applications are also available at your Aldermans office.
Alderman M ichael Scott--24th Ward
1158 S. Keeler
Chicago, IL. 60624
773-533-2400
If I am selected, when will the repairs be made?
All of the actual repairs will be made on Saturday, April 29 th, 2017 National
Rebuilding Day.
If I am selected, what are my responsibilities?
Attend a required homeowner orientation session
Meet with your lead volunteers as many times as necessary between
January and April to plan the repairs (minimum of 3 times)
Stay at home all day on Saturday, April 29 th, 2017 National Rebuilding
Day
The homeowner, everyone living in the home, and any friends or relatives
visiting during the program must work alongside the volunteers.
An affiliate of the nations largest volunteer organization preserving and revitalizing low -income houses and communities.
The name has changed, but the mission remains the same.

2017 PROGRAM AREA: NORTH LAWNDALE

Our Motto: Warm, Safe & Dry
Once selected, each home is sponsored by a volunteer team. Their skill
levels vary. Typical repairs are limited to a variety of one-day tasks such
as:
Congress Parkway

Cicero Ave.

interior painting
minor plumbing or electrical repairs
replacing tile
porch repair (not full replacement)
improving handicapped access
minor remodeling
adding security doors
yard work

2017
Program Year
Area
Cermak

Criteria for Prioritizing Applications:

Economic Need: We cannot include anyone whose household income
exceeds low income guidelines.
Work Scope: We categorize the work you have requested as light,
medium, or heavy, depending upon the amount of work and the skill
required to do a good job. We have only a few highly skilled sponsors
who can handle a heavy house. There are also some houses that are
simply too heavy for our volunteer program to undertake.
After considering income and work scope, we give priority to:
Elderly, disabled homeowners who have no other adults in the
household to help
Elderly homeowners raising young children
Elderly homeowners living alone
Veterans
Single parents with young children and no other adults in the house to
help
We cannot include homes where there is overt evidence of drugs or
guns
An affiliate of the nations largest volunteer organization preserving and revitalizing low -income houses and communities.
The name has changed, but the mission remains the same.

California Ave.