Historical Summer 2012 article. Dates, prices, services and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
“Rebuilding Together St. Louis” is an organization that brings volunteers together with homeowners whose dwellings need improvement. Homeowners who participate must be income eligible. “Rebuilding Together” has repaired over 1,600 homes in the St. Louis area.
They have a day in the spring dedicated to repairing dozens of homes with the aid of over 2,500 volunteers.
This year, 4 homes on 57-5900 Pershing were eligible for assistance. People from Scott Trade volunteered on May 3-4.
They put in new doors and sodded a back lawn.
On Saturday, May 5, volunteers from the unions painted these homes. Other repairs were also made.
The SDCC helped to enable this effort.
The Council set as its goal to help income-eligible and seniors with home repairs. Associate director, Jessica Eiland, examined various programs and helped solicit the “Rebuilding Together” organization. Pershing was selected as the target area. Superneighbor Mark Gorman of 57xx Pershing helped to coordinate.
He went door-to-door to find eligible homeowners and signed people up.
He also helped to facilitate meetings about the program at the SDCC. Thanks to “Rebuilding Together”, which has greatly aided some of our residents.
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Rebuilding Together volunteers on Pershing. Descriptive caption supplied.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, Summer 2012.
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