Safe and healthy housing protects vulnerable individuals and families from harmful exposure to a variety of health and safety hazards. It makes important contributions to health by reducing exposure to allergens, chemicals, molds, and moisture. Safe housing helps to prevent falls, fires, and other home accidents. Safe and healthy housing promotes a sense of security and control and has many economic benefits to neighborhoods and communities.
Rebuilding Together's handicap ramp program helps clients safely enter and exit their homes, ensuring greater wheelchair accessibility and safe home access. Ramps improve both mental and physical health by restoring independence, making it easier to enjoy the outdoors, and strengthening social connections with friends and neighbors. Each ramp installation also fosters volunteerism and community pride, as neighbors come together to support independence and dignity. Rebuilding Together installs and maintains ramps at the homes of qualified individuals and reuses them when no longer needed to maximize impact and extend community support.
Critical home repairs may include:
Critical home repairs are assessed by utilizing a 25-point health and safety checklist developed in partnership between Rebuilding Together and the National Center for Safe and Healthy Housing.
We hope you can see the vision Rebuilding Together Platte Valley East is aiming for in the future. For us, it is simple: everyone deserves a safe and healthy home. Therefore, our community rebuilds the future together thanks to the support and the generous donations of our caring benefactors. Partnering with us to Rebuild the Future… TOGETHER, we can make a difference and ensure a brighter tomorrow for all.
From August 4 through November 2, Lowe’s customers can support Rebuilding Together by rounding up their purchases at checkout. Every cent helps us provide critical home repairs, improve accessibility, and create safer, healthier homes for our neighbors in need. Together with Lowe’s, we’re building stronger communities—one home at a time.
Our Capital Campaign has received incredible support in the past four years, raising $325,000 of our $725,000 goal. With your continued support, we're confident we'll achieve our goal before the end of the year and continue to make a long-lasting impact in our community. Join us in turning this dream into reality!