Author: Jennifer Anthony

Spectrum Partners with Rebuilding Together to Revitalize Local Community Center

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On Saturday, October 14, Spectrum employee volunteers, Rebuilding Together Kansas City, and Beyond the Conviction united to revitalize a community center that helps some of the most disenfranchised members of our community pursue career and educational goals. Volunteers performed light construction, painting, and helped set up a new technology training center.

This project was part of Spectrum’s national partnership with Rebuilding Together that seeks to improve 100 community centers across the country by 2025. Learn more about Spectrum’s commitment here.

Rebuilding Day 2023 Mobilizes Hundreds of Volunteers in Support of Critical Home Repairs

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Kansas City, MO (Sept. 16, 2023) – Rebuilding Day is Rebuilding Together’s annual flagship event – a one-day home repair blitz with hundreds of volunteers and Rebuilding Together Kansas City staff working together to transform houses into safe and healthy homes. On Saturday, September 16, volunteers converged on 16 homes throughout the community to make a difference for our neighbors in need. Throughout the day, volunteers addressed critical repairs and projects that involved homeowners’ livability and accessibility. These projects ranged from replacing porches to painting homes to replacing siding and more.

Thank you to everyone who gave of your time, financial support, or other contributions to make this day of service happen! Together, we helped vulnerable families and individuals stay in their homes. We are particularly grateful to this year’s sponsors, including:

Centurions
Clay County Senior Services
Continental Disc
Curry Family Foundation
First Creek Farms
First United Methodist Church Kearney
Homes by Chris
Hosanna Lutheran Church
James Unlimited
KMG Hotels
Liberty Christian Church
Liberty Christian Fellowship
McClelland Law
Marathon Roofing
Paul LLP
Platte County Senior Fund
Pony Express Bank
Premiere Network
Providence Baptist Church
Reece Nichols
River Park Church
Second Baptist Church
Shoal Creek Community Church
Storage Mart
Surry Real Estate Services
The Coopers – RE/MAX

The Home Depot Partners with RTKC to Help Local Veteran

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Kirk Douglas and his wife of 40 years desperately wanted to stay in the home that they raised their family in. However, after two knee replacement surgeries, Kirk required a wheelchair, and the house they have lived in for so many years did not have a ramp.

Thanks to a corporate partnership with The Home Depot, Rebuilding Together Kansas City was able to help the Douglas family stay in their home. The Home Depot not only provided volunteer labor, but provided building materials and other funding. They built a ramp, replaced a rotting porch, installed a new door and security door, and cleaned up the yard.

This is the power of corporate partnerships with Rebuilding Together Kansas City! We connect businesses and organizations seeking to make a tangible difference in the lives of others to those in need. For more information about how your business can invest in a corporate partnership with us, e-mail Executive Director Scott Hickox.

EquipmentShare Changes the Lives of Homeowners

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When homeowner Robert Jones requested a wheelchair ramp for his home, he had no idea what Rebuilding Together had in store for him. Over 20 volunteers from EquipmentShare converged on his home and gave him so much more! During their Corporate Rebuild Day, volunteers not only built a ramp, they also painted, built a fence, landscaped, and replaced posts on a carport.

“I didn’t know that I could really get help done for me. I was so used to doing everything myself,” said Robert. “I couldn’t believe that somebody would do that for me, and I am very appreciative of it.”

Rebuilding Together Kansas City is grateful to EquipmentShare and its volunteers for making such a difference!

Check out the recap video on YouTube!

Run for the Roses Gala 2023 Raises Over $200K for RTKC

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Run for the Roses 2023 was a huge success! Together, we raised over $200,000 to support Rebuilding Together Kansas City’s efforts to repair homes, revitalize communities, and rebuild lives.

Run for the Roses, held on May 20th at Heritage Hall, was an evening of joy, laughter, great company, and support for RTKC’s transformational work in the community. Thank you to all who attended and generously supported the event. We are particularly grateful to this year’s event sponsors.

Thank you to our Run for the Roses sponsors:

Heartland Chevrolet | Pony Express Bank | Premier Network | Paul LLP Trial Attorneys | Homes by Chris | EPC Real Estate Group | McCownGordon Construction | Duggan Shadwick Doeer & Kurlbaum LLC | Quality Plumbing, Inc. | Hampton James Embroidery | Amanda Crossley Real Estate | American Digital Security | Spencer Financial | Fleming Group KC | Edward Jones – Financial Advisor Melanie Roark | Fleshman Construction, Inc. | Fountain Glass | David & Lesa Feess | McClelland Law Firm, P.C. | APEX Concrete Coatings | Urgent Care Express | Polsinelli | Charles & Brenda Carpenter | US Federal Properties Co. | Jim & Karen Stewart | Bret & Madi Sanders | Smith & Broucher, Inc.