Rebuilding Together Minnesota

Safe at Home: We provide home safety and fall prevention modifications and ramps for older adults or those living with a disability so that they can continue to live in safety and independence in their own homes. A project may include volunteer-delivered modifications, such as installing grab bars, wheelchair-accessible ramps or elongated stairs, handrails, handheld shower units, shower seats, and no-slip bath treads; and contractor-delivered environmental home modifications, such as doorway widening and kitchen or bathroom renovations. These critical repairs not only support keeping aging housing stock in good repair, but also allow for aging-in-place and single-level living, preventing falls and maintaining the community connections that lead to better health outcomes. As an extension of this program, we also provide Safe at Home kits, which include items needed to address immediate health and safety hazards in the home and increase awareness of our services across communities.

Community Revitalization: While all of our programs stabilize neighborhoods, we extend this impact into the broader community and revitalize neighborhoods by improving and repairing spaces where communities gather, such as community centers, schools, supportive housing facilities and outdoor community spaces.

Home Repair: We provide volunteer-delivered repairs including weatherizing, installing flooring, patching, painting, siding, and landscaping, and timely contractor-delivered repair or replacement of essential systems, such as HVAC, electrical, plumbing, outer envelope and roofs that are critical to healthy, livable homes. Roof repair and replacement is a service that is available to homeowners statewide. This program addresses the critical repairs that, if left unaddressed, can cause the housing instability that can unhouse a family.

Higher Education Partnerships: In support of enhancing the work we do and building pathways to work in relevant fields, we are proud to partner with St. Catherine University in providing hands-on, field experience for Occupational Therapy students which ensure home assessments are provided for all of our Safe at Home clients. We plan to expand these partnerships in 2024.