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Poughkeepsie-Arlington Rotarian Darcy McCourt, Executive Director of Rebuilding Together in Dutchess County, is the guest on this week\u2019s Radio-Rotary program. Rebuilding Together grew out of an annual event called \u201cChristmas in April,\u201d for which volunteers on one day in April would repair homes of low-income senior citizens. The name was changed to \u201cRebuilding Together\u201d to reflect its transition to a year-round program. The mission, however, remains the same, although expanded: to make critical repairs for safety in private homes of those who cannot afford to pay for similar work. Rebuilding Together Dutchess County provides critical repairs, accessibility modifications, and energy efficiency improvements for seniors, persons living with disability, families with children, and active or retired members of the armed services. These services are provided at no cost to the homeowner. The work is done by local volunteers while much of the funding comes from grants or from local businesses.

Learn more:

Rebuilding Together. Dutchess County: https://www.rebuildingtogetherdutchess.org/

Rebuilding Together (national network): https://rebuildingtogether.org/

CATEGORIES

Aging

Dutchess Country

Housing Assistance

Service Organizations

Veterans

WORDS TO LINK: Home repair assistance, home safety, independent living