The [Re]Builder- March 2022

march home maintenance Task 

Cleaning and inspecting the exterior of your home routinely can increase your curb appeal and aid also identifying damage. Cracks or damage to exterior siding and brick can cause moisture and mold issues and allow pests to enter your home. Addressing exterior issues immediately is a great way to prevent the problems from worsening and requiring intensive repairs! 

Learn how to pressure wash your house by watching the video below ⬇️

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Meet Nikki ​👋

Nikki serves as a Construction Manager at RTGC. In this role, she oversees the implementation of home repairs, manages contractors, and uses her handy skills to train volunteers on a wide range of critical repairs.

When Nikki is not working, she loves spending time with her family and boyfriend, taking hiking trips to state and national parks, playing with her two dogs, and reading biographies and historical fiction. 

Learn more

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As part of our Home Maintenance Education Series, volunteers will work alongside RTGC staff and Lakeview community residents to complete home maintenance tasks. All materials and instruction will be provided in person. 
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• March 19th from 9am-12pm- Cleaning exterior brick and siding, installing hanging planter boxes, and neighborhood litter cleanup.
• April 16th from 9am-12pm- Cleaning gutters and downspouts. 
• May 21st from 9am-12pm- Cleaning air conditioning units. 

Sign up here!

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 We're bringing our build-along kits to a company near you! 📣🚐🔨 

We have always dreamed big with our build-along opportunities, and we finally made our dream a reality! Last week, we loaded our van with hanging planter boxes and headed to @redventures! Enthusiastic team members built 20 hanging planter boxes for community members in Lakeview to decorate on April 30th, National Rebuilding Day. Thank you, Red Ventures, for being our first on-site host!

We cannot wait to bring build-along opportunities to more companies in our area! Know a team that might be interested? Please send us an email at kim@rebuildingtogetherclt.org.

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​RTGC is working to strengthen and expand our repair programs and community impact and we have 3 open positions we are looking to fill. If you are passionate about home repair, housing, nonprofits, or community building this is the perfect opportunity for you!

Apply Here

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Housing in the news! 

• Housing Matters- Centering racial equity is critical to ending homelessness. "Research shows that because of discriminatory policies in housing and land use, Black people disproportionally experience homelessness."
• Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University- Residential remodeling in top metros to accelerate in 2022. According to the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard, spending in the residential remodeling industry in Charlotte is poised to grow by another 15% in 2022. 
• WFAE 90.7- Taking stock of Charlotte's efforts to increase affordable housing and expand pre-kindergarten. "Jamall Kinard shared that, 'we can't build community if people are at risk of getting put out of their homes'... Charlotte has built and preserved nearly 4,600 affordable housing units over the past four years, but it's hard to say how big the affordable housing shortage is now."
• Charlotte Observer- What will Mecklenburg do with $10M hotel? Its homeless strategy offers clues. "Mecklenburg County is spending $10.5 million to buy a hotel in southwest Charlotte that will provide housing and social and health services for people who are chronically homeless."
• WSOC-TV- ‘I feel like I’m a nomad’: Family frustrated by Charlotte landlords refusing Section 8 vouchers. "A Charlotte family is desperately searching for affordable housing after being displaced several times because more landlords are choosing not to accept Section 8 vouchers. It’s called source of income discrimination, and even though it has the word 'discrimination' in the name, it’s legal in Charlotte."

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