Information Community Home Repair Seeking Local Volunteers
A grab bar is a simple piece of hardware that might prevent someone from needing a more complicated piece of hardware— like an artificial hip! Community Home Repair is hard at work. The organization installs grab bars, to be certain, but also repairs furnaces and coolers, repairs doors and floors and broken steps. Know a little plumbing? Community Home Repair could put your knowledge to good use! This group works to restore water to the home of a single mom and her three children. They build ramps to provide access to a mobile home, repair a gas leak, or patch a hole in the floor before someone falls through it. In partnership with Pima Council on Aging, this organization has been providing emergency home repair services in Tucson since 1982. In that time, hundreds of volunteers have served thousands of people who have lacked the resources to resolve serious home repair needs on their own. Community Home Repair is looking for men and women who have a vision for service to the poor of our community. Many of the recipients of the service are elderly persons—most often widows living alone. Many others are people with disabilities who can’t make the needed repairs, or who need adaptive projects done to make their homes safe and accessible. Volunteers can work for 1-4 days per week. On-the-job training is offered for those who lack experience, and persons with trade skills are certainly welcome as well. Interested in joining the team? Prospective volunteers are encouraged to review the agency’s website, which can be found at www.chrpaz.org . The website includes stories and pictures of the work, and descriptions of the volunteer opportunities. Interested people can leave a message at 520-745-2055 , or send an email to: director@chrpaz.org Written by Scott Coverdale, CHRPA
Volunteer Woody Ludwig building a wheelchair ramp for a client who could not get in or out of her home without someone to carry her. Woody finds that providing people with safe access is a rewarding job, and keeps him connected to the community as well.
Volunteer Ann Meling poses next to a new water heater that she helped install in a mobile home. Volunteers make a difference every day!
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Pima Council on Aging
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