Rebuilding Together Miami-Dade Inc

REBUILDING TOGETHER MIAMI-DADE, INC. IS A NONPROFIT WHOSE MISSION IS REPAIRING HOMES, REVITALIZING COMMUNITIES AND REBUILING LIVES. THE ORGANIZATION RAISES FUNDS FROM THE PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTOR TO FUND THE REHABILITATION SERVICES PROVIDED TO QUALIFIED HOMEOWNERS. THE ORGANIZATION IDENTIFIES HOME OWNERS WHO COMPLETE AN APPLICATION AND ARE QUALIFIED BY THE CRITERIA ESTABLISHED, HOUSES ARE ASSESSED AND WORK SCOPE AGREED UPON. ONCE THERE IS FUNDING, THE HOME REPAIRS ARE COMPLETED BY SKILLED AND UNSKILLED LABORERS AND VOLUNTEERS.

PROJECTS COMPLETED: IN 2021 RTMD PROVIDED CRITICAL REPAIRS TO 33 HOMES COUNTY-WIDE. WE COMPLETED REPAIRS SUCH AS ROOFING, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, HVAC, LEAD REMEDIATION, FLOORING, BATHROOM AND KITCHEN MODIFICATIONS, INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR PAINTING, DRYWALL REPLACEMENT, ETC. IN TOTAL, 56 RESIDENTS LIVING IN THE HOMES REPAIRED BY RTMD RECEIVED HOME MODIFICATION SERVICES AND 75 RESIDENTS RECEIVED HOME SAFETY KITS WITH ITEMS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO MAKE THE HOUSEHOLD SAFER AND HEALTHIER (SMOKE DETECTORS, FIRE EXTINGUISHERS, FLASHLIGHTS, CO2 DETECTORS). 29 OF THE HOUSEHOLDS SERVED HAD AT LEAST ONE OLDER ADULT 65 YEARS AND OLDER LIVING IN THE HOME. 9 HAD AT LEAST ONE OLDER ADULT 75 YEARS AND OLDER LIVING IN THE HOME. 4 HAD AT LEAST ONE MINOR (18 YEARS OR YOUNGER) LIVING IN THE HOME. 14 OF THE HOUSEHOLDS WE SERVED HAD AT LEAST ONE PERSON WITH A DISABILITY. 21 WERE FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS. 80% OF THE HOMEOWNERS WE SERVED IDENTIFY AS BIPOC AND 21% OF THEM IDENTIFY AS HISPANIC OR LATINO. 5 OF THE HOMES SERVED CLASSIFIED AS VETERAN PROJECTS (THE HOMEOWNER OR A MEMBER OF THE HOUSEHOLD IS A VETERAN). THROUGH OUR SERVICES THE HOMES SERVED RECEIVED RELIEF FROM CITATIONS, IMPROVED SAFETY FROM WEATHER, PESTS, OR RODENTS, RECEIVED A HEALTHIER HOME ENVIRONMENT TO LIVE IN, AND BENEFITED FROM IMPROVED HOME'S ENERGY EFFICIENCY. PROGRAMS: -BUILDING A HEALTHY NEIGHBORHOOD: THE PROGRAM EMBODIMENT OF COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION PARTNERSHIPS, BUILDING A HEALTHY NEIGHBORHOOD IS A MULTIYEAR COMMITMENT TO A TARGET NEIGHBORHOOD TO PROVIDE SAFE, AFFORDABLE, ACCESSIBLE HOMES AND THRIVING COMMUNITY SPACES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NEIGHBORS, VOLUNTEERS, COMMUNITY LEADERS AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS. -SAFE AT HOME: SAFE AT HOME PROVIDES HOME MODIFICATIONS TO PEOPLE WITH MOBILITY ISSUES AND OTHER DISABILITIES TO IMPROVE ACCESSIBILITY, REDUCE FALLS, INCREASE INDEPENDENCE, AND FACILITATE AGING-IN PLACE. -DISASTER READINESS AND RECOVERY: DISASTER READINESS AND RECOVERY PROGRAMS OFFER DISASTER MITIGATION, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND LONG-TERM RECOVERY SUPPORT TO HELP FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY NATURAL DISASTERS TO REBUILD THEIR HOMES AND LIVES. -ENERGY EFFICIENCY/WEATHERIZATION: HOME REPAIRS/MODIFICATIONS TO REDUCE ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND PROTECT THE HOME FROM THE ELEMENTS, PARTICULARLY FROM SUNLIGHT, PRECIPITATION, AND WIND ADDITIONAL INITIATIVES: IN 2021 ONE OF THE AFFILIATE'S GOALS WAS TO SUPPORT MORE BLACK-OWNED BUSINESSES. WE BROUGHT ON NEW CONTRACTORS, INCLUDING A NEW ROOFER WHO LIVES IN ONE OF OUR BAHN NEIGHBORHOODS AND IS THE NEPHEW OF A HOMEOWNER WE SERVED IN 2020. ADDITIONALLY, WE SWITCHED FROM OUR USUAL CATERING COMPANY FOR VOLUNTEER DAYS AND NOW SEEK OUT BLACK-OWNED BUSINESSES IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS WE TARGET. WE ALSO USE A BLACK-OWNED PRINTING COMPANY AND CONTRACTED A FORMER HOMEOWNER'S LANDSCAPING BUSINESS TO SERVICE OUR OFFICE. WE PLAN TO REACH OUT TO A LARGER AUDIENCE OF APPLICANTS TO ENCOURAGE MORE BIPOC APPLICANTS FOR FULL TIME POSITIONS AT OUR AFFILIATE. VOLUNTEER EVENTS: WE HELD TWO BIG REBUILDING EVENTS (NATIONAL REBUILDING DAY IN FLORIDA CITY IN APRIL AND COCONUT GROVE REBUILDING DAY IN COCONUT GROVE IN OCTOBER). ADDITIONALLY, WE RESUMED SMALLER VOLUNTEER EVENTS WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND PROVIDED BEAUTIFICATION SERVICES TO SINGLE FAMILY HOMES AND A HISTORIC BLACK CHURCH WITH THE SUPPORT OF CORPORATE GROUPS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS.