Revitalize Community Development Corporation
Rebuilding our Community Since 1992
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Revitalize CDC performs critical repairs, modifications and rehabilitation on the homes of low-income families with children, the elderly, military veterans and people with special needs. We believe in a safe and healthy home for everyone.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
JoinedForces
JoinedForces, in partnership with businesses, civic organizations and other nonprofit agencies provides veterans and their families with critical repairs and modifications on their homes to help make them remain safe, healthy and energy-efficient. This is all done in a surrounding that offers integrity, dignity, and hope. We deeply appreciate the service of our nation's military.
Healthy Homes
The Healthy Homes Project is a collaboration with Baystate Health's Pulmonary Rehab Department, Public Health Institute of Western Massachusetts, Pioneer Valley Asthma Coalition and Square One. Our two licensed and certified Healthy Homes Assessors completed assessments and interventions on homes and rental units to eliminate asthma triggers for children and adults suffering from asthma.
#GreenNFit Neighborhood Rebuild
Rebuilding homes, nonprofits, playgrounds and creating community gardens on one city block with the help of over 90 supporters and 1,200 volunteers.
Where we work
Accreditations
NAACP Greater Springfield - Community Service Award 2018
Certified Healthy Homes Assessment Organization 2018
Construction Supervisor License 2018
Certified Community Development Corporation by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 2018
Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) by the City of Springfield, Massachusetts 2018
Population-based Urban and Rural Community Health (PURCH) UMASS Medical Student Site 2018
Certified Aging in Place Specialists (CAPS) 2021
Community Health Workers (CHW) 2021
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Specialists 2021
Trans Inclusion 2021
Racial Equity 2022
Awards
Healthcare Hero for collaboration and innovation in health and wellness in Old Hill Neighborhood 2018
Business West
Affiliations & memberships
World Habitat Awards - International Commendation #GreenNFit Neighborhood Rebuild 2018
World Habitat Awards - Bronze Award #GreenNFit Neighborhood Rebuild 2019
NCCJ - Ethel Griffin Social Justice Award 2019
EPA Children's Health Environmental Award - Pioneer Valley Asthma Coalition (Revitalize CDC Member) 2019
Business West 40 Under 40 Award - Myles Callender Construction Manager/Healthy Homes Assessor 2019
Business West Inaugural Women of Impact Award - Colleen Loveless 2018
MACDC - Community Investment Award 2018
Massachusetts Association of CDCs (MACDC)- Ethel Griffin Community Service Award 2020
Business West Healthcare Hero Award for Collaboration in Health & Wellness for DASHH Program 2021
Black Springfield COVID-19 Coalition - Ethel Griffin Woman of Distinction 2022
CHD (Center for Human Development) & Springfield Thunderbirds "Game Changer" Award - Colleen Loveles 2022
External reviews
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Evaluation documents
Download evaluation reportsNumber of children who have the skills necessary to maintain personal health
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Healthy Homes
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
RCDC works with the Healthcare System to help educate children on asthma self-management that also includes housing interventions that include repairs, remediation and supplies such as an air purifier
Number of people no longer living in unsafe or substandard housing as a result of the nonprofit's efforts
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
RCDC performs critical repairs, modifications and rehabilitation on the homes of low-income families so that they are able to live in an accessible, safe, healthy and energy-efficient home.
Number of households that retain permanent housing for at least 6 months
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
#GreenNFit Neighborhood Rebuild
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
RCDC helps reduce the risk of homelessness and foreclosure along with helping to preventing the elderly being forced to leave their home for a long-term care facility.
Number of veterans with PTSD served
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
JoinedForces
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
RCDC helps to make homes accessible, safe, healthy and energy-efficient for military veterans who are aging or suffering from their injuries due to their service.
Number of health outcomes improved
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Healthy Homes
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
RCDC's Healthy Homes Program helps to improve individuals suffering from asthma and COPD by cooperating with the healthcare system. The goal is to reduce or eliminate asthma triggers.
Number of health/hygiene product and/or tools of care (mosquito nets, soap, etc.) administered
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Healthy Homes
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
RCDC educates individuals on the use of health supplies and distributes them to their home. An example of supplies include: air purifiers, dehumidifiers, HEPA Vacuums, green cleaning supplies.
Number of older adults where emergency room admission is prevented
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Healthy Homes
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
RCDC collaborates with Occupational Therapists to complete assessments on homes of aging adults. After the assessments, we complete modifications to help prevent trip and fall hazards.
Number of emergency meals provided
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Healthy Homes
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
RCDC has added deliveries of food from local pantries for those suffering from food insecurity. This service has been added to our Healthy Homes Program.
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
Reports and documents
Download strategic planLearn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
We leverage the investments of donors, grantors and volunteers to make significant home repairs that stabilize neighborhoods, reduce the risk of homelessness, strengthen the tax base, and allow elderly homeowners to "age in place."
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Revitalize CDC offers “Affordable Housing Redevelopment Services" in the areas of energy-efficiency, safety, accessibility and healthy homes. The emphasis and focus is on making meaningful improvements to homes that help reduce energy use, save money, and create an accessible, safe, healthy and sustainable living environment for our residents and the community.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Preservation of Affordable Homeownership since 1992 - #GreenNFit Neighborhood Rebuild
Example scope of work include the following:
HVAC oil to natural gas heat conversions and solar
New roofs
Energy-efficient windows, doors and appliances
Water-saving plumbing fixtures
Electrical
Mold remediation, lead abatement and pest control
Interior and exterior painting
Age-in-Place and accessibility modifications including ramps
Curb Appeal
Resident & Community Engagement
REO Rehab Program
REO or Real-Estate Owned properties are generally acquired as a result of a foreclosure. Revitalize CDC rehabs the property making them energy-efficient, safe and healthy and then makes the home available for purchase to a low-income and/or first-time homebuyer. The family is required to complete first-time homebuyer education and counseling classes.
JoinedForces Military Veterans Services
Revitalize CDC focuses on home repair project work for military veterans in need. The focus is making their homes safe, healthy, accessible and energy-efficient. In addition, the program refers veterans to other types of support services.
DASHH - Doorway to an Accessible, Safe & Healthy Home
Revitalize CDC is improving housing conditions for adults and children with asthma and makes home improvements that allow seniors to safely remain in their home.
The Green & Healthy Homes is a partnership with Baystate Health, Public Health Institute of Western Massachusetts, Pioneer Valley Asthma Coalition, City of Springfield, Holyoke Medical Center and the EPA.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Since 1992 Revitalize CDC has repaired over 1,100 homes with 12,000 volunteers investing $41 million into the cities of Chicopee, Holyoke and Springfield and throughout the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts.
Revitalize CDC performs free critical repairs, modifications and rehabilitation on the homes of low-income families with children, military veterans, elderly and people with disabilities.
We leverage the investments of Western Massachusetts-area donors, grantors and volunteers to make significant home repairs that stabilize neighborhoods, reduce the risk of homelessness, maintain the tax base, and allow elderly homeowners to age in place.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback, We ask the people who gave us feedback how well they think we responded
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, The people we serve tell us they find data collection burdensome, It is difficult to find the ongoing funding to support feedback collection, Staff find it hard to prioritize feedback collection and review due to lack of time
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Revitalize Community Development Corporation
Board of directorsas of 07/19/2023
John Robinson
Experis IT
Term: 2020 - 2023
Matthew Bannister
PeoplesBank
Nicole Kane
Springfield Housing Authority
Delores Culp
Recipient/Military Veteran
Sylena Echevarria
Voya Finanical
Ben Leonard
Wells Fargo
Joseph Kulig
Florence Bank
Marcia McFarland
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Emeritus
Lizzy Ortiz
Trinity Health of New England
Moyah Smith
People's United Bank
Christina Sousa
TD Bank
Gary Stone
Go Graphix & Trinity United Methodist Church
Colleen Loveless
Revitalize CDC, President & CEO, Ex Officio
Gregg Desmarais
TD Bank
Vanessa Cofer
MassMutual
Denise Schoen
Baystate Health
Jody Gross
Health New England
Michele Welch
Embrace Home Loan
Jason Niles
Berkshire Bank/Military Veteran
Sherleen Crespo
Westfield Bank
Vanessa Pabon-Hernandez
New England Public Media
Dewayne Kelly
Rocky's Ace Hardware
Cherelle Rozie
Trinity Health of New England
Chrissy Kiddy
PeoplesBank
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
Organizational demographics
Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.
Leadership
The organization's leader identifies as:
Race & ethnicity
Gender identity
Transgender Identity
Sexual orientation
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Equity strategies
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- We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
- We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
- We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
- We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
- We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
- We disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured.
- We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
- We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
- We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
- We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
- We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.