Rebuilding Together Philadelphia
Mission
Repairing homes, revitalizing communities, rebuilding lives.
Ruling year
1989
President and CEO
Ms. Stefanie Seldin
Main address
3001 Stokley Street Suite 2R
Philadelphia, PA 19129 USA
EIN
23-2549594
NTEE code
Housing Rehabilitation (L25)
Home Improvement/Repairs (L81)
Community Improvement, Capacity Building N.E.C. (S99)
IRS filing requirement
This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Rebuilding Together Philadelphia provides free home repairs to low-income homeowners whose homes are unsafe and unhealthy because they cannot afford the cost of maintaining their home. Philadelphia's high rate of poverty (26%) combined with its aging housing stock (half built before 1950), means an extraordinary number of homeowners live in substandard housing. In fact, there are 6,000 people on the City's Basic Systems Repair Program waiting list. Although many low-income homeowners spend as much as 50% of their limited income on home repairs, the cost of maintaining an aging home is more than many families can manage. They are forced to choose between home repairs, buying food and medicine, or paying utility bills. Thus, our aim is to keep homeowners in their homes by addressing house repairs that impact health and safety.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Block Builds: Safe and Healthy Home Repairs
Rebuilding Together Philadelphia revitalizes communities by transforming vulnerable houses into safe, healthy and energy-efficient homes. RTP executes three Block Builds a year in April, June and October. Each Block Build is two or three rebuilding days that utilize between 100 and 250 volunteers, neighbors, and homeowners per day to repair 10 to 30 clustered homes in a targeted neighborhood.
Every Block Build includes:
Community Partner – a nonprofit with direct ties to the neighborhood that helps us identify blocks and homeowners
Homeowners - eligible homeowners from targeted blocks are encouraged to apply
Volunteers – each home has 8-12 volunteers working to complete repairs over several days. Additional volunteers help with materials management, photography and hospitality.
House Captains – the project managers break down tasks by day and room, assign volunteers to tasks, and keep everyone on task.
Skilled Leaders – each house has a skilled leader to order materials, and assist and train volunteers.
Asthma Trigger Prevention Program
This joint project with CHOP and other local partners provides extensive repairs focused on remediating asthma triggers in vulnerable homes in West Philadelphia.
Middle Neighborhoods Program
Our newest initiative, RTP is renovating 40 houses of homeowners aged 55 or older in middle income neighborhoods which fall through the cracks – neither in crisis nor booming, they are critical to supporting this West Oak Lane community in Northwest Philadelphia.
Where we work
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of people in the area with access to affordable housing as a result of the nonprofit's efforts
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
This includes the total number of individuals served by Rebuilding Together Philadelphia each Fiscal Year through our four programs.
Number of low-income families housed in affordable, well-maintained units as a result of the nonprofit's efforts
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
This includes the total number of families served by Rebuilding Together Philadelphia each Fiscal Year through our four programs.
Number of applications for housing received from targeted population
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Number of households that obtain/retain permanent housing for at least 6 months
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
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
Population(s) Served
Adults
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of youth mentored
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
The numbers reported are the students that attend our Vo-Tech in the House Builds. These builds take place once a month. There are typically 12 builds per Fiscal Year.
Number of children served
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
The numbers reported are the students that attend our Vo-Tech in the House Builds. These builds take place once a month. There are typically 12 builds per Fiscal Year.
Number of older adults being supported to live at home through home care, assistive technology, and/or personal support plans
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Seniors
Related Program
Block Builds: Safe and Healthy Home Repairs
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
These numbers reflect the total number of houses that our Occupational Therapist assesses every Fiscal Year. Our Occupational Therapist only assesses our Block Build program houses.
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Goals & Strategy
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Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
RTP improves the health and safety of low-income homeowners, their families and their communities. Our work has four goals: (1) make critical home repairs, (2) provide physical upgrades to shared green spaces, (3) offer homeowner training to maximize the sustainability of home repairs, and (4) connect homeowners to social service resources for other areas of need.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
• Establish a program and partnership strategy focused on maximizing homeowner and community impact.
• Craft and execute a robust plan to increase awareness of RTP.
• Leverage volunteer involvement to increase service impact, brand differentiation and funding growth.
• Create and implement a fund development plan for each stakeholder group.
• Develop a human resource strategy to ensure the sustainability of both staff and RTP.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
RTP is the only organization in Philadelphia that uses a Block Build approach for an immediate impact on the health and safety of low-income homeowners and their families. This strategy utilizes between 100 and 200 volunteers, neighbors, and homeowners per day to repair 15 to 30 clustered homes in each targeted neighborhood over several days.
Our approach of identifying neighborhoods first, then individual homes, has enabled us to make the most efficient use of our resources and make a lasting impact for more homeowners and neighborhoods.
Every Block Build includes:
Community Partner – a nonprofit with direct ties to the neighborhood that helps us identify blocks and homeowners
Volunteers – each home has 10-15 volunteers working to complete repairs over several days. Additional volunteers help with materials management, photography and hospitality.
House Captains – the project managers break down tasks by day and room, assign volunteers to tasks, and keep everyone on task.
Skilled Leaders– each house has a skilled leader to order materials, and assist and train volunteers.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
1,810 Homeowners helped since 1989
Served by: 38,235 Volunteers
Volunteer hours: 516,311
Provided $38.17 worth of safe and healthy home repairs
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, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
Financials
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Rebuilding Together Philadelphia
Board of directorsas of 08/01/2023
Joseph Falco
Robert Bellinger
ASB Capital Management, Inc.
Catherine Gray
Comcast Corporation
Kathleen Maloney
International Fidelity Insurance Co.
Joseph Falco
Dalach LLC
Imani Hamilton
Wells Fargo
Michael McCarthy
Lincoln Financial Group
Kathleen Seweryn
Retired Funeral Director
Susan Wysor Nguema
LaSalle University
Nelson Acevedo
PNC
Melvin Singleton
Philadelphia Police Department
Jean Del Ferro
Einstein Healthcare Network
Arlen Klinger
Janney Montgomery Scott
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
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