Rebuilding Together Minnesota
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our primary goal is to help preserve homeownership for low-income families with children, older adults, individuals living with disabilities and veterans. HUD defines cost-burden as spending more than 30% of a households annual income on housing costs. The 2021 State of the State of Housing notes that 25% (554,272) of all households in Minnesota are cost-burdened, paying more than they can afford for housing and forcing difficult trade-offs. These families may have to cut back on necessities like food, education and medicine simply to pay their rent or mortgage. They do not have room in their budgets for repairs to their homes. In addition, this report also notes that households of color are disproportionately impacted by cost-burden with 38% of Black homeowners and 27% of Hispanic homeowners experiencing cost-burden compared to 19% of White homeowners. We provide the repairs and accessibility modifications needed for low-income homeowner to remain safely in their own homes.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Safe at Home
Safe at Home: We provide home safety and fall prevention modifications and ramps for older adults or those living with a disability so that they can continue to live in safety and independence in their own homes.
Home Repair
Home Repair: We provide volunteer-delivered repairs including weatherizing, cleaning, installing flooring, patching and painting, siding, and landscaping, and timely contractor-delivered repair or replacement of essential systems, such as HVAC, electrical, plumbing, outer envelope and roofs that are critical to healthy, livable homes.
Community Revitalization
Community Strong: We stabilize and revitalize neighborhoods by providing safe and welcoming spaces for communities to gather, such as community centers, schools, supportive housing facilities and outdoor community spaces.
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 clients served
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
We served more than 600 residents across Minnesota with home repairs and accessibility modifications.
Number of facilities improved
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Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of volunteers
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
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
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Goals & Strategy
Learn 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?
Our goals each year are to:
Provide high-quality and cost-effective repairs and accessibility modifications, keeping existing homeowners in their homes and communities and preventing homelessness;
Increase community support through strong partnerships with neighborhood councils, social service agencies and nonprofits, and local corporate partners;
Raise awareness about the issues surrounding affordable housing and the connections between health and housing; and
Increase our impact, diversify our funding base and expand our pool of volunteers.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
We work year-round to preserve affordable homeownership, build healthy neighborhoods, and ensure that families in need can live independently in safe and healthy homes through our programs:
Safe at Home: We provide home safety and fall prevention modifications and ramps for older adults or those living with a disability so that they can continue to live in safety and independence in their own homes. As an extension of this program, we also provide Safe at Home kits, which include items needed to address immediate health and safety hazards in the home, while also increasing awareness of our services across communities.
Home Repair: We provide volunteer-delivered repairs including weatherizing, installing flooring, patching, painting, siding, and landscaping, and timely contractor-delivered repair or replacement of essential systems, such as HVAC, electrical, plumbing, outer envelope and roofs which are critical to healthy, livable homes. Roof repair and replacement is a service that is available to homeowners statewide.
Community Revitalization: Extending our impact from individual homes into the broader community stabilizes and revitalizes neighborhoods. We do this by improving and repairing spaces where communities gather, such as community centers, schools, supportive housing facilities and outdoor community spaces.
Construction Workforce Training & Higher Education Partnerships: Our Workforce Development Summit pilot, represents an innovative public-private partnership that provides a broad introduction to the construction trades, supporting entry-level training, while increasing our capacity to serve low-income homeowners. In addition, we partner with St. Catherine University and St. Thomas University providing hands-on, field experience for Occupational Therapy students in addition to ensuring home assessments are provided for all of our Safe at Home clients. We plan to expand these partnerships in 2024.
We continue to cultivate relationships with strategic partners who can collaborate with us to provide more comprehensive services for our clients, including the Nokomis East Neighborhood Association, Meals on Wheels, Living at Home/Block Nurse Programs, Catholic Charities, local hospitals and nursing homes, community centers, Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches, Hearts and Hammers, Habitat for Humanity, Sustainable Resources Center, Project for Pride in Living, Lutheran Social Service, and Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans (MACV). By working together, we are able to provide more comprehensive services for our clients.
We also partner with corporate, faith-based, and neighborhood organizations for volunteer groups, and we have established relationships with skilled trades partners, including Housing First Minnesota and the National Association of the Remodeling Industry - Minnesota, to provide skilled labor when needed. These partnerships enable us to stretch every dollar further by leveraging donated skilled labor.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
We have 14 members on our Board of Directors, nine full-time staff, three part-time staff, two full-time AmeriCorps members, and one part-time AmeriCorps member. We also have an extensive network of volunteers and community partners. Last year, we partnered with 573 volunteers who gave 4,033 hours of their time to help those in need in our community.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
In the 25 years since our founding, we have repaired 1,631 homes and 83 community spaces, and current programming impacts five Minnesota homeowners each week.
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Operations
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Rebuilding Together Minnesota
Board of directorsas of 01/23/2024
Jillian Botz
Frandsen Financial Corporation
Term: 2024 - 2024
Kathy Greiner
Rebuilding Together Twin Cities
Annie DeLong
NRG Energy, Inc.
Brian Frey
Coldwell Banker Burnet
John Gorra
Edina Executive Service
Tom Keljik
Honeywell (Retired)
Austin Onwualu
Honeywell
Tom Schmall
Mortenson Construction
Matthew Culver
Target Corporation
Jillian Botz
MidCountry Bank
Kelly Martin
Johnson Bros. Liquor Co.
Greg McMoore
Consultant - Mediator & Restorative Justice
Jane Marie Petty
Wells Fargo
Jasbir Singh
RSI Laboratories
Heather Soule
United Healthcare
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