Nov 18, 2020 | Success Stories
Nick served in the Navy from 1966-1970 as a radio operator on the USS Moale. According to his wife, Rosemary, Nick was grateful to serve his country and still enjoys operating a Ham Radio today. But his ability to pursue that hobby and other interests had become...
Jul 28, 2020 | Success Stories
Chris has a disability requiring use of a wheelchair. His wife Diane is visually impaired and relies on him for transportation. Flooring in the couple’s home was unable to withstand wheelchair use, despite being twice replaced over the past few years. We installed...
May 22, 2020 | Success Stories
How do communities recover from disaster during a disaster? It takes perseverance. And trusted partnerships. Our Hurricane Florence recovery efforts in Burgaw, NC have been slowed by the pandemic, but Rebuilding Together of the Triangle (RTT), along with our partners...
Feb 10, 2020 | Success Stories
Barbara’s home was flooded in 2018. Because the contractor she hired to make repairs did not pull a building permit, she was left with a bigger mess and fewer resources to make things right. Meanwhile, mold was growing throughout her home, making conditions unsafe....
Jan 12, 2020 | Success Stories
Victoria lives in the family home that her parents built nearly 100 years ago. She takes pride in the fact that she lives independently in a home where she and her five siblings were raised with such deeply rooted history. Over decades, her tiny hometown transformed...
Dec 4, 2019 | Success Stories
Many rural residents have private septic systems for waste treatment. Such systems do not come with a monthly bill but instead require periodic maintenance and repair. Homeowners unable to afford septic repair face not only catastrophic plumbing failure but also...
Nov 25, 2019 | Success Stories
Margaret was born and raised in a small community near Burgaw, NC and has lived in her home there since 1982. She worked in the school system for eight years as a teacher assistant and later at Corning as a fiber processing coordinator for 13 years. In 2015, she...
Nov 24, 2019 | Success Stories
A retired custodian from the Wake County Public School System, Charity lives in the Wake Forest home where she grew up. When she took ownership of the house 15 years ago, it needed tremendous work due to termite damage. The cost of those repairs added to basic living...
Nov 17, 2019 | Success Stories
Ricardo, age 13, has muscular dystrophy. A new power wheelchair was supposed to make life easier, but it turned out to be too large for his family’s home. With the help of local sponsors and volunteers, we modified the bathroom, but flooring and narrow door...
Oct 22, 2019 | Success Stories
A retired, single mother with Multiple Sclerosis, Judi from Carrboro has experienced changes in her mobility through the years. She needs a home that will meet her needs both now and in the future. With that in mind, we made repairs from roofing to flooring. We’re...
