Thousands of Local Volunteers Bolster Campaign to Revitalize 70 Homes in Need

April 30 — On Sat. May 5, 2,000 local volunteers roll up their sleeves to celebrate HomeFront Day’s 30th Anniversary. It is this year’s biggest step in HomeFront’s campaign to revitalize 70 homes for low-income families. In 36 cities across much of CT and Westchester County, NY, neighbors from all walks of life represent 63 participating faith communities, service organizations and corporations. These free repairs enable older adults living on fixed incomes, disabled homeowners, single-parent households, and families in transitional crisis to remain in their homes with a much improved quality of life. Generous community and corporate foundations, individual donors and contributors of materials and services set this massive outpouring in motion. Since the first 12 Norwalk homes spruced up by HomeFront volunteers in 1988, the program has touched more than 3,100 families in need.

Thanks to The Home Depot Foundation, this year, HomeFront is able to tackle large-scale repair projects to ensure that 10 low-income veterans have a safe place to call home. In the words of HomeFront’s Board Chairperson, Kenneth Wiegand, “For years, The Home Depot Foundation has led by example when it comes to honoring the sacrifices of veterans. HomeFront is proud to join forces with them.” Through their Team Depot initiative, Home Depot employees will be tackling facets of these projects throughout the year.

Among other things, beneficiaries eagerly await having drafty windows replaced and tired walls painted, along with plumbing and electrical improvements, roofing repairs, wheel chair ramp installations and other safety enhancements.

HomeFront is a community-based program dedicated to providing quality of life improvements to families with financial hardships. Since 1988, HomeFront volunteers have repaired 3,100 homes, injecting $54 million of assistance where it is needed most. More information on HomeFront can be found online at: www.homefrontprogram.org.

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