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Black Lives Matter (and COVID-19 Impact)

Discussion about how to dismantle racism in home repair programs. Continue Reading

COVID-19 Impact - May 26, 2020

Roundtable webinar about summer plans for home repair nonprofits. Read webinar notes. Continue Reading

COVID-19 Impact - May 19, 2020

Roundtable conversation with camp-model and local home repair nonprofits. Read webinar notes. Continue Reading

COVID-19 Impact - May 12, 2020

Roundtable discussion about new safety policies for volunteers, etc. Read webinar notes. Continue Reading

COVID-19 Impact - May 5, 2020

Roundtable webinar about how home repair nonprofits are dealing with the challenges of the pandemic. Read webinar notes. Continue Reading

COVID-19 Impact - April 28, 2020

Roundtable discussion about financial reserves, family day camp, camp-in-a-box, and more. Read webinar notes. Continue Reading

ReFrame Online: Underpinning, Drywall Repairs & Floor Repairs

Led by Ron Morrow, Housing Lead Person at Christian Appalachian Project. He shares ideas for using donated materials such as concrete board for underpinning projects and also provides mini demonstrations of drywall repairs and floor repairs. Ron comes from a commercial construction background -... Continue Reading

ReFrame Online Keynote: Housing As Healthcare

Presented by Cara Stewart, Chief of Staff of the Kentucky House Democratic Caucus Office. She is a former attorney with Kentucky Equal Justice Center and legal aid groups in Kentucky where she represented tenants in landlord-tenant disputes. Cara is passionate about housing as health care; she is... Continue Reading

ReFrame Online: Advocacy 202: State & Local Engagement

Led by Carley Ruff, Director of State and Local Relations at Habitat for Humanity International's Government Relations & Advocacy office in Washington, DC. Carley shares about how Habitat affiliates advocate for funding and policies at the state and local levels. She also shares about the... Continue Reading

ReFrame Online: Case Studies in Volunteer Recruitment & Retention

Volunteers are the lifeblood of many nonprofits. Recruiting new volunteers and retaining current ones is essential to accomplishing our home repair mission. Continue Reading

ReFrame Online: Compassion Fatigue

This training looks at the elements of compassion fatigue, secondary trauma, burnout and fatigue in people providing services. We look at how to recognize it, what it looks like, why we are susceptible, and discuss how to heal. Continue Reading

ReFrame Online: Home Repair Grants for Veterans

Veterans are eligible to receive up to $2,000 for home repairs related to non-service-connected disabilities and up to $6,800 for home repairs related to service-connected disabilities through the Home Improvements and Structural Alterations (HISA) grant. Continue Reading