Discussion about how to dismantle racism in home repair programs. Continue Reading
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Roundtable webinar about summer plans for home repair nonprofits. Read webinar notes. Continue Reading
Roundtable conversation with camp-model and local home repair nonprofits. Read webinar notes. Continue Reading
Roundtable discussion about new safety policies for volunteers, etc. Read webinar notes. Continue Reading
Roundtable webinar about how home repair nonprofits are dealing with the challenges of the pandemic. Read webinar notes. Continue Reading
Roundtable discussion about financial reserves, family day camp, camp-in-a-box, and more. Read webinar notes. Continue Reading
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
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
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
Volunteers are the lifeblood of many nonprofits. Recruiting new volunteers and retaining current ones is essential to accomplishing our home repair mission. Continue Reading
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
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