Please sort by category to view blog posts, job openings, best practices award winners, and more!
Freyja Harris Harris brings more than 20 years of experience in housing, grant making, policy, and community development, and will play a key role in leading the Coalition, executing programs, fundraising, and advocacy work. Continue Reading
Blair Pakowski joins the Coalition for Home Repair team as program coordinator & compliance officer, effective February 6. Pakowski will work remotely to support the implementation and management of the Veteran Home Repair & Modification Pilot program. Continue Reading
What counts as a unique repair project? How do you track repairs year round? How do we measure repair projects when planning scope of work for volunteers? How are the two intertwined? Do you track when a volunteer group helps with cleaning or takes initiative for minor home repair? Continue Reading
Grant funding is available for Coalition for Home Repair organization members. Continue Reading
Community Builders are people whose engagement in the Coalition for Home Repair helps create a thriving community. Engagement can look a number of ways. Organizations have different resources and time to be engaged. As such, our staff has nominated a 2022 class of Community Builders. Continue Reading
At ReFrame Conference this morning, I shared some big news. I will be stepping down as the Coalition’s Executive Director in a few months; this will be the last ReFrame Conference that I lead. I am still as passionate about housing preservation as ever. However, the time has come for me to... Continue Reading
The Coalition for Home Repair has been awarded the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Veterans Home Rehabilitation and Modification Pilot program grant. The Coalition will receive the maximum grant amount, $1,000,000. Read HUD's press release about the grant. With the funds,... Continue Reading
Salesforce is such a large and robust tool. Can small nonprofits really use Salesforce to its fullest extent? What's the real deal with those 10 free licenses? Nonprofit Salesforce consultant, Sarah Epting, will go through the pros and cons of using Salesforce for small nonprofits. She has years... Continue Reading
Robin Renner will led this webinar. She has previously worked for a Rebuilding Together affiliate, a Habitat affiliate, and an independent home repair nonprofit. She's currently the faciliator for our Healthy Homes Affinity Group. She offered a 30-45 minute presentation, followed by time for... Continue Reading
Whether you are considering joining the Coalition for Home Repair, are a new member, or a long-time member who wants to ensure that you're getting the most of our your membership, this webinar is for you! Continue Reading
Flash floods produced catastrophic damage in multiple counties in eastern Kentucky from July 27-28, 2022. The Governor of Kentucky said, "Hundreds will lose their homes, and this is going to be yet another event (where) it’s going to take not months, but likely years, for many families to... Continue Reading
HUD recently announced the Veterans Housing Rehabilitation and Modification Pilot Program (VHRMP) notice of funding opportunity. Most members aren't eligible to apply on their own, as you must serve nationally, or serve an entire state. Therefore, the Coalition for Home Repair will be applying... Continue Reading
