Want to help people stay in their homes?

Volunteers are sought to help repair residences during the annual one-day blitz the nonprofit Rebuilding Together Richmond orchestrates.

About 35 homes in the North Side neighborhoods of Brookland Park and Providence Park have been identified for work Saturday, April 28, it has been announced.

Participants will gather at 8 a.m. at Richmond Community High School, 201 E. Brookland Park Blvd., before fanning out to their assignments.

More than 800 volunteers are expected for the event, but all would be welcome, according to Mary Kay Huss, executive director of RTR, adding that no special skills are needed. 

This is the 26th annual program the Richmond-based group has sponsored during National Rebuilding Month. Hundreds of elderly and disabled homeowners who could not afford improvements have benefited in neighborhoods across the city since RTR was born in 1993. 

“The repairs are going to be a tremendous lift for me because I’ve been in this house for 32 years and haven’t been able to do it myself,” said Yvonne Wright, a homeowner whose home will be repaired.

“Many of our neighbors are in need,” Ms. Huss said. “National Rebuilding Month serves as a call to action to encourage everyone to support their neighbors, strengthen their community and ensure everyone is living in safe and healthy homes.”

RTR is part of the national Rebuilding Together organization, which organizes nearly 100,000 volunteers annually on 10,000 rebuild projects across the country.

Details: (804) 447-3481 or info@RebuildingTogetherRichmond.org.