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Rebuilding Together Howard County, Formerly known as Christmas in April, was formed in 1992 when a group of committed Howard County Residents and businesses joined together to mobilize volunteers and provide free home repairs to low-income families in Howard County. For many of these home owners, these repairs were truly a gift.
Even though our name has changed, our mission remains the same! We are still committed to improving the lives of the elderly, individuals with disabilities, veterans, and families with children; all homeowners in Howard County who have worked hard, but can no longer afford to keep up with repairs. Today, the need is even greater in the midst of the difficult economic climate.
Way to go! Our goal was $15,000 and we made $19,956 at our 4th Annual Fundraiser held at Bushel and a Peck Restaurant on July 23rd, 2024. Last year we brought in $10,551. That’s roughly a 89% increase year over year. Rebuilding Together had a fantastic evening at Bushel and a Peck. Usually, on a…
Never have so many volunteers come out on Rebuilding Day! Over 500 folks donned their Rebuilding Together t-shirts and repaired the homes of 22 low-income homeowners in need on April 27, 2024. The types of repairs included carpentry, electrical, plumbing, painting, and landscaping. New floors were installed as well as appliances replaced. As a result,…
Rebuilding Together Howard County is growing and delivering more services than ever before. It is important to note the growth our organization has experienced since 2010. Back then, we provided no cost home repairs to about 15 homeowners using an all-volunteer work force on a single day of the year. Now, we repair approximately 150…
Hear first hand the impact of Rebuilding Together Critical Home Repairs from our client, Raymond Clay. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Rebuilding Together HoCo (@rebuilding_hoco)
Join us at Lib’s Grill in Maple Lawn for an evening of food, fun and philanthropy benefiting Rebuilding Together Howard County! On Wednesday, July 13th from 4pm – Close, Lib’s Grill will be donating 10% of all dine-in, carry out and curbside orders to Rebuilding Together. Just mention you are with Rebuilding Together Howard County,…
Join us on Friday, September 18, 2020 from 4:45-5:45pm for a virtual ribbon cutting of our new Ellicott City home that we built from the ground up! This marks the first time in our 28 year history that we have demolished and rebuilt a home for a family in need.
Rebuilding Together Howard County is participating in #GivingTuesdayNow, a global day of giving and unity that will take place as an emergency response to the increased need caused by COVID-19. #GivingTuesdayNow will take place on Tuesday, May 5, 2020 and we need your support! #Nonprofit Matching-Fund Initiative We are joining the #Nonprofit Matching-Fund Initiative, a…
Are you a senior or someone who is not able to pickup your grocery or medication order? Howard County REACT can help. Visit their site to learn how to request a delivery. Call 410-782-0432 or visit http://www.howardcountyreact.org/delivery
As an organization, we are committed to the safety and health of our communities. With the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) across the country, we are taking active steps to ensure the safety of all parties involved in the work we do. As we head into National Rebuilding Month, we have made the difficult decision…
We have begun our largest rebuild project to date – rebuilding an entire home for an Ellicott City flood victim family. We received a referral from One EC Recover Project for a family who was in desperate need of home repairs after multiple floods in Ellicott City. The technical home inspection revealed a cadre of…
George Clifford, RTHC employee extraordinaire, led a team of volunteers from Tiber Technologies over the weekend (Feb. 8, 2020) to provide urgent repairs at a townhouse in Columbia. Repairs made last weekend included: Installing grab bars Cleaning out the families dryer vent Repairing a fence post Installing new stair treads Repairing the railing Replacing exhaust…
Calling all [Re]Builders! This year’s National Rebuilding Day will be held on Saturday, April 25th. There is still time to sponsor Rebuilding Day and get your company, nonprofit or faith-based organization involved! National Rebuilding Day takes place on the last Saturday of April. [Re]builders from across our network of over 140 Rebuilding Together affiliates volunteer…
This November, we completed a home repair project that transformed the life of a neighbor in need. We partnered with Lowe’s through the Single Home Rebuild Grant in order to fund the urgent repairs. With the help from our dedicated volunteer team from Home Repair Ministry, we were able to complete the following repairs… Installed…
We are honored and excited to announce that we have been chosen to participate in a special charitable giving campaign, sponsored and funded by Target. And you have the chance to help direct a portion of Target’s donation to us! Now through January 5, 2020, vote for Rebuilding Together Howard County through the Target Circle…
Please join us at Black Flag Brewing Co in Columbia, MD, to help us Build it Up and Drink it Down! Rebuilding Together Howard County is hosting a happy hour to raise funds and thank our hard working volunteers, sponsors, house captains and inspectors. If you are not familiar with RTHC, join us to learn…
Support Rebuilding Together Howard County AND enjoy delicious Italian food on Monday, July 8th. Tino’s Italian Bistro is hosting a foundation night benefiting RTHC by donating 10% of total sales for all dine-in and carryout orders. Family and community are among Tino’s core values. They are a family-run establishment and offer a casual dining experience…
Saturday, April 27th is this year’s Rebuilding Day with around 25 projects scheduled for homeowners in need in Howard County. Our House Captains are visiting project sites, rallying volunteers and ordering materials in preparation for Rebuilding Day. This year we wanted to provide a way for everyone to get involved in Rebuilding Day, even if you are not volunteering on a sponsor team.
Are you looking for a corporate team building experience in Howard County? Do you want to involve your employees in volunteerism and provide a rewarding experience of giving back to the community? Rebuilding Together Howard County offers corporate team building experiences with the added bonus of helping your community in the process.
We are thrilled to share that Rebuilding Together Howard County is participating in the year’s largest international day of giving back, Giving Tuesday! Following Thanksgiving, both Black Friday and Cyber Monday turn shoppers’ attention toward buying, but November 27 marks Giving Tuesday, which kicks off the season of charitable giving.
Make a change and help us with ours! Rebuilding Together Howard County is seeking a volunteer Financial Accountant / CPA. We need an additional resource to develop the monthly reports and also to handle the financial forms for our grant applications and reports.
This Thanksgiving, we want to shine a light on the people who volunteer there time to give back to their community through Rebuilding Together Howard County. This would not be possible without the team of dedicated volunteer home inspectors who visit homes, determine what repairs are necessary and conduct a technical inspection that is submitted back to RTHC.
Please join us at Hysteria Brewing Company in Columbia, MD, to help us Build it Up and Drink it Down! Rebuilding Together Howard County is hosting a happy hour to raise money for the Urgent Repair Program. The Urgent Repair Program was created for emergency home repairs that cannot wait for a formal project day…
Over 200 members of the Oakland Mills Middle School (OMMS) staff, students and family participated at some point in improving the home and life Mrs. Wilson, a Howard County resident. Mrs. Wilson came to Rebuilding Together Howard County with an urgent repair request. This small request blossomed into multi-day repair projects and a touching story of our community helping others in need.
We are partnering with Lowe’s to help neighbors in need right here in Howard County. September 15 – 16th, 2018 marks this year’s Rebuild-a-Block program where volunteers will be restoring homes and a community center in Howard County, Maryland. The Rebuild-a-Block program spans four states and four Rebuilding Together affiliates, marking the ten year partnership…
Did you know that RTHC is a year-round provider of home repairs for low income, elderly, disabled and veterans in Howard County? We have been busy this summer helping our neighbors in need! Projects RTHC helped an elderly Columbia couple, who live in a Columbia outparcel, restore water service to their home. Their well pump…
Donate to Rebuilding Together Howard County’s Urgent Repair Fund to help residents affected by the 2018 flood in Ellicott City. Rebuilding Together Howard County is the local affiliate of the national nonprofit Rebuilding Together, providing home repairs to individuals, veterans, people with disabilities and low income homeowners.
Once again, Rebuilding Together Howard County has partnered with the Sears Heroes at Home program to give back to a veteran homeowner in Howard County. 2018 marks the tenth year that RTHC has worked with Sears to help repair and restore the home of a veteran in need. In 2017, Sears’ Heroes at Home program raised $2.1…
Rebuilding Together will host its annual National Rebuilding Month this April. Nearly 33,000 volunteers will serve in more than 1,350 affiliate-led rebuild projects throughout the country during National Rebuilding Month. Throughout April, Rebuilding Together affiliates and volunteers will serve people in need, including veterans, people with disabilities, older adults, families with children and victims of…
Facebook has made raising money for a cause you care about easier than ever before with their new fundraiser tab. After recently raising a total of $510 in a matter of 3 days, for my birthday, I realized that people were more inclined to donate money to a cause if they knew the person asking for…
As the temperatures drop across Howard County, we encourage you to think of your neighbors in need. The mission of Rebuilding Together is a safe and healthy home for each person. This mission becomes increasingly more difficult to achieve as the winter months approach. That’s why we have created our Urgent Repair Program. What is…
#GivingTuesday is a global day of giving following the popular shopping events Black Friday and Cyber Monday. November 28th marks the holiday Giving Tuesday and kicks off the charitable giving holiday season. We ask that you think of your neighbors in need and donate to Rebuilding Together Howard County this Giving Tuesday. Rebuilding Together Howard…
We have partnered with DreamBuilders, an all-volunteer faith-based organization who help build and repair homes for those in need, to help rebuild the home of an Ellicott City flood victim. We are so lucky to have a group of dedicated, skilled volunteers to take on this lofty project. The DreamBuilders team have been onsite working…
Sharon Walsh Sharon Walsh has lived in Maryland since she was 6 years old and has lived in Howard County for over 24 years. Sharon graduated from the University of Maryland with degrees in both Architecture and Urban Planning. Sharon has worked as an Architect for over thirty years and received her Architectural license in…
Rebuilding Together Howard County celebrated its 25th Anniversary on Thursday, June 15th. The party was held at Wilde Lake Inter-faith Center in Columbia Maryland from 5:00 to 8:00 with Richard Story as our master of ceremony. That evening Edward Hamel, President of Hamel Builders, and Steve Kendall, owner of Kendalls Hardware, were recognized as outstanding…
Join us on Thursday, June 15 to celebrate 25 years of keeping our neighbors in Howard County safe, warm and dry. Learn what we have accomplished over the years in Howard County and hear from our dedicated volunteer County Executive, Allan Kittleman. We will be serving beer, wine and heavy hors d’ oeuvres during the…
Last month, RTHC completed eleven repairs that made the homeowners safer and more comfortable in their homes. What we did in February: Replaced roofs on 6 homes. Replaced one HVAC system. Replaced siding on a home. Installed a new furnace in a home. Installed iron safety railings on one home. Removed lead-based paint from a…
Each year, the Howard County Police Academy partners with a community service organization in Howard County. The current class, Academy #41, selected Rebuilding Together Howard County to volunteer their time and efforts benefiting the elderly, individuals with disabilities, veterans, and families with children who are in-need. In addition to Academy Class #41, the Howard County Police…
During the month of April, nearly 40,000 volunteers are expected to complete over 1,600 Rebuilding Together projects across the country. In our community, Rebuilding Together Howard County will host over 1,000 volunteers to repair 28 houses, 2 non-profit facilities, and Ellicott City flood victim’s homes on Saturday, April 29, 2017. “The U.S. Department of Housing and…
Last month, RTHC completed six repairs that made the homeowners safer and more comfortable in their homes. What we did in January: Replaced hot water heaters in three homes. Replaced one HVAC system. Replaced roofs on two homes. Search: SPONSORS
RTHC Executive Director Ann Heavner is featured as one of “7 Howard County Women Making a Difference” in the latest issue of The Baltimore Sun’s Howard Magazine! Ann has transformed Rebuilding Together Howard County from a once a year service organization to a year-round operation that has helped over 800 local homeowners receive free home repairs…
Join us in welcoming two new staff members to our organization – Marcia White and Jim Davidson. Both Marcia and Jim are long-time residents of Howard County and have been active in the nonprofit community here. We are so excited that they have joined our team and can help grow our organization to help more…
What is better than Monday Night Football and wings? Helping out a cause in the process! RAVENS @ PATRIOTS Monday, December 12, 2016 6:00pm – 9:00pm Buffalo Wild Wings Columbia 6191 Columbia Crossing Cir Columbia, MD 21045 Download your 15% Donation Ticket This year, Academy Class #41 of the Howard County Police Department has selected…
In January, 2015 Rebuilding Together Howard County was selected to participate in the Excellence in Governance program hosted by NeighborWorks America. Excellence in Governance is an elite 18 month program that consists of in-person training sessions, peer learning, coaching, technical assistance, board assessment, and a facilitated board retreat. Out of the 166 affiliates of Rebuilding Together, only two…
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The Applications and Research Laboratory (ARL), a Centralized Career Academy High School, is partnering with Rebuilding Together Howard County to provide service opportunities for HCPSS students while improving the lives of Howard County homeowners in need of housing repairs. The partnership will be formalized with an official partnership signing on Tuesday, June 14 at 8:00am…
Join the Celebration! Howard County Executive Allan H. Kittleman and the Howard County Office on Aging cordially invite you to attend the Grand Reopening of the Loan Closet of Howard County. Date: Wednesday, June 15, 2016 Time: 10:00 am Location: Long Reach Village Center 8775 Cloudleap Court, Suite 11 Columbia, MD 21045 Join us for the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony and Informal…
Nearly 1,000 volunteers to help rebuild homes in Howard County including help from the local police department. The Howard County Police Department is teaming up with Rebuilding Together Howard County to provide critical home repairs to local, low-income homeowners during Rebuilding Day, Saturday, April 23rd, 2016. Including the home the police will be repairing, Rebuilding…
April is National Rebuilding Month and we need your help to give back to more families in Howard County than ever before! On Saturday, April 23, 2016 we will be repairing over 30 homes in Howard County for the elderly, individuals with disabilities, veterans, and families with children; all homeowners in Howard County who have worked hard, but…
The Howard County Commission for Veterans and Military Families is hosting a Veterans Resource Fair the first week of April. RTHC will have a booth at the fair to inform folks of our free home repairs provided for veteran homeowners in Howard County. Date: April 5, 2016 Time: 5:00pm – 8:00pm Location: Howard County Library, Miller Branch…
We were excited to make our radio debut at Dragon Digital Radio on HCC’s campus for a segment of the HoCo Journal. Our organization is always looking for ways to spread the word about Rebuilding Together Howard County and recruit young volunteers. Giving back from a young age is important, we encourage the youth of…
On Thursday, October 29 we hosted Rebuilding Together’s annual Golden Hammer Awards at Eggspectation in Ellicott City. The Golden Hammer Awards are our way of giving back to those who support RTHC and help homeowners in Howard County stay safe, warm, and dry. This organization would not exist if it weren’t for the amazing men…
The team at Rebuilding Together Howard County (RTHC) will have a booth at the Howard County Fair from August 8 – 15, 2015. We will be handing out raffle tickets and spreading the word on how to get involved with RTHC daily from 9am – 9pm. This year we are excited to announce our Outdoor…
Volunteers provided free home repairs to 29 low-income families in Howard County during Rebuilding Day 2015. Howard County, MD, Saturday, April 25 — Rebuilding Together Howard County (RTHC) held their annual Rebuilding Day this year to provide vital home repairs to local, homeowners. The event took place on April 25, 2015 when over 800 volunteers helped…
Rebuilding Together Howard County, Heroes at Home project complete renovations for a local veteran’s home. WHAT: Rebuilding Together Howard County will be providing critical repairs to a veteran homeowner. More than 30 volunteers from Rebuilding Together and Sears will install a new roof, windows, flooring, and other repairs as part of Heroes at Home, a program…
Rebuilding Together Howard County is proud to announce it’s 2014 Annual Report is now available. This annual report features a vastly improved format from previous years. First, it’s size is condensed so hard copy reports can be easily mailed without an envelope. Simply turn over the hard copy annual report, write the address on the…
Rebuilding Together Howard County is excited to sponsor a Super Bowl Raffle Fundraiser. See some raffle prizes below. The grand prize package contains a flat screen TV, professional football, Super Bowl Party Platter for 10 people and a basket of cheer. Tickets are on sale now. One ticket is $5 and three tickets for $10.…
Ellicott City, Maryland— Rebuilding Together Howard County partnered with the Howard County Public School System to increase awareness of home repair services available to homeowners with limited incomes. The partnership was formalized with an official signing Wednesday, November 19 at the Sheraton Columbia Waterside Restaurant, 10207 Wincopin Circle. Under the terms of the partnership agreement, Rebuilding…
Win this complete, beautiful outdoor assembly plus a landscape gift certificate! $10 Donation = 1 Ticket $20 Donation = 3 Tickets For More Information Call: 410-381-3338 Winning Ticket Awarded August 9th at Howard County Fairground All These items below could be on your Patio Deck… Win this Complete Beautiful Outdoor Assembly plus Landscape Gift Certificate…
The 5th Anniversary Columbia Home Tour was a remarkable achievement for all those involved. This annual home tour highlights the rich diversity of architectural styles, promoting Columbia’s history and lifestyle, while supporting the community by donating tour proceeds to a local charity. The Home Tour Committee is proud to announce this year’s benefitting charity will receive the…
The Villages of Columbia presented the fifth annual Columbia Home Tour on Sunday, June 1, 2014, from 11am – 5pm. With a tour guide book and map, participants embarked on a self-guided tour of five distinct homes throughout the Columbia villages. Docents welcomed participants at each location and guided them through the home. All ticket…
Wednesday evening, June 4th, eight Girl Scouts from Troop #354 received their silver award at a ceremony held at the Hawthorne Center in Columbia, Maryland. The silver award was as a result of their successful partnership with Rebuilding Together Howard County. The girls worked to provide free home repairs to a group home located in…
Amanda Piizzurro, Associate Vice President of the United Way of Central Maryland and a member of the Board of Directors for Rebuilding Together Howard County was recently on channel 11 WBAL to talk about a charity shopping partnership with the Columbia Mall to be held in May. You can listen to her interview by visiting…
That evening 27 house captains picked up over 850 volunteer t-shirts. Honeywell hosted the 3rd and final house captain training meeting in preparation for the 2014 Rebuilding Day. That evening 27 house captains picked up over 850 volunteer t-shirts and their sponsor lawn signs. Lee Seifert provided a Safety Training Presentation covering all the do’s…
The Golden Hammer The Corner Stable in Columbia Maryland was the location of the 5th annual Golden Hammer Awards Ceremony held on Wednesday, September 18th. The prestigious Golden Hammer Awards are to recognize individuals and companies that go above and beyond the call of duty to support the Rebuilding Together Howard County. That evening the…
Nominations being accepted for tradespersons who contribute to community service, and demonstrate skill and leadership in their industry COLUMBUS, Ohio – June 21, 2013 – Rebuilding Together, a safe and healthy housing organization that believes community starts at home, launched its search for the 2013 Tradesperson of the Year. Nominations for “best-in-class” tradespersons who demonstrate…
Volunteers descend on Columbia home for days of repairs By Arthur Hirsch, The Baltimore Sun 6:05 p.m. EDT, May 2, 2013 The first troops showed up on a Saturday morning at the four-bedroom house in Columbia heavily armed: saws, hammers, crowbars, drills. They’ve returned three times since and are expected back again next week in hopes…
The weather couldn’t have been better. Hundreds of volunteers showed up to do their part in the repairs and remodeling of over 30 homes that were in need of updates in order for the those chosen homeowners in Howard County. Search: SPONSORS
Sears’ Heroes at Home Program, Rebuilding Together Howard County Start Renovations this fall for the Military Community WHAT: Rebuilding Together Howard County will be assisting the Ryan Condillac Family, providing much needed home repairs. More than 25 volunteers from Rebuilding Together and Sears will complete plumbing, electrical and deck repairs as part of Heroes at…
By Anne Ball When she was growing up in Cleveland, Kimberly Moore’s family enjoyed a tradition of volunteering. The Red Cross and Toys for Tots were early favorites. Years later, as a young mother in Santa Ana, Calif., with her small son Christopher in tow, she continued to spread her volunteer interests even further, adding…
