Annual Main Events
Repair Affair
This year's date for Repair Affair is May 14, 2011! However some groups are working on different days. Groups must preregister. We will also be working May 21!
What Is Repair Affair?
Repair Affair is PWC's annual spring volunteer event, providing home repairs and modifications that enable low-income, elderly and disabled residents to remain safely in their homes. Individuals, businesses and community groups can volunteer for a day (in some cases, more than one day) to help a client with various home repair needs, ranging from the simple - fixing handrails and installing grab bars; to the more extensive - home modifications for the disabled, ramps, drywall, etc.
Repair Affair was developed by People Working Cooperatively in 1983 as a free outreach program to help very low-income elderly and disabled homeowners with the home repairs they need to keep their homes safe and habitable. Low-income, elderly and disabled homeowners are often the most vulnerable residents in a community. When they physically or financially lose the ability to care for their homes, their quality of life can diminish.
When you volunteer for Repair Affair, you are not only helping a neighbor who needs you, you are making a real and immediate impact in your community.
What kinds of repairs are performed during Repair Affair?
Repairs range in complexity from one home to the next, but may include the following:
- Plumbing: vanities, faucets, laundry tubs, drain traps, fluid masters, toilets
- Carpentry: ramps, handrails, grab bars
- Safety Repairs: smoke detectors, locks
- Structural Work: gutter replacement, drywall, concrete
- Electrical Work
- Miscellaneous Household Chores: cleaning gutters, washing windows, yard work
Will trained professionals be available to help volunteers?
Yes. PWC assigns a skilled crew leader to each Repair Affair work site. The crew leader will lead the team of volunteers through a detailed work order provided by PWC and volunteers will be assigned tasks based on their skill sets and levels of experience. PWC staff members are also assigned to homes to answer questions, lend a hand, or simply provide guidance to teams.
How are clients selected for Repair Affair?
As a Repair Affair volunteer, please know that you'll be serving real people with a real need for help. Prospective clients are thoroughly pre-screened to ensure they qualify for the services rendered as part of Repair Affair. The typical PWC client earns less than $13,000 a year and is facing hardship due to illness, job loss, death of a spouse, or other life changing events.
Does PWC have a Young Professionals group volunteering at Repair Affair?
You bet! YPs who volunteer for Repair Affair can learn new skills, network and have fun for a good cause! For more information on PWC’s YP group or to create a YP team for your organization, contact Sara Bourgeois or Rachel Haffey at (513) 351-7921.
How do I register as a volunteer for Repair Affair?
The deadline to sign up a group is April 22. We'll have projects available on May 21 for anyone signing up a group after April 22.
Donation Request:
We welcome a $10 donation per individual or $20 per family.
Volunteer for Repair Affair 2011
Buy Your 2011 Repair Affair T-Shirt (optional)
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