On Thursday, September 16th, Rebuild Upstate officially kicks off its 15th year repairing homes in Upstate, South Carolina. Rebuild Upstate has made more than 1,200 homes safer, healthier, and more livable. Support of this program comes from community donors and more than 10,000 volunteers who
Meet Tim. Tim Womack is the aging services director for the Appalachian Council of Governments (ACOG). ACOG improves the lives of the people of the SC Appalachian region through numerous programs. One of those programs? Funding home repairs and modification services for low-income older adults.
Click here to access a reader-friendly, printable version of this blog post. Do you remember Ms. Marlene? We repaired her home in 2016. Before repairs, trips outside her home were dependent upon help from her sister and limited to necessities and medical appointments, since her
Board Spotlight: Megan Finnern, Board Vice Chair//Finnern Consulting, LLC You may not know Megan personally (or maybe you do!) but you surely know about the great work she has done in the Greenville community. In addition to being the current Chair of Fall for Greenville,
Dorothy is first a mother and a daughter, then a friend to all. She brings a weekly Meals on Wheels meal to a friend in need, and spends her days as a retiree playing Bingo at her home church. Even the land on which she
Board Q&A Spotlight: Chip Reaves, Board Chair//President, Bigger Brains Meet Chip. Chip Reaves is the current Rebuild Upstate board chair. When he’s not losing his tape measure on a build site, he leads the team at BiggerBrains, Inc. as the CEO & Founder. Chip leads
Rebuild Upstate Becomes a State Certified Community Development Corporation July 6, 2021 Rebuild Upstate has earned its certification as a South Carolina Community Development Corporation from the South Carolina Association of Community Economic Development. This certification will enable Rebuild Upstate to repair more homes of
Living next door to family isn’t for everyone. For homeowners Ray and Faye, it’s everything. Ray grew up on the family land his dad bought in 1962. He describes his family as simple mountain people and has vivid memories of their time together. The rest
An Update from Rebuild Upstate President/CEO & Founder Chris Manley Dear Rebuild Upstate family, The past fifteen months have certainly been an adventure and there are parts of that adventure that continue now and for the foreseeable future. At Rebuild Upstate, we value and strive
