Rebuilding Together Houston
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RT - H acknowledges those who have partnered with us in our mission. By generously supporting our efforts, our financial contributors, crew sponsors, and volunteers helped achieve the results below, making a lasting impact in lives of hundreds of RT - H clients and a place they are proud to call home. In 2008, RT - H repaired over 1,200 homes in communities throughout greater Houston. During the year, RT - H:
- Repaired 1,265 unduplicated addresses
- Had more than 5,000 volunteers donating their time and skills
- Delivered $5.45 million in market value of work
Through year-end 2008, cumulative program results total:
| Volunteer Home Repair Program (VHRP) connects sponsored repair crews with exterior home repair opportunities |
5,317 home exteriors repaired and restored |
| Safer Home Program (SHP) provides safety modifications to reduce risks of injury and make homes more accessible |
491 safety modifications and wheelchair ramps completed |
| Roofs Over Houston (ROH) restores roofs in need of service |
2,250 roofs restored |
| Interior Repair Program (IRP) repairs broken interior systems such as,
plumbing, electrical, HVAC, and sewer |
3,196 interior system projects completed |
Energy Efficiency Program (EEP)
helps reduce energy consumption and the burden of energy costs |
3,760 energy efficient upgrades |
2006-2008 Results
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2008 |
2007 |
2006 |
| Unduplicated Addresses Served |
1,265 |
1,744 |
569 |
| Estimated volunteers (VHRP and SHP Ramp Teams) |
5,165 |
4,775 |
4,600 |
| Estimated Value of Volunteer Hours* |
$1.53 million |
$1.3 million |
$1.25 million |
| Home exteriors repaired and restored (VHRP) |
243 |
263 |
230 |
| Roofs restored (ROH) |
126 |
98 |
82 |
| Interior system projects completed (IRP) |
321 |
235 |
195 |
| Safety modifications and wheelchair ramps completed (SHP) |
148 |
100 |
123 |
| Energy efficient upgrades (EEP) |
1,213 |
1,959 |
588 |
| Value of programs delivered |
$5.45 million |
$4.9 million |
$3.76 million |
| Administrative/development disbursements as % of value of programs delivered |
3.5% |
4.0% |
2.2% |
*Estimated value of volunteers per hour: 2008-$19.81; 2006-2007-$18.04
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