OVERVIEW

Rebuilding Together Oakland (RTO) rehabilitates the homes of low-income elderly and disabled homeowners, so they may continue to live in safety, comfort and independence. RTO utilizes the hard work of skilled and unskilled volunteers, and leverages financial and in-kind donations to make these improvements at no cost to the homeowners. RTO also rehabilitates nonprofit facilities that work directly within low-income communities.

Rebuilding Together Oakland was founded in 1993 as an auxiliary program of the Center for Independent Living. In 1995, the organization was incorporated as Christmas in April Oakland and received its 501 (c)(3) nonprofit status. Rebuilding Together Oakland now operates three main programs throughout the year: the flagship April Rebuilding Program, the Block Building Program, and our Safe-At-Home Program. Utilizing volunteer labor and in-kind contributions, Rebuilding Together Oakland is able to produce a high return - each dollar donated is leveraged to produce $3 of added value to the community.

In 2008, Rebuilding Together Oakland plans on making the following contributions to the local community:

• 64 homes to be rehabilitated
• 14 non-profit community facilities to be repaired
• More than 2,700 participating volunteers
• With over $1.4 million in improvements

Since our inception in 1993, Rebuilding Together Oakland's contributions to the Oakland community have included:

• 374 homes rehabilitated
• 66 community facilities rehabilitated
• Renovations valued at $10 million
• More than 21,000 participating volunteers
  

We need your help to make it happen! We are looking for the following resources to support our programs:

• Project Sponsorships by your company or community organization
• Individual donations
• Skilled and unskilled individual volunteers and volunteer groups
• In-kind donations of materials.

Please consider giving a day or a weekend to your community this year. Or if you're unable to help us physically, remember that your donations fund our maintenance and beautification efforts. While we try to procure supplies through donations, some items still must be purchased.

Rebuilding Together Oakland thanks our generous sponsors for their support.