Sponsor Spotlight
Center for Elders' Independence
Center for Elders' Independence (CEI) has been sponsoring Rebuilding Together Oakland projects for seven years. They are a non-profit organization serving seniors who want to live in their homes with caregivers instead of moving into assisted living facilities. Our missions are very closely aligned, and CEI helps many of their clients through Rebuilding Together Oakland's application process so that they can maximize their deliverables and ensure that residents are safe in the community.
This April, CEI's team built a large wheelchair ramp, painted the interior of their client's home, repaired the porch and stairs, removed a significant amount of clutter, and did plumbing repairs (check out photos of their hard work here). Peter Szutu, a long-time House Captain for CEI, says,
[We] have a great team of people that are both skilled and unskilled, and they're consistently putting out more than I can ever imagine. Each skilled team member takes responsibility for a specific project within the house so it's manageable. Each project has to be assessed as to how many people we need for each day…We start planning early. There is so much planning necessary in order to organize and do things in the most efficient manner.
The most challenging part of the projects, he says, is "logistics, getting people and materials to the right place at the right time for the right purpose." Peter says that at the end of the day, the best part is seeing the joy on the family's faces.
Thank you to the Center for Elders' Independence for all of your hard work and your long-time support!
This April, CEI's team built a large wheelchair ramp, painted the interior of their client's home, repaired the porch and stairs, removed a significant amount of clutter, and did plumbing repairs (check out photos of their hard work here). Peter Szutu, a long-time House Captain for CEI, says,
[We] have a great team of people that are both skilled and unskilled, and they're consistently putting out more than I can ever imagine. Each skilled team member takes responsibility for a specific project within the house so it's manageable. Each project has to be assessed as to how many people we need for each day…We start planning early. There is so much planning necessary in order to organize and do things in the most efficient manner.
The most challenging part of the projects, he says, is "logistics, getting people and materials to the right place at the right time for the right purpose." Peter says that at the end of the day, the best part is seeing the joy on the family's faces.
Thank you to the Center for Elders' Independence for all of your hard work and your long-time support!
