Recently, HopeBUILDERS partnered with the Electrical Workers Minority Caucus of Kansas City to provide Birdie with critical home repairs. This included rewiring security lights and other electrical work. Her security lights now make her feel safer at night instead of posing a fire hazard. Birdie’s home is filled with photos of her family. Each picture comes with a story. Some …
Meet Our New Board Members!
HopeBUILDERS is pleased to introduce two of our newest Board members. Maria Porta with Capitol Federal joined the board in January 2021 and Jabbar Wesley with Spire Inc. joined the board in March 2021. Please read more about them below! Maria Porta, Capitol Federal Can you tell us a little about yourself? I am a Community Development Specialist with Capitol …
Volunteer Spotlight – Meet Suzanne!
In 2016, Suzanne went to her first ramp build with HopeBUILDERS and has been hooked ever since! Suzanne has volunteered over 200 hours with us doing everything from bathroom demos to ramp builds to maintaining our client database. HopeBUILDERS is a great fit for Suzanne because it combines her passion for helping others with her interest in home repair. She …
Client Thank You – October 2019
October 2019 KCK Ramp Build I wanted to send HopeBuilders a big THANK YOU for the incredible work and commitment to helping the community. My parents are residents in KCK. My dad’s physical health has unfortunately forced him to be dependent on a walker or wheelchair. He’s not as active as he used to be. He has a number of …
Volunteer Spotlight – Rich LaBelle
How and when did you first get involved with HopeBUILDERS? El Slover from Saint Michael’s Church was retiring from the HopeBUILDERS board, and he asked if I would be interested in joining the group. I had just retired, and he made it sound worthwhile and even fun What are some of your responsibilities within the organization? I served on the …
Volunteer Spotlight – Steven VanLiew
How and when did you first get involved with HopeBUILDERS? I learned about the organization through our church, Holy Cross Lutheran. I volunteered a couple of times two or three years ago, but it’s really only been the last year or so after our daughter went off to college that I’ve been able to volunteer more often. What are some …
Volunteer Spotlight- Paul G.
Paul has been volunteering with HopeBUILDERS for several years. While April was his last month in the KC area, we are very appreciative of his hard work. How and when did you first get involved with HopeBUILDERS? In October of 2014, I volunteered for a Christmas in October project where I met this awesome guy named Greg Wayne. We worked …
Helping a local veteran with Team Depot
Last Wednesday we partnered with Team Depot to complete some home repairs for a local Vietnam veteran and his family. The homeowner, Alfred Jones, heard about all the work that The Home Depot does for veterans and he reached out to the Shawnee store. From there, Grant Greenlee, the Assistant Store Manager there, contacted HopeBUILDERS to apply for a grant …
The Ross Family
This Saturday HopeBUILDERS is partnering with The Whole Person to complete a bathroom modification for a very well deserving family. The Ross family have 16 dependents; either adopted, foster or biological children. They have adopted Tyler, who has severe Cerebral Palsy and requires 24 hour care. Their home does not have a handicap accessible bathroom, so they currently use a …
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