Nathan’s decision to spend his summer with us was part of a broader path toward becoming a physician. Serving with Home Repairs for Good through AmeriCorps allowed him to gain valuable, real-world experience in the challenges of aging in place.

her monthly social security amount of just a little over $1,400 not enough to make ends meet and have room to do repairs.

Now, as the newest member of the Home Repairs for Good Board of Directors, Tauhric is bringing that passion to a bigger stage – one that’s focused on both local service and larger systems change.

Right now, across the country, houses are being abandoned. Not because people want to leave, but because they have no choice. The Joint Center for Housing Studies recently reported that 6.7 million households are living in homes that don’t meet basic safety standards.

The two of them bring different strengths to the work. Brad often leads the charge, overseeing projects and setting the tone. Brooke keeps things moving, shares the mission, connects with homeowners, and makes sure nobody walks away feeling small – especially first-time volunteers.

How the videographer for Home Repairs for Good sees the work thats done and who is helped.

Delilah has done her best to maintain this home that she and her family has loved for decades. However, as the years passed and her physical

AARP Indiana’s mission of redefining and improving life for Hoosiers 50-plus includes striving to make our communities more livable. A livable community is one that is safe and secure for people of all ages. It offers choices in where to live, how to get around, and it equitably serves residents of all ages, ability levels, incomes, races, ethnicities, and other backgrounds. This is of growing importance across the nation, but even more so here in the State of Indiana. Accor

“It’s more than just a job,” Andy says. “We’re teaching them skills they can carry with them anywhere — whether they want to start their own

Dave Withey, the founder, didn’t have dozens of slides or handouts. Instead, he sat down at the table with us, looked us in the eyes,

The no cost repairs provided by Home Repairs for Good volunteers give homeowners the support they need to maintain their home and sometimes

Critical home repairs provided by volunteers allow homeowners to stay in their homes where they belong. 168 medical student volunteers from Marion University, School of Family Medicine recently joined forces with Home Repairs for Good to help 9 different families in Indianapolis. Connecting safe homes through needed repairs and senior homeowner’s health demonstrates that housing is health. Where people live matters. Home Repairs for Good has been working through volunt

James has resided in the home that his mother grew up in for 34 years. As can be expected, plenty of maintenance and repair projects confron

In this op-ed in the Indianapolis Recorder, Rachel Nelson, Executive Director of Home Repairs for Good shares how collaboration and targeted

Staying in Indiana was never a part of Kyla's post-college plans. However, after living in Indianapolis for two years, she is happy with the way things have worked out. Upon graduating from Purdue in 2022, Kyla began her career as a civil engineer with JQOL in Indy. And she has found the perfect volunteer opportunity to match her skills and interests with Home Repairs for Good. Kyla was introduced to Home Repairs for Good (formerly NeighborLink Indianapolis) at a Purdue Netwo

Thanks to that initiative, he was informed Home Repairs for Good had a new program called Home Stabilization to address larger projects, in

Doing handyman work seemed appealing to Dave. Unlike his first worklife, this one was much more tactile and easy to see progress and change.

Barbara was a black belt in Karate at a time when women were hardly in the classes. She's now wheelchair bound but still feisty.

Liza Oates is a successful Indianapolis-based realtor with an array of other talents. Her diverse background includes working with art and antiques; buying, selling and managing investment property; reclamation services; supervising rehab work on homes; and being a small business owner. So when a business associate suggested she join NLI’s board of directors, it sounded like something that might mesh well with her skills and experience. Liza carefully considered the invitat

Ms. Huff has known her home for forty years, the last ten she has lived in it with her father and when he passed, on her own. Her father passed away just a few years back and left his home to Ms. Huff and her sister. The home is a modest single-story home on the city’s East side. Often considered a rougher neighborhood by those who don’t frequent it, Ms. Huff finds it relatively quiet and she likes her neighbors. Unfortunately the home had been neglected some by the time Ms