ABOUT US

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Rebuilding Together started with the simple act of neighbors helping neighbors in 1973 when a small group of people in Midland, Texas realized a growing need in their community. Their neighbors’ homes had fallen into disrepair and the homeowners could not afford to fix them on their own. They volunteered their time and skills to rehabilitate the homes of their neighbors. Realizing the potential impact of this work, the group formed Christmas in April, with the intent of performing repair and rehabilitation work in their community every April.

News of the group’s good work spread slowly but eventually achieved national recognition. The mission spread beyond the idea of providing service once a year in April to bringing together partners from all walks of life to help our neighbors year-round. We became Rebuilding Together and opened the national office in 1988. Today, Rebuilding Together has grown into the premier nonprofit housing organization, garnering five consecutive four-star ratings from Charity Navigator.

Rebuilding Together is a leading national nonprofit in safe and healthy housing with more than 40 years of experience. Together, with our corporate and community partners, we transform the lives of low-income homeowners by improving the safety and health of their homes and revitalizing our communities. Rebuilding Together’s local affiliates and nearly 100,000 volunteers complete about 10,000 rebuild projects nationwide each year.  

In March of 2007, the Rebuilding Together, Platte Valley East, Inc. affiliate was established with a mission of bringing volunteers and communities together to improve the homes and lives of low-income homeowners. Our first director worked faithfully out of her home on a part-time basis with a small budget of $32,000.  From those humble beginnings, Rebuilding Together has rapidly expanded our capacity to be able to support a full-time Executive Director,  part-time Program Manager, a part-time Program Assistant, and a part-time Midland University Marketing Intern, with an office and a budget over $600,000. As we grow, we continue to expand our capacity to assist more homeowners, including offering a year-round emergency repair and home modification program for elderly and disabled homeowners, an annual Veterans project in conjunction with Home Depot, and many vital partnerships with several volunteer groups that allow us to stretch our funds to reach even more homeowners in need. Our partnership with the Greater Fremont Development Council allowed us to purchase a house in December 2023 that we are renovating and plan to sell later this year to a first-time homebuyer.  We also enjoy the wonderful support of many local contractors and businesses who generously give time and labor to our mission. In 2018, Rebuilding Together received a rural capacity building grant through the Dept. of Housing and Urban Development to expand our services into Cuming County in Nebraska.  More recently, we have expanded our scope of services to cover a 30-mile radius around Fremont, including all or parts of Dodge, Washington, Burt, Cuming, Colfax, Saunders and Seward Counties.

We have an active and engaged Board of Directors and several committees that work together to improve our operations, fundraising, and community outreach so that we can continue to increase our capacity to meet the ongoing needs of homeowners in Fremont, and the surrounding counties in Nebraska.

We would like to extend a sincere THANK YOU to everyone who gives of their time, talents, and resources to make Rebuilding Together a success. Volunteer is not paid, not because they are worthless, but because they are priceless.