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Rebuilding Together, Silicon Valley volunteers repair San Jose woman’s home

—By John Ramos | CBS News

April 27, 2025

Weekends are usually a time for rest and relaxation. But on Saturday in San Jose, and around the country, an army of volunteers put their cardiac muscles to work helping seniors stay in their homes.

“You know, it’s a Saturday. Everybody could be doing something else, you know, their day off of work. But they’re here, they’re here putting their time into her home,” said Larraine Fernandez, daughter of 82-year-old Claudia Chavarria.

Honoring and Supporting Our Heroes on Veterans Day and Beyond

—By Lockheed Martin News

November 11, 2024

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, about 1.2 million veterans live in poverty and are unable to afford essential home repairs or modifications. Since launching a national partnership in 2022, Lockheed Martin and Rebuilding Together have repaired more than 60 veteran homes, served 80+ household members and engaged more than 600 volunteers.

This year, Lockheed Martin and Rebuilding Together are partnered on 14 projects happening across the country in communities where Lockheed Martin employees live and work.

Scrolling Social: Sharks Foundation x Rebuilding Together Silicon Valley

—By San Jose Sharks News

October 01, 2024

The Sharks Foundation kicked off its 30th year by providing Rebuilding Together Silicon Valley (@RTSiliconValley) a $30,000 Community Assist grant.

The grant went to revitalizing the home of a local Gilroy resident, Dorothy Cardenes. Cardenes has lived in Gilroy for 16 years and is a pillar of her local community. She worked as a CNA and patient registration representative for over 40 years at Good Samaritan and San Jose Regional hospitals.

Volunteers from Cupertino Electric, Inc., painted a home on Narvaez Avenue in San Jose on April 27 during National Rebuilding Day. Rebuilding Together Silicon Valley coordinated more than 400 volunteers to perform home maintenance and repairs at 18 project sites across Santa Clara County. (Photo by Diane Stratker)

Opinion: Rebuilding Together helps West Valley seniors age in place

Nonprofit provides no-cost housing repairs to low-income residents

—By Joe Samitian | San Jose Mercury News

October 20, 2024

For some homeowners fixing a water heater, repairing a leaky roof or modifying an entryway to allow wheelchair access is as simple as calling a contractor or getting out the tools for a DIY project. For others, especially our most vulnerable, tackling home improvement can be daunting.

The last several years have been difficult for a lot of folks; many were pushed to the absolute edge by the pandemic and the high cost of living. Home repairs fell by the wayside as people, particularly older adults, adults with disabilities and low-income seniors, attended to even more pressing needs like food, medicine or paying the mortgage. That meant living in unsafe or unhealthy environments or, in some extreme cases, having to move out with no place else to go.

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