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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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16 people are interested
SAFER Homes Volunteer
ORGANIZATION: Blount County TN Community Action Agency
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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16 people are interested
SAFER Homes builds wheelchair ramps for people in Blount, Loudon, and Monroe Counties, TN. The focus is on building permanent or installing portable aluminum wheelchair ramps and then replacing them with permanent structures, if needed by that individual. It usually takes 6-8 hours to build a wooden structure; installation of aluminum ramps is completed in about 3-4 hours.
All materials are provided.
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About Blount County TN Community Action Agency
Location:
3509 TUCKALEECHEE PIKE, MARYVILLE, TN 37803, US
Mission Statement
Blount County Community Action Agency provides services and develops resources with partnering agencies to help meet basic needs to improve the lives of the elderly, disabled, and low income people in the community.
Description
In fulfilling our mission, we will: provide meals to the elderly through our Senior Nutrition Program to assure good nutrition and that no elderly person goes hungry; provide food to low income households through our Commodity Food Program; provide funds for energy assistance through our Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program and weatherization of homes through our Weatherization Assistance Program to assure that homes are energy efficient and that no low income household members go to bed cold; provide home repair through the House Repair Collaborative to assure that homes are habitable and partner with others to ensure low-income households are housed; provide homemaker services, information and assistance services through our Office on Aging to help elderly people achieve and maintain a level of self-sufficiency and independence in their own home; and continue to seek opportunities to provide additional services to meet community needs.
CAUSE AREAS
Faith-Based,
Homeless & Housing,
Seniors
WHEN
We'll work with your schedule.
WHERE
3509 Tuckaleechee PikeMaryville, TN 37803
(35.75622 ,-83.88618 )
DATE POSTED
September 16, 2024
SKILLS
- Home Repair
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
- Public Groups
REQUIREMENTS
- This is a Done in a Day opportunity and there is no prior training or ongoing commitment needed.
- Must be at least 16
- Most projects will involve about 6-8 hours and 4 people.
- A team leader will coordinate a project and provide design and materials list. Team members will assist with the build.