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| Get Involved > Volunteer Life > Service |
Housing |
Inadequate and unsafe housing impacts the young and elderly alike in Appalachia. CAP’s housing program assists families in need by providing housing materials, repairs on the existing home or new home construction. The housing program looks to partner with other housing agencies such as World Servants to provide repairs and construction. The program also uses building materials received through Operation Sharing.
CAP volunteers largely staff the housing program. Many are individuals who have made a year commitment to the program. Most volunteers come as a sponsored group from a church or college, and they will often spend a week working on a particular site. As a result, they form a deep connection with the family they have helped. Additionally, many college students spend their spring break with CAP during our annual WorkFest building blitz.
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Leaky roofs…crumbling porches…no indoor plumbing…cardboard replacing missing window panes…little or no insulation…unsafe methods of heating… When you live in poverty, not only do you not have money for incidentals, you often cannot afford to make even basic repairs to your home. You learn to make do with what you have.
Volunteers will assist the lead team person to perform repairs on houses or new construction on properties. Housing workers are on-site and home and property owners are required to participate in the work being done. This allows them to learn skills, which are invaluable to the people who want to improve their living conditions. Volunteers must be able to climb on roofs and endure outside weather.
