ROCK THE BLOCK Jennifer woke up at 4 a.m., two hours before her alarm. Today was the day her century old house was getting a fresh coat of paint and she was too excited to sleep. When volunteers from Thrivent Financial arrived around 9 a.m., Jennifer was already dipping her brush. The tidy little ranch with a …
Neighborhood Revitalization
Rock the Block – Homeowner Story, Meet Linda
ROCK THE BLOCK – HOMEOWNER STORY Habitat for Humanity helps individuals and families achieve strength, stability and self-reliance through shelter. As part of Neighborhood Revitalization program in Woodland Heights, we hosted Rock the Block. The event is designed to impact multiple individuals and families on one targeted block. Leading up to the event, Habitat staff met with homeowners along Jefferson Ave., in Woodland Heights who needed help with minor …
Smoke Detectors for Woodland Heights
Neighborhood Revitalization In Action: When we describe Neighbood Revitalization (NR) to the community, we like to refer to the “dinner table” visualization. If you think of Woodland Heights and it’s residents as the table, and all of the different chairs pulled to the table for dinner as the community partners providing support, you have the idea correct! We like …
Bowerman Elementary: Coloring for Volunteers
Coloring With Kindergartners: As we continue to expand our Neighborhood Revitalization efforts in Woodland Heights, we’re developing new programs to bring awareness to Habitat’s mission. As a way to engage the youngest residents of Woodland Heights, we turned to Bowerman Elementary to help us complete a special project for our volunteers. A Castle On Viola Street: The Ms. Block’s kindergarten students …
Rock the Block – Homeowner Story, Meet Shirley
ROCK THE BLOCK – HOMEOWNER STORY Habitat for Humanity helps individuals and families achieve strength, stability and self-reliance through shelter. As part of Neighborhood Revitalization program in Woodland Heights, we hosted Rock the Block. The event is designed to impact multiple individuals and families on one targeted block. Leading up to the event, Habitat staff met with homeowners along Jefferson Ave., in Woodland Heights who needed help with …
Neighborhood Revitalization: Rock the Block
Rock The Block: 150 Volunteers, 14 Projects, 38 People Impacted We recently completed our second Neighborhood Revitalization event in Woodland Heights during Rock the Block on September 29, 2016. During the event, 100+ volunteers from CoxHealth & Thrivent Financial/Greater Ozarks Associates – Thrivent Financial cleaned up Jefferson Ave. in the Woodland Heights Neighborhood. During Rock …
