A national non-profit that works to preserve affordable housing has announced an effort in Springfield, Massachusetts to rehab hundreds of houses in one of the poorest neighborhoods in the country.
The Rebuilding Together organization announced a plan to repair homes on ten contiguous blocks in the Old Hill Neighborhood on a designated April day in each of the next ten years. Springfield chapter executive director Colleen Loveless said the work which will done by volunteers includes converting home heating from oil to natural gas, new windows, doors, weatherization, painting, and plumbing.
" Just about anything you can imagine to a home we are working on for the families who are really in need and have lived in this neighborhood for so many many years."
Parks and other open spaces will be spruced up. This year’s block build on April 26 will involve 25 homes. Nearly half the households in the neighborhood live below the poverty line.
