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Minor Home Repairs for Seniors!

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ORGANIZATION: Bridging Communities, Inc.

  • A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
  • 55 people are interested
Serving Seniors

Bridging Communities, Inc. serves home-bound seniors in Southwest Detroit in 8 zip codes(48204, 48206, 48208, 48209, 48210, 48216, 48217, and 48238. We are looking for volunteers to complete minor home repair projects at the seniors' homes. As our elderly become more aged, the amount of time and energy they spend maintaining their homes becomes reduced. We take requests from seniors and try to match the volunteer's interests and skillsets with the senior's needs.

Volunteers can come either individually or as a part of a group.

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About Bridging Communities, Inc.

Location:

6900 McGraw, Detroit, MI 48210, US

Mission Statement

Our Mission: Our work will improve the quality of life for the elders of Southwest Detroit by meeting their needs, and the needs of the surrounding neighborhoods, through creative collaboration, advocacy, and innovative programming.

Our Vision: We will be recognized throughout Southest Michigan as a benchmark organization and the first choice for eldercare programs and affordable housing.

Description

BCI was formed in 1980 by the clergy of Southwest Detroit to provide equality and dignity of life for the frail elderly under the name Ecumenical Project SAVE (Seek And Visit the Elderly). In recognition that the quality of life of an elderly person is directly related to the quality of the community which they reside, the mission expanded beyond providing service through volnteer support to include community development and intergenerational activities. The new name was adopted in 1998 to better address the scope of the work and the expansion of the mission. Bridging Communities, Inc. surrounds the elderly of Southwest Detroit with a circle of care to ensure quality and dignity of life. With support systems of caring volunteers who become friends of our elders, we enable this proud hardworking generation that built this urban neighborhood to remain independent in their homes and community.

Bridging Communities, Inc. is a grass roots collaborative of Southwest Detroit business, labor, faith-based organizations and residents working together to create a society where people live in tolerance, compassion, civility and respect. Building on the principles of democracy, empowerment, dignity, justice and equality, we believe that all life has value, from birth to death and that a full meaningful and productive life is based on the level of our participation.

CAUSE AREAS

Emergency & Safety
People with Disabilities
Seniors
Emergency & Safety, People with Disabilities, Seniors

WHEN

Thu Jul 01, 2021 - Wed Sep 29, 2021

WHERE

6900 McGrawDetroit, MI 48210

(42.338165,-83.13478)
 

SKILLS

  • Painting
  • Home Repair
  • Housekeeping

GOOD FOR

  • Teens
  • People 55+
  • Group

REQUIREMENTS

  • Orientation or Training
  • 1 to 3 hrs typically
  • Volunteers must provide their own tools and transportation to the senior's home.

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