Rainbow Rehab is a non-profit 501(C)(3) corporation serving disadvantaged families by providing renovated homes and repairs.

Restoring Homes, Restoring Hope

HOUSING REHABILITATION:

Rainbow house #8 was completed in Oct, 2007 and sold earlier this year (refer to details in Archives)

Rainbow Rehab, Inc. has recently purchased project house #9.  Located at 303 Putnam Dr. and built in 1936, this house has three bedrooms, one bath and approximately 800 sq ft of conditioned space.  It was occupied until earlier this year.  Rehabilitation will include, but will not be limited to, new roof, new wiring, plumbing and HVAC system, new floor coverings, new sheet rock, new bath and updated kitchen.

It has been awhile since we last updated the progress on the current project house, at 303 Putnam Dr.  As noted earlier, demolition was slower than expected and we did run into some un-anticipated problems.  We have also been hampered some by repeated thefts from the job site and construction trailer.  We are finally beginning to make some noticeable progress.  Since December, we have replaced the roof; repaired the flooring; removed, refinished and started reinstallation of most of the interior paneling; repaired all exterior siding and started painting; repaired several interior columns and rebuild some floor and ceiling joists; and installed closed cell foam insulation in the exterior walls, roof deck and under the floor.  We are currently installing sheet rock and interior paneling; installing windows; and painting the interior and exterior.

Rainbow continues to have regular workdays Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday mornings.  Individuals and groups, with or without construction skills are welcomed to join us.  Use our Individual or Group sign up forms to volunteer. Please contact our Scheduler (Scheduler@rainbowrehab.org) or the President (president@rainbowrehab.org) for additional information or assistnace.  

EMERGENCY REPAIRS:

Rainbow Rehab will continue to make emergency repairs for qualified families in Leon County, but emphasis will be placed on our current rehab project until it is complete

Last update: 04/27/2009
Email: webmaster@rainbowrehab.org

 

Our mission is to serve people with lower incomes by making it possible for them to own, or continue to own, properly renovated homes. We renovate properties for resale to disadvantaged families, provide free or reduced-fee repair services for lower-income homeowners, and coordinate opportunities for people from all walks of life to work and learn about home-ownership together.

Rainbow Rehab would like to move from rehabbing one house at a time to providing an ongoing service to volunteer construction teams, low-income homeowners, and our community at large. We'd eventually like to have several houses being rehabbed at the same time, as well as providing emergency repairs to low-income homeowners. We'd like to have a variety of teams of trained and semi-skilled volunteers capable of addressing a variety of construction projects, from landscaping to plumbing to roofing to foundation repairs.

Rainbow Rehab, Inc. "Goes Green" on this project and will recycle materials removed from this house and utilize recycled and energy efficient materials and systems in the reconstruction, to the greatest extent possible.