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When Ida, a San Bruno homeowner, heard about RTP from her niece, she was thrilled. The wood on the exterior of her home was rotted and cracked; the house hadn’t been painted in 20 years. Although she is a retired tailor for a luxury department store in New York City, Saks Fifth Avenue, Ida now…

Carl, a homeowner in Burlingame, and his 3-year-old son, Romeo, were the recipients of support from RTP’s recently launched Lead Paint Remediation Program. After high lead levels were discovered in Romeo’s blood, it became evident that something needed to be done about the old, peeling paint both on the interior and exterior of their home.…

After growing up in Baltimore, Maryland, and graduating from high school in 2016, CJ Marbley immediately entered the workforce. He soon learned about AmeriCorps and decided to serve with Rebuilding Together Minnesota’s CapacityCorps, a National Direct AmeriCorps program with 65 full-time members serving at 35 local Rebuilding Together affiliates. After completing his term, the experience…

Originally from New York City, Alex Scalamandre attended the United States Naval Academy where he played Division I lacrosse. He also played at the University of Arizona for two years. When COVID hit, Alex opted for an active lifestyle rather than attending school online. He joined the American Conservation Experience (ACE), a conservation group that…

Mike Lynch, senior project manager at Novo Construction, brings 15 years of experience in the construction industry to his role as a new RTP board member. Mike is particularly skilled with technical projects, having worked in occupied buildings, data centers, labs, clean rooms and fast-tracked projects. He is no stranger to RTP, having served as…

As part of this year’s NRD, RTP’s board assisted Colma homeowner Michael Lester, an elderly man who lives alone with much-needed landscaping and debris removal. Over two days in May, the board worked together to cut back nearly four feet of overgrowth, clear an entire dumpster of debris from his yard and house, and even…

With 29 [Re]building Day projects taking place on and around the last Saturday in April this year, it may be more appropriate to refer to National Rebuilding Day (NRD) as a season rather than a day. On April 27th alone, however, volunteers provided crucial renovations on 18 projects, helping neighbors-in-need across the San Francisco Peninsula.…