Home Works to host ‘Love on Lexington’ home repair blitz
February 25, 2020
Saturday March 7, Home Works will host the “Love on Lexington” blitz to repair the homes of Lexington County neighbors in need.
Youth and adult volunteers from across the Midlands will serve that Saturday to complete crucial safety, mobility and weatherization repairs on five homes. Groups from Rivercrest Presbyterian Church, First Baptist Church Columbia, Saxe Gotha Presbyterian Church and Garden of Grace Church will take part.
Volunteers will begin working around 9:00 AM and end around 4:00 PM that Saturday, and Home Works greatly values these volunteers who will carry out compassionate construction in Lexington County.
Home Works
Home Works is a 501(c)(3) with a mission to show God’s love through service to others by repairing the homes of elderly and disadvantaged homeowners, assisting youth in their development and empowering communities to care for their own members. Since 1996, more than 45,000 youth and adult volunteers have repaired more than 2,700 homes for elderly, disabled or veteran homeowners who qualify based on income/ownership guidelines.
A typical homeowner assisted by Home Works is a 76 year-old widow living annually on $12,000. Home Works oversees various repair projects ranging from the replacement of roofs to the construction of ramps, the gutting of bathrooms, the repairing of ceilings and the painting of walls and home exteriors. Home Works creates a context in which youth are mentored in life skills while connecting with poverty-stricken homeowners in a context of transformation. At every Home Works repair project, construction meets compassion. For more information on how to volunteer (individual or youth/church/corporate group), ways to give or to apply for home repair assistance, please visit www.homeworksofamerica.org or contact us at (803) 781-4536.
