Rebuild Upstate and NAI Earle Furman unite on project
October 8, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – More than 50 employees of NAI Earle Furman took part in a Rebuild Upstate work project in the Staunton Bridge community Thursday.
“NAI Earle Furman believes in service to the community,” said Jon Good, the company’s chief executive officer and broker-in-charge. “We felt that working with Rebuild Upstate would be a valuable experience for our team.”
The NAI Earle Furman team constructed ramp, repaired bathroom and repaired porches at two homes alongside with Rebuild Upstate.
Rebuild Upstate helps low-income homeowners with home repairs and accessibility improvements to create safe, livable housing in existing homes and neighborhoods. Typically homeowners fall into one of three segments: low-income families with children in the home, seniors age 60 and older, and people with disabilities.
Nearly one hundred nonprofit agencies, governmental programs, churches and other programs refer homes to Rebuild Upstate annually. Additionally, individuals contact them directly seeking assistance. In 2014, Rebuild Upstate received nearly 1,500 requests for assistance in Anderson, Greenville, Oconee and Pickens counties.
Chris Manley, Rebuild Upstate’s executive director, said Thursday was the largest single-day project in the agency’s history in terms of people involved.
“We are deeply honored to have gotten such a tremendous outpouring of support from NAI Earle Furman,” Manley said.
About Rebuild Upstate
Rebuild Upstate is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization serving Upstate South Carolina low-income homeowners with home repairs and accessibility improvements to create safe, livable housing in existing homes and neighborhoods. Learn more at www.rebuildupstate.org.
