Our Mission

What we Do: We stabilize and empower low-income families by renovating vacant inner city properties and giving the families the opportunity for homeownership;We combat social injustice by building relationships across racial and socio-economic barriers; We stabilize community by the recycling of assets within the neighborhood.

Steps we want to Take: Stabilizing housing within the target community; Bringing individuals together in relationship across racial and socioeconomic lines;Providing community residents with living wage jobs through skill set training and career development; Stabilizings families long term economic future and self sufficiency through asset building and management.

How we are doing this Rebuilding The Wall is committed in the next five to ten years to transforming 20 properties into homeownership opportunities for very low and low income families. We are committed to transforming 5 vacant properties into affordable quality rental property that generates revenues that stay in and continue to build the neighborhood.We are committed to creating 6 units of transitional housing for families involved in the RTW opportunity.We will add the adequate staff to conduct our opportunities. We will have a warehouse for the storage of tools, vehicles and materials. We will have our own administrative offices. We plan to start a construction crew to provide living wage positions and skill set training for neighborhood residents. We will create the opportunity for low income individuals and higher income individuals to create and maintain assets together.

What Values we stand on: Relationship with Jesus Christ;Christian Community Development;Redistribution of Financial, Skill, and Educational Resources; Reconciliation and friendships between those of different racial and socioeconomic groups;Empowering low income families to become homeowners;Working with the community, rather than "doing to" the community;Utilizing the talents and leadership of the urban community

Interested in Home Ownership?

Rebuilding the Wall is currently recruiting families interested in being first time homeowners in Citizen's King-Park & Martindale Brightwood Communities. Rebuilding the Wall partners with low income families to help them pursue their dream of first time homeownership. To qualify, families must be currently employed or have a steady source of income and must be able to devote six volunteer hours(per adult)per month toward the construction of their family home.

For more information contact Shelley at (317) 925-9789