together we can help keep them in thier homes
- This is how it happens
You work, pay taxes, pay into Social Security, do everything you were told you're supposed to do. You finally retire. At first you're doing fine.
You were smart. You paid off your humble home before, so you wouldn’t have a house payment. Two decades later, the roof starts leaking.
They say it will cost $15,000+ to re-roof your home. Two decades later, your itty bitty Social Security check barely keeps the lights on.
You eat Top Ramen, and Vienna sausages for two months, just to save $500 for a quick fix. But the leaks keep coming.
They worked. They Saved.
They were told it would
be enough.
The system lied to them.
A little help goes a long way.
That's Ron. He lives across the street. He and his wife have helped as they could. CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE
Ron and I are going round back to see just how bad it is. CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE.jpg)
This is what roof leaks do over time. Notice that the roof is sagging. CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE
And here's the other side of her tiny little kitchen. Water damage ruins homes. CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE
Here is the outside of that kitchen wall. Folks help as much as they could. But poor is poor. CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE
Just a little peek under the surface, to see what wasn't there, a wall. CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE
A little puch at the center, on the inside, and the wall fell out. CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE
We got to work. We raised money, little bit at a time. CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE
We can do anything with a little bit of love in our hearts. CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE
We made all of the rot go away. That's Jim. He volunteered a lot of time. CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE
We built it one stick at a time, as money came in from Americans who cared. CLICK IMAGE FOR COMPLETE VIDEO UPDATES