Rebuilding Together Receives "Leading the Nation to Healthy Homes, Families and Communities" Award

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awards Rebuilding Together for Achievements

WASHINGTON, June 23, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Rebuilding Together, the nation's leading nonprofit working to preserve affordable homeownership, received "Leading the Nation to Healthy Homes, Families and Communities" award, presented by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) during their National Healthy Homes Conference in Denver.

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HUD's Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control and its partners are honoring the achievements of organizations who are "Leading the Nation to Healthy Homes, Families and Communities." Rebuilding Together accepted one of these awards during the Conference, as one of the leaders whose work has provided solutions and advancements to a safer and healthier way of life for thousands of neighborhoods across the country.

Rebuilding Together and its affiliate, Rebuilding Together Metro Denver, hosted a special pre-conference event, "Building a Healthy Neighborhood" in the Barnum neighborhood of Denver, before the start of the National Healthy Homes Conference. This event reflected the mission of the national conference, which has a goal to create real and sustainable solutions for safe and affordable housing. Rebuilding Together's nationwide and year-long work incorporates healthy home principles throughout the rebuilding process.

Building a Healthy Neighborhood addressed the substandard housing conditions in the Barnum neighborhood; providing critical repairs, health and safety interventions and community repairs with the help of volunteers, AmeriCorps members, national sponsors, and local leaders.

"At Rebuilding Together, we have a number of focus areas created to address various issues found throughout low-income living conditions in the U.S. These include: veterans housing, modifications for people living with disabilities, green housing and aging in place," said Gary A. Officer, president and CEO of Rebuilding Together. "We are grateful for this recognition, which appropriately reflects and honors our efforts to holistically approach and create sustainable and healthier living solutions for homeowners across the country, through a diverse approach."

Rebuilding Together and other award winners were recognized last night during the National Healthy Homes Conference at the awards reception.  

About Rebuilding Together

Rebuilding Together is the nation's leading nonprofit organization working to preserve affordable homeownership and revitalize neighborhoods by providing extensive rehabilitation and modification services to those in need at no cost to those served. With the help of everyday citizen volunteers, skilled trades people, the support of local business and major corporate partners, Rebuilding Together affiliates in America's largest cities and smallest towns make life considerably better for thousands of low-income homeowners and the communities in which they live by completing 10,000 projects per year. Rebuilding Together has programs dedicated to, energy efficiency, veteran's housing, aging in place and gulf coast reconstruction. For more information, visit www.RebuildingTogether.org. You can also follow Rebuilding Together on Twitter @rebldgtogthr or become a fan on Facebook at Facebook.com/RebuildingTogether. Media Contact: Becky Carter, [email protected] (202) 518-3500

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