Housing Development Alliance

Saturday May 21st, 2011 volunteers from our community joined together to make a difference in the lives of 8 senior /disabled persons in our community. 80 members of our community took part in the Housing Development Alliance's 12th Annual Repair Affair. The Repair Affair events are designed to help low income, disabled and senior citizens living within our community with minor home repairs. The work done to these homes is completed within a single afternoon, with the work being accomplished by a community volunteer work force.
This years event was kicked off at 8:00 a.m. with a pancake breakfast hosted by the Hazard Village Wendy's. Following the breakfast, the individual work groups were given their assignments and dispersed to their work sites. Some of the repair work done by the volunteers included removing and replacing aged steps and banisters, building porches, repairing entrance ways, painting, staining porches, building wheel chair ramps, minor demolition work and replacing rotting siding.
The 80 volunteers who gave up their Saturday were representative of various business, civic organizations and churches, including 1st Presbyterian Church of Hazard, Mother of Good Council Catholic Community, Applebee's Restaurant, Pepsi Bottling Co., Perry County Drug Court, The Pathfinders, Perry County Central High School JROTC and Skills USA at HCTC. In addition to our volunteers, the Housing Development Alliance would also like to thank our area sponsors. Without the generous support of these community organizations and individuals, many people in our community would never know how it feels to live in a safe and secure home. The Repair Affair is truly a community event and the success of the event is a reflection of the care and compassion that exist in this area.
Visit our Facebook page to view our Repair Affair 2011 photo album.