We’re Rockin the Block on Sept. 29! As part of Habitat for Humanity of Springfield, MO‘s Neighborhood Revitalization, volunteers from CoxHealth & Thrivent Financial/Greater Ozarks Associates – Thrivent Financial will be cleaning up Jefferson Ave. in the Woodland Heights Neighborhood.
150 volunteers from CoxHealth will join Thrivent Financial, Habitat for Humanity of Springfield, MO (HFHS), and residents of Woodland Heights to Rock the Block for the second Neighborhood Revitalization project in Woodland Heights. Rock the Block, set for Thursday, September 29, 2016, will kick-off with a volunteer rally featuring speakers Cora Scott, City of Springfield, and Becky Volz, Woodland Heights Neighborhood Association Board, at 1:00 p.m. at Lafayette Park 202 E Atlantic St. Springfield, MO 65803 before volunteers disseminate to designated volunteer sites. Volunteers will be working on projects from 9:00 a.m. – noon, and 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. on N. Jefferson Ave.
During the inaugural Rock the Block event, volunteers from CoxHealth and Thrivent Financial will complete 13 home preservation and repair projects along Jefferson Avenue in Springfield’s Zone 1. Projects include painting, exterior home repairs, and yard clean-ups. The projects are funded by Thrivent Financial’s Thrivent Builds Repairs program which brings financial, volunteer and advocacy resources to the mission of Habitat for Humanity to assist with home builds and repairs at home and worldwide.
“When we launched Neighborhood Revitalization, the community stepped up in a big way,” said Larry Peterson, executive director of HFHS. “Rock the Block is another example of bringing businesses together to partner with Woodland Heights in its effort to improve the neighborhood.”
Neighborhood Revitalization (NR) is an approach to serve more families by responding to community goals with a variety of products, services and partnerships to enable residents to revive their neighborhoods and enhance their quality of life. Through NR, Habitat for Humanity will continue to provide home building and repair services, in addition to building partnerships with churches, schools, nonprofits, civic groups and businesses to provide an array of services that address the neighborhood goals determined by residents of Woodland Heights.
Habitat for Humanity will complete A Brush with Kindness projects including mowing, trimming bushes, hauling away yard waste and more!
Learn more about Neighborhood Revitalization in Woodland Heights here: https://habitatspringfieldmo.org/our-programs/neighborhood-revitalization/
Learn more about our home preservation and repair programs here: https://habitatspringfieldmo.org/our-programs/home-preservation-repair/
Learn about volutneer opportunities here: https://habitatspringfieldmo.org/get-involved/volunteer/
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