rock the block happens this week

Our annual home revitalization event, Rock the Block, starts this week on Thursday, Sept. 25. We are welcoming more than 300 volunteers, have almost 20 repair projects lined up, and are grateful for so many generous sponsors! 

Thank you to our Community Sponsors: Van Horn Automotive Group, Prevea Health, and Pleasant View Realty.

Thank you to our Neighborhood Sponsor: Riverstone Wealth Partners. 

Thank you to our Block Sponsors: Salem United Church of Christ, Redeemer Lutheran Church, SACO AEI Polymers, Lakeshore REALTORS Association, United Way of Sheboygan County, NextStep Insurance, and New Hope United Methodist Church.

Special thanks to PolyVinyl Corp. for a generous in-kind donation.  

Rock the Block is one of the most unique and energizing ways to get involved with the community. It promises to be a pleasant fall Wisconsin weekend, and what better way to spend it than in the company of like-minded people working together to make our corner of the world even more beautiful? Our dedicated volunteers will be pulling weeds, painting fences, helping with home-improvement projects, and many of these projects will be done for homeowners who couldn’t manage them on their own. God’s love in action!
 
Rock the Block embodies an important, and perhaps lesser known, aspect of our mission: Affordable home repair. Pretty much everybody knows that Habitat builds affordable and decent homes for families, and that these homes are not free. Homeowners get a zero percent-interest mortgage keyed to their income, and they volunteer hundreds of labor hours building the home and working in our ReStore. 

We think more people should know about our home-repair initiatives. Our Aging in Place program installs grab bars, ramps, and other features that make it easier for Sheboygan County residents age 55-plus to stay in their family homes, rather than relocate to assisted living or another home. Our regular Home Repair program helps everyone with affordable critical home repairs so they can keep their houses safe and comfortable. Affordable housing encompasses purchasing a home as well as the ability to maintain it well. 

Rock the Block is the cornerstone of our Home Repair program. It is an opportunity to make improvements to homes and truly transform entire neighborhoods within just a few days. This effort is what makes Rock the Block a one-of-a-kind event. Volunteers get to see the results of their work instantly and it truly shows the impact that can be made when the community comes together. We help these families maintain affordable housing to make sure that they can remain in their homes, surrounded by the community they have built their lives in. 
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Rock the Block takes place Thursday, Sept. 25, Friday, Sept. 26, and Saturday, Sept. 27, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in this area of Plymouth: Orchard Lane to the north, Elizabeth Street to the south, Milwaukee Street to the west, and North Street to the east. The meeting place for volunteers is at 128 Smith Street in Plymouth. 

Stop by if you’re not busy any of those days. Day-of volunteers (we will train you!) are welcome on Friday and Saturday and we’re happy for onlookers to witness our mission: Seeking to put God’s love in action, we build houses, communities, and hope. 

A scene from a previous Rock the Block event