The Dump is Awesome. Here’s Why You Should Go…

We coordinated our first Volunteer Field Trip yesterday at the Dump (or more appropriately known as Recology) and 18 of us took the 2 ½ hr tour – Wow! Who knew there was so much going on down there off Tunnel Ave? Read More »

Save the Date

Our Changing Neighborhoods, Changing Lives fundraiser is rapidly approaching – please save the date!

Where: SOMArts Cultural Center (934 Brannan St., San Francisco, CA 94103)

When:  Thursday, September 22nd 6:00-9:00pm

What: Join us at the Changing Neighborhoods, Changing Lives fundraiser for Rebuilding Together San Francisco and support our work to rebuilding our San Francisco community! Exciting events include:

For more information contact Karen Nemsick (415) 905-1611 ext. 202

Tour the Dump with RTSF!

As many of our Captains know, our local trash company (which, by the way, is 100% employee owned) Recology is a HUGE supporter of our Rebuilding Day work. And we love them for that – every April, they donate dumpsters to our projects and also pick up ALL the trash (that our volunteers seperate into piles) the Monday following Rebuilding Day. That’s huge folks – easily a donation worth $15-20,ooo and it is no exaggeration to say that we could not do the great work we do without them. *round of applause*

Picture courtesy of Light Rider Images

So on that note – we thought it would be fun to schedule a Tour of the Dump! Read More »

We Did It!

Phew, we did it! And by ‘we’ I mean our amazing Captains, volunteers, sponsors, community partners, homeowners and facility representatives, coworkers, board members, City partners, local businesses and churches, neighborhood groups, unions, students and even staff sweeties! Our official numbers aren’t in yet, but we had an estimated 1,4oo volunteers on over 50 projects this past Rebuilding Day.

Isn’t it shocking how many people it takes working together to drive the Rebuilding Day train? But even more amazing, is how many of our volunteers, sponsors and partners return every year, committed and passionate about the work that we do. This short blog from an extremely exhausted (and equal parts thrilled) staffer is a basically a love letter to all of those who helped us make this happen. Read More »

“I Grew Up in the OMI!”

A Volunteers’ Perspective, by Emilie R.

When I learned that Rebuilding Together San Francisco had its eye on the OMI, I knew I needed to volunteer — it offered me the chance to use my camera to assist a great organization and to reconnect with the memories of the “me” who used to live there.

I never referred to the OMI as such — life for me took place in 2 distinct hoods:  Ingleside and Lakeview, each with its own character and feel.  I was raised Pentecostal and attended church at the Voice of Pentecost on Ocean Avenue in Ingleside.  I lived in Lakeview, at 240 Thrift Street, not far from Oceanview Park (where Rebuilding Together will be planting a community garden). Read More »

Rebuilding Day Math

Don’t listen to Barbie.  Math isn’t hard.  In fact, National Rebuilding Day math is FUN!  Let me show you…

In San Francisco:
1400 RD Volunteers + 35 sponsoring organizations / 52 building projects  =  $1,000,000 worth of repairs Read More »