Did you know that over 60,000 people in New Castle County live in unsafe and unhealthy homes?  For 34 years, Good Neighbors has been providing critical home repairs for homeowners who cannot afford them. Last year we helped 232 families.  We repair and replace heaters and roofs, provide grab bars and wheelchair ramps, and fix unsafe electrical, plumbing, and flooring problems at no cost to the homeowner. We do not discriminate, and we will fix the home of any qualified low-income homeowner located in New Castle County.

We currently have over 100 families on our waiting list.  They all have stories like Jenneth who had been carrying her disabled daughter down the front door steps to get her to her wheelchair and her bus.  Good Neighbors was able to install a new ramp so her daughter could safely exit the house.  You can provide the funds to keep one family like Jenneth's warm in the winter, dry in the summer, and safe and healthy all year round.  Your donation will go directly to a family in need and will result in a family with lower electric bills and medical bills and could prevent them from facing eviction and homelessness.  

 

If you are interested in volunteering to help, we have multiple options including a service week for area businesses in the spring and in the fall where volunteers repair 2-3 homes in one week, and each summer we conduct week-long summer camps for youth groups to repair homes. These teens learn how important it is to give back to the community. Other volunteer opportunities are available as well.

 

 Please consider donating toward this critical community need for affordable housing. It impacts all of us. Thank you.