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Rebuilding Together Greater Dallas Inc

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Plano, TXFounded 2002EIN 043613194
Community Development 501(c)(3) verified No active projects

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Overview

About Rebuilding Together Greater Dallas Inc

Rebuilding Together Greater Dallas helps low-income homeowners in North Texas stay in homes that are safer and healthier to live in. The work is practical and immediate, from critical repairs to accessibility modifications, and it reaches people who often have the most at stake, including veterans, seniors, people with disabilities, and families facing housing challenges. Donations also help repair community spaces, so the impact shows up on one street and across entire neighborhoods.

What sets this organization apart is how it works at two levels at once. It helps individual homeowners with free repairs and accessibility updates, while also improving schools, playgrounds, community centers, and other shared spaces. That range gives donors a way to support both a single household and the neighborhood around it.

What they do

Programs

The concrete work this nonprofit runs. Each program may later become a fundable project.

Program 01

Safe & Healthy Homes

Critical home repairs and accessibility modifications that address hazards affecting the safety, health, and accessibility of low-income homeowners' homes.

Program 02

Rebuilding For Heroes

Home repairs for veterans, surviving spouses of veterans, first responders, teachers, nurses, and medical and hospital staff, offered free of charge to qualified recipients.

Program 03

Community Revitalization

Repairs and improvements to schools, playgrounds, community centers, nonprofit facilities, public centers, park benches, and other community spaces.

Program 04

Safe at Home

Year-round accessibility modifications for persons with disabilities and seniors.

The story

About this work

Mission

Rebuilding Together Greater Dallas repairs homes, revitalizes communities, and rebuilds lives by providing critical home repairs and accessibility modifications for low-income homeowners.

Who they serve

Low-income homeowners in Dallas, Denton, Tarrant, Collin, and Rockwall counties, including veterans, surviving spouses of veterans, first responders, teachers, nurses, medical and hospital staff, seniors, families with minor children, and people with disabilities.

Their impact

  • Since 2002, the organization has completed more than 635 projects.
  • Since 2002, volunteers have contributed over 16,500 volunteer engagements.
  • The organization has improved 62 community spaces.
  • 1,300 residents in repaired homes live in safer, healthier homes.
  • In 2024, the Rebuilding for Heroes program completed repairs on seven homes.
  • In 2024, the home assessment pass rate improved from 16% before repairs to 80% after repairs.
  • In 2025, Home Depot associates participated in nine volunteer days and contributed more than 260 hours of service from over 70 volunteers.

How your donation helps

  • critical home repairs
  • accessibility modifications
  • building supplies
  • contractor labor
  • volunteer liability insurance
  • equipment rental
  • pre-construction costs
  • staff time
  • general operating support
  • leaky roof repairs
  • accessible ramps
  • replacement of unsafe flooring
For the community

Need help?

How someone in need can access Rebuilding Together Greater Dallas Inc’s services.

Qualified homeowners can apply throughout the year. The organization pairs applicants with resources, and work is completed as funding becomes available. Participant selection is based on available funding, the homeowner's needs, and the condition of the home.

Impact in person

Stories

The people behind the work.

A single mom and Army veteran regains safety at home after vision loss

Vickey, an Army veteran and grandmother of three, began losing her vision during retirement and suffered multiple falls in her home. Volunteers and donors helped make repairs so she could navigate her home more safely.

small in size but filled with love

A science teacher facing stage four cancer seeks repairs to stay safely at home

Kathleen needed bathroom repairs, entry doors, electrical work, smoke detectors, and grab bars, and the Rebuilding for Heroes program was presented as a way for donors to help with those repairs.

A Navy veteran with a disability needs accessibility repairs

Tami, a US Navy veteran living with a permanent disability, needed handrails, door handle and lock replacements, minor electrical repairs, carbon monoxide detectors, and roof repairs for her back porch.

Voices

In their words

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Safe and healthy housing is the foundation, framework, and focus of all we do at Rebuilding Together North Texas.
Funders

Grant support

$7,214 from 1 funder · through 2017 (IRS 990 records).

  • COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS INC — $7,214 (2017)
    THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
Calendar

Events

National Rebuilding Month

annual in April

An annual month-long call to service during April with a deeper neighborhood focus and a multi-year commitment to a target neighborhood or area.

National Rebuilding Day

annual

The volunteer day that culminates National Rebuilding Month, normally held on the last Saturday in April.

Rebuilding For Heroes

September 11 to November 11

A fall-focused initiative serving veterans, surviving spouses of veterans, first responders, teachers, nurses, and medical and hospital staff.

Giving Tuesday

annual

A yearly giving campaign that supports critical home repairs and neighborhood revitalization across North Texas.

Topgolf FORE Homes fundraiser

annual

A fundraiser hosted to support the organization's home repair and community revitalization work.

Beyond donations

Ways to help

Concrete needs and volunteer roles Rebuilding Together Greater Dallas Inc has shared.

Current needs

  • skilled trades volunteers
  • individual volunteers for project days
  • corporate and team volunteer groups
  • project sponsors
  • in-kind skilled labor when needed

Volunteer opportunities

  • Individual volunteer
  • Volunteer as a team
  • Skilled trades volunteer
  • Administrative volunteer
  • Creative volunteer
  • House captain
  • Corporate volunteer day participant
Collaborators

Partners & funders

Home DepotThe Home Depot FoundationJPIWells FargoFannie MaeStewart TitleGlobe LifeFergusonLockheed MartinChicken N Pickle
From the newsroom

In the news

Articles featuring Rebuilding Together Greater Dallas Inc from the Love What You Fund newsroom.

Good to know

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this nonprofit and how its work happens.

Who can apply for help with home repairs?

Qualified low-income homeowners in the service area can apply year-round. Help is based on available funding, the homeowner’s needs, and the condition of the home.

What kinds of repairs are provided?

Repairs can include plumbing, electrical work, roofing, drywall, ADA bathroom modifications, grab bars, ramps, window and flooring repairs, weatherization, painting, yard work, and general clean-up.

How does National Rebuilding Month work?

It’s an annual month-long call to service in April that focuses volunteer and repair efforts on a target neighborhood with a multi-year commitment.

What is Rebuilding For Heroes?

It’s a program for veterans, surviving spouses of veterans, first responders, teachers, nurses, and medical and hospital staff, with free home repair services for qualified recipients.

What volunteer roles are available?

People can volunteer on their own, join as a team, serve in skilled trades, help with administrative or creative tasks, or work as a house captain on project days.

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