ABOUT REBUILDING TOGETHER- CALCASIEU

Our Goals:

Preserve affordable home ownership in our community.  

Allow our elderly neighbors to age in place, in the safety and comfort of their own home.  

Our Efforts:

Individual families are referred to us through neighborhood associations, churches,
synagogues, community organizations and service groups or by self-referral.  

We complete home repairs for the low-income, elderly and disabled at no cost to the            
homeowner.

Non-profit facilities are also eligible for our services.

When we work:
We work throughout the year to rehabilitate homes in Calcasieu Parish.  We also take part in
National Rebuilding Day, typically held the last Saturday in April. On this day, homeowners
and volunteers work nationally with Rebuilding Together affiliates to preserve and revitalize
the communities in which they live.

Who volunteers:
Anyone can be a Rebuilding Together volunteer!  Volunteers come from corporations,
places of worship, civic clubs, social clubs, schools, and universities.  
Skilled volunteers (such as carpenters, plumbers, electricians, and roofers) come from
partnerships with trades associations, home supply retailers, and local trades persons.

Our 2009 Local Impact
• 60 houses and non-profit facilities rehabilitated
• 97 people served
• 462 volunteers donating their time and skills    
• Delivering $245,865 market value
Rebuilding Together-
Calcasieu
P.O. Box 3758
Lake Charles, LA 70602

337.478.1755 phone
337.478.1744 fax

In the office:
Susan Mestayer
Executive Director
Shavanah Whittaker
Assistant Director
Missy Porazzo
Construction Coordinator
CapacityCorps
Adreanna Early
Volunteer Coordinator
CapacityCorps
Desire' Joe
Administrative Assist.


On the board:
Mel Jackson
President
Allison Chaumont
Vice President
Charles Seymour
Treasurer
Betty Ross
Secretary

Charlene Bennett
Jennifer Canter
Tony Guillory
Karen Harrell
Connie Hay
Mike Kurth
Clyde Mitchell
Mindy Tate
Charmagne Turpeau