Joe P.

After receiving a below the knee amputation, Joe was struggling to enter and exit him home independently. Thanks to materials from Alpine Lumber, expert Project Captains from Van Dyk Construction and a volunteer crew, the HBF was able to install a ramp for Joe. “Thank you for the ramp. Its very nice. I cant tell …

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Rosana A.

Rosana is a long-time Denver resident, who no longer gets around as well as she once did. The steps leading into her home had become unsafe for Rosana to navigate independently. After hearing about the HBF through Habitat for Humanity, Rosana applied for assistance and was approved to receive her ramp in the 2014 Blitz …

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John K.

John became paralyzed from the chest down, after a motor cycle accident in 2013 and was referred to the HBF through Craig Hospital. In order to make his home accessible, John was requesting a bathroom remodel. With the expertise of Saddle Back Designs, the HBF was able to approve and complete these modifications for John.

Linda S.

Because of progressing MS Linda’s could no longer enter and exit her home safely. Thanks to Mike Tayloe (MT Sales), Gordy Gardner (CR Gardner) and Joel Moore leading the project, the HBF was able to install a ramp for Linda. Thanks to a dumpster donation from United Site services, a contribution from the National MS Society …

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Janet T.

Janet was referred to the HBF through the Hero Alliance, because she could not safely enter and exit her home. She was in need of repairs to their stairs and a handrail added. Thanks to Boise Cascade for taking on this project, Janet and her husband now have safe access to their home. “I just …

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Vicki P.

Vicki P., a Northglenn resident living with MS, could no longer safely navigate the steps into her home. With the help of Project Captain Mike Drennen and Alpine Lumber, she now has a ramp. “I was blessed to have Home Builders Foundation put in a beautiful ramp for me this past spring! The professional and …

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Ruffin T.

Thanks to the help of Project Captain Darrald Barajas and his Blitz Build Volunteer Crew, Ruffin and his family now have a safe way to enter and exit their house. “The ramp built by the world’s sweetest volunteers (during the Ramp Blitz 2014) has literally and figuratively changed the lives of everyone in our family …

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Theresa R.

Theresa R. uses a walker, and could not navigate her steep ramp that only had a bumper, rather than handrails. With help of Project Captain Bella Villa Builders and volunteers from CH2MHill, the HBF was able to rebuild Theresa’s ramp so that she was safe entering and exiting her home. This project has a retail …

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Deana C.

Deana C. is wheelchair bound due to a car accident in 2001.  To fully access her home, she needed two doors widened, a ramp to enter and exit her home and her bathroom to be wheelchair accessible. With the help of Project Captain Saddleback Design (bathroom portion) and volunteers from Weyerhaeuser (ramp portion), the HBF …

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Rosaria R

Rosaria R., a Wheat Ridge senior with cerebral palsy could no longer access her bathroom safely. Thanks to Project Captain Accessible Systems and funding from National Fair Housing Alliance and the Denver Metro Fair Housing Center, the HBF was able to create a barrier-free bathroom for Rosaria. “I would like to thank Home Builders Foundation …

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