REPAIRING HOMES - SHARING HOPE

CRM currently serves North Carolina's northeastern Counties of Washington, Chowan, and Bertie.

Together with our teams of volunteers, we work with low-income homeowners to provide accessibility upgrades and repairs that target health and safety.  

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Typical repairs can include: 

• Wall & Ceiling Sheetrock 

• Floors/Subfloors

• Re-roofing

• Wheelchair Ramp

• Plumbing & Electrical

• Window/Door 

• Weatherization

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Contact CRM by Phone at 252-741-9502

or stop by our main office at:

3034 Highway 64 East Plymouth, NC

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Application Papers PDF for Printing

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Transforming Lives & Communities

In rural areas, community vitality begins with its people and is directly proportionate to their quality of life.  In rural eastern North Carolina, low-income homeowners make up a large percentage of the population.  Statistics also show that these same regions have struggling economies, rising healthcare costs, and population loss. 

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Residents living in substandard housing face the following:

• Poor physical and mental health,

• Children attain less well at school

• The high cost of repairs prohibits building personal wealth or maintaining generational ownership of property.  

• Retirees and homeowners with disabilities face an additional financial burden when their homes require pathways and ramps to make them accessible.  Without safe access people become housebound, and their emotional and physical health declines. 

• When homes are vacated, blight and decay spread further impacting neighborhoods.

• Young people move away in search of opportunity.

• Homes in disrepair see increased energy consumption.

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Since 2011 CRM's experience with homeowners shows that when people struggle with health and safety because of substandard housing, their basic needs increase and involvement within the community decreases. 

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Our service model engages homeowners in the process by:

• Involving individuals and their families in the repair process

• Providing connections to other needed services such as healthcare, food, and transportation

• Encouraging people to take part in their community and church

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CRM's goal goes beyond home repair.  We think of ourselves as a link towards developing a thriving community starting with people first. ​

"My heart is full of joy to have met such a sweet group of people. They are like family to me now. God blessed me with a back porch, windows, and the top step of my front porch is fixed." 

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Mr. & Mrs. M. Jones

"I am so pleased and happy with all of the work that you have performed in my home.  From the roof to the floors, and my bathroom. You have blessed us so abundantly. May God continue to bless your ministry with every need that you have to continue to bless all those that are in need of your help."

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C. Chesson & Family 

Giving Makes This Happen

Since 2011 CRM has helped 505 families. We could not have done this without donations, grants, and in-kind labor from mission teams that travel from all over the eastern United States. 

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Word of CRM's impacts has spread and throughout 2021 calls for assistance from neighboring Counties prompted us to expand. Our projection for 2022 is 276 families. Funding goes towards materials, on-site construction management to assist  Mission Teams, equipment, reporting, and the much-needed administration to keep the mission moving forward.

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CRM 2022 Brochure pdf

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