What Rebuilding Together Boston does

Rebuilding Together Boston is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1991 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, operating as the local affiliate of the national Rebuilding Together network. The organization provides free critical home repairs, accessibility modifications, weatherization, and safety upgrades to low-income homeowners in Greater Boston, prioritizing elderly residents, individuals with disabilities, veterans, and low-income families. Since inception, it has completed over 700 renovation projects representing more than $8.5 million in delivered value, focused on Boston neighborhoods including Dorchester, Roxbury, Mattapan, and Hyde Park.

The service portfolio is organized around four programs: Rebuild/Special Service Days (corporate-sponsored volunteer build events for general health-and-safety repairs), Safe at Home (a 25-point safety evaluation and aging-in-place modification program for older adults), Workforce Development and Housing Stability (pre-apprentice construction training for individuals impacted by unemployment, homelessness, justice involvement, or substance use, paired with home repairs), and Community Revitalization Partnerships (holistic neighborhood-level revitalization across multiple stakeholders). Delivery is volunteer-driven, with no proprietary technology platform; the organization coordinates corporate and individual volunteer teams, partner referrals from housing authorities and social service agencies, and direct homeowner intake.

Revenue comes from foundation grants, corporate sponsorships, and individual donations, with no fees charged to eligible homeowners. Notable recent commitments include $75,000 over three years from the Cummings Foundation (2024), $240,000 over three years from Grand Circle Corporation as a premier sponsorship (FY26-FY28), and $165,000 from Liberty Mutual Insurance (FY26-FY28) targeting Dorchester, Roxbury, and climate resiliency. The organization is governed by a board chaired by Peter Seweryn and led by Executive Director Janice Daue Walker, with a staff of under ten people.

Name

Rebuilding Together Boston

Legal name

Rebuilding Together Boston

Website

https://rebuildingtogetherboston.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Rebuilding Together Boston is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1991 that provides free home repairs, accessibility modifications, and community revitalization services to low-income elderly, disabled, and veteran homeowners across Greater Boston.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Home Repair Services

NAICS

Community Housing Services (62422), Services to Buildings and Dwellings (5617), Residential Remodelers (236118)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340)

akta.pro primary industry

Affordable Housing & Community Development (Housing, Community Land Trusts) (BPAGALAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Development & Neighborhood Revitalization Housing Programs (FSALAKAO), Public Housing & Social Housing Development/Modernization Programs (FSALAKAH)

Keywords

• Home repair services
• Community revitalization
• Affordable housing support
• Aging in place
• Volunteer home repair

Headquarters

HQ city

Boston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Corporate Sponsorships: Financial and volunteer support from corporate partners who sponsor repair projects and provide employee volunteer groups.
2. Foundation Grants: Grant funding from foundations such as Cummings Foundation's Thriving Communities Grant program, providing multi-year funding support.
3. Individual Donations: Individual donors contribute to fund home repair projects for low-income homeowners in the Boston area.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Rebuilding Together Boston is a nonprofit that provides free home repair and community revitalization services to low-income homeowners in the Greater Boston area. Its core offering is volunteer-driven critical home repair, accessibility modifications, weatherization, and aging-in-place safety upgrades, organized through corporate-sponsored build days and four integrated programs (Rebuild/Special Service Days, Safe at Home, Workforce Development and Housing Stability, and Community Revitalization Partnerships). Services are delivered at no cost to eligible homeowners who qualify based on income, age, disability, or veteran status.

Product overview

Rebuilding Together Boston is a nonprofit organization offering home repair and community revitalization services through four integrated programs. The core service model includes Rebuild/Special Service Days (volunteer-powered repair events for corporate sponsors), Safe at Home (aging-in-place safety modifications for seniors), Workforce Development and Housing Stability (pre-apprentice training paired with home repairs), and Community Revitalization Partnerships (neighborhood-level comprehensive revitalization). All services are provided free of charge to eligible low-income homeowners and qualifying nonprofit facilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Rebuild/Special Service Days Volunteer-driven repair programs where corporations and affinity groups sponsor homeowners in need, providing essential health and safety home repairs including flooring, accessibility modifications, weatherization, handrails, painting, and landscaping for Veterans, older adults, families, and those with disabilities.
• Safe at Home Evaluates and installs critical home and safety updates for older adults to support aging-in-place using a 25-point Safe and Healthy Home Priority Checklist. Provides safety kits with fire extinguishers, CO2 detectors, and education on energy efficiency.
• Workforce Development and Housing Stability Pre-apprentice training program for individuals impacted by unemployment, homelessness, justice involvement, and substance use, combined with home repairs for low-income homeowners.
• Community Revitalization Partnerships (CRP) Holistic neighborhood revitalization model that targets service delivery in specific neighborhoods, collaborating with residents, municipalities, nonprofits, businesses, and foundations to improve health and safety of entire neighborhoods through home repairs and community infrastructure improvements.

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Rebuilding Together (National)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerRebuilding Together Boston is a local affiliate of the national Rebuilding Together organization, part of a network providing home repairs to low-income homeowners across the United States.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• NeighborWorks America: NeighborWorks is a national network of more than 240 affordable housing and community development nonprofits, several of which operate in Greater Boston. Its affiliates provide home repair, homebuyer education, and community revitalization services that directly parallel RTB's mission and program portfolio.
• Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) Boston: LISC Boston is a local office of the national community development financial institution that funds affordable housing, home repairs, and neighborhood revitalization across Boston's low-income communities — directly comparable to RTB on mission, target geography, and funder ecosystem.
• Rebuilding Together (National): Rebuilding Together is the national parent network of which RTB is a local affiliate. It operates the same volunteer-driven home repair model across hundreds of affiliates, providing direct operational and programmatic overlap, though its scope is national rather than Boston-specific.
• Habitat for Humanity Greater Boston: Habitat for Humanity Greater Boston is a regional nonprofit affiliate delivering home construction, repair, and revitalization services to low-income homeowners in the Greater Boston area — directly overlapping RTB on target population, geographic market, and core service offering (home repair/construction for income-qualified homeowners).
• HomeStart: HomeStart is a Boston-area nonprofit focused on homelessness prevention and housing stabilization, including home repair and accessibility modifications for vulnerable households — directly overlapping RTB on services to low-income homeowners in the same geography.
• Madison Park Development Corporation: Madison Park Development Corporation is a Boston-based nonprofit driving holistic neighborhood revitalization in Roxbury through housing, workforce, and community programs — directly comparable to RTB's Community Revitalization Partnerships program on both geography (Roxbury) and integrated service model.

Broad incumbents

• Boston Housing Authority: Boston Housing Authority is the public housing authority managing thousands of subsidized units in Boston. While it operates public housing at much larger scale than RTB, it addresses the same population of low-income, elderly, and disabled residents in Boston and frequently partners with or contracts community-based repair nonprofits.
• City of Boston Department of Neighborhood Development: Boston's Department of Neighborhood Development administers city-funded home repair, weatherization, and housing stabilization programs that overlap with RTB's services, making it both a potential funder/partner and a comparator for publicly funded alternatives.

Regional players

• VietAID: VietAID is a Dorchester-based community development corporation operating affordable housing, small business, and community programs in Boston's Fields Corner neighborhood — a comparable community-based nonprofit housing model operating in the same geography as RTB.

Others

• Aging Strong Boston: Aging Strong Boston (formerly the Boston Elderly Commission) is the city agency coordinating aging-in-place services, including home safety modifications that overlap with RTB's Safe at Home program. It is an adjacent, enabling public-sector counterpart rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/rtbos
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCavkxZxhknTTzUtnoAbWPzw
• Facebookfacebook.com/RebuildTogBos
• Instagraminstagram.com/rtogetherbos
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rebuilding-together-boston

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles20 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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