Local non-profit rebuilds Sherburne home from the ground up
Owen Kellogg, Allie Kellogg, Richard Kellogg, Brandie Kellogg, and Bella Kellogg, as they cut the ribbon on their new home. (Zachary Meseck photo)
SHERBURNE – After years of sitting dilapidated and abandoned, a newly rebuilt home in Sherburne is now being occupied by a local family after months of work from a local non-profit organization.
The Impact Project is a local non-profit that assists low-income, elderly, or handicapped homeowners whose homes are in need of major repairs or handicapped accessibility––and does so at no cost to the homeowner by partnering with local churches, other non-profits, donations, and volunteers.
On Saturday, Impact Project Founder Jim Willard II held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the house the group rebuilt and recently sold on 504 Bryant Road in Sherburne, and announced what may be a new trend for the organization, the importance of not just fixing rooftops or building handicap accessible ramps, but rebuilding entire homes in local communities.
According to Village of Sherburne Mayor William Acee, having a previously unlivable home rebuilt can make a big impact on local municipalities.
"There's an extreme need in Chenango County for rehabilitated housing, and the Impact Project does it very well," said Acee. "It's a double whammy, it's important because you've got volunteers who are doing a great service, and then you've got a local community that is benefiting from it immensely."
According to Willard, this project employed around 50 individuals, brought in over 30 volunteers, used local sources for building materials, and helped bring pride back to a neighborhood that was sick of seeing a rundown house on their street.
"You've got 13 contractors that have their employees come here and get jobs, you've got 33 volunteers, a home that neighbors didn't want to look at anymore, everybody that we have talked would have been happy to see the home bulldozed, it was an eyesore," he said. "It's hard to fathom the waves that will come off of this project, we employed around 50 people, the money that we ended up making will help with future projects and the general operations of the Impact Project."
Williard said local government will benefit from the rebuilt home with additional property and school tax revenue, and the local financial institutions that contributed also receive a positive effect.
"We got an economic development loan from the Village of Sherburne, we had financing from the Sidney Federal Credit Union, Calvery Tabernacal Church, and Wells Fargo Bank," he said. "So it's hard to say what the ripple effect will be, but we know it's all positive."
He added that after 14 years of working as a non-profit in Chenango County, the Impact Project has created a successful model to build and rehabilitate vacant homes throughout the county, and he hopes he can use it again in the future.
"We hope we can replicate this model many times over, that's our hope," said Willard. "Building materials purchased, jobs created, partnering in local financial institutions and charities, a house back on the tax roll, it keeps going on and on, and everybody wins."
He said while the Impact Project can't save everything, it's going to do its best to make a difference one house at a time. He added that its next project will be a home on Classic Street in Sherburne on April 6.
If you're interested in volunteering with the Impact Project, more information can be found on it's Facebook, Twitter, or by calling them at (607) 656-9499.
The Impact Project is a local non-profit that assists low-income, elderly, or handicapped homeowners whose homes are in need of major repairs or handicapped accessibility––and does so at no cost to the homeowner by partnering with local churches, other non-profits, donations, and volunteers.
On Saturday, Impact Project Founder Jim Willard II held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the house the group rebuilt and recently sold on 504 Bryant Road in Sherburne, and announced what may be a new trend for the organization, the importance of not just fixing rooftops or building handicap accessible ramps, but rebuilding entire homes in local communities.
According to Village of Sherburne Mayor William Acee, having a previously unlivable home rebuilt can make a big impact on local municipalities.
"There's an extreme need in Chenango County for rehabilitated housing, and the Impact Project does it very well," said Acee. "It's a double whammy, it's important because you've got volunteers who are doing a great service, and then you've got a local community that is benefiting from it immensely."
According to Willard, this project employed around 50 individuals, brought in over 30 volunteers, used local sources for building materials, and helped bring pride back to a neighborhood that was sick of seeing a rundown house on their street.
"You've got 13 contractors that have their employees come here and get jobs, you've got 33 volunteers, a home that neighbors didn't want to look at anymore, everybody that we have talked would have been happy to see the home bulldozed, it was an eyesore," he said. "It's hard to fathom the waves that will come off of this project, we employed around 50 people, the money that we ended up making will help with future projects and the general operations of the Impact Project."
Williard said local government will benefit from the rebuilt home with additional property and school tax revenue, and the local financial institutions that contributed also receive a positive effect.
"We got an economic development loan from the Village of Sherburne, we had financing from the Sidney Federal Credit Union, Calvery Tabernacal Church, and Wells Fargo Bank," he said. "So it's hard to say what the ripple effect will be, but we know it's all positive."
He added that after 14 years of working as a non-profit in Chenango County, the Impact Project has created a successful model to build and rehabilitate vacant homes throughout the county, and he hopes he can use it again in the future.
"We hope we can replicate this model many times over, that's our hope," said Willard. "Building materials purchased, jobs created, partnering in local financial institutions and charities, a house back on the tax roll, it keeps going on and on, and everybody wins."
He said while the Impact Project can't save everything, it's going to do its best to make a difference one house at a time. He added that its next project will be a home on Classic Street in Sherburne on April 6.
If you're interested in volunteering with the Impact Project, more information can be found on it's Facebook, Twitter, or by calling them at (607) 656-9499.
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