Crime & Safety
Columbia Home Gets Help From HoCo's Finest
The Howard County Police Department sent trainees out in the field to help Rebuilding Together with house project.
COLUMBIA, MD — Recruits from the Howard County Police Department took time to help fix up a Columbia home recently.
Trainees left the academy and went out into the community for a hands-on experience last Saturday at a home in Columbia that was in need of repairs.
To make the modifications, the recruits participated in the Rebuilding Together Howard County program, which is part of a national nonprofit that helps provide low-income homeowners with critical home repairs.
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On Saturday, recruits from #HoCoPolice Academy 41 joined @rebuildhoco to complete construction projects at a home in Columbia. pic.twitter.com/YWhOrKmIiE
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April is National Rebuilding Month, and Rebuilding Together Howard County is focusing on serving victims of the Ellicott City flood that occurred last July.
Throughout April, the organization will be coordinating volunteers to help flood victims with painting; landscaping; installing new roofs, HVAC systems and accessibility modifications; making electrical, carpentry, plumbing and weatherization repairs; and offering other home rehabilitation services.
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Photo courtesy of the Howard County Police Department.
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