Rebuilding homes for neighbors in need

(HOUSTON) Like others overwhelmed amid the pandemic, Maria Garza has been unable to undertake costly repairs to her 90-year-old East End Houston home. But ExxonMobil and the nonprofit Rebuilding Together Houston teamed up to give community members like Garza, a former school cafeteria worker, safe and healthy places to live.

Led by Rebuilding Together Houston, more than 100 ExxonMobil employees, retirees and family and friends are volunteering this month for an estimated 1,500 hours at five different home restoration projects throughout Harris County.

Rebuilding Together previously provided structural stabilization, made electrical repairs and replaced two broken window frames, siding and trim in Garza’s house. Saturday, ExxonMobil volunteers repainted and complete the repair projects.

Over the last 39 years, ExxonMobil employees, retirees and family and friends, have worked with Rebuilding Together Houston to restore 390 homes for seniors, veterans and others in need.