Connections Handyman Services
Connections Handyman Service provides necessary home repairs for low to moderate income seniors and disabled homeowners so they may continue to live independently and safely in their own homes.
Neighborhood and community service organizations, school nurses, government agencies, churches and individuals refer homeowners in need. A team of skilled construction volunteers assesses the request to ensure that our volunteers are able to complete the project and that we have the necessary funding. Most of the projects are completed with no cost to the homeowner.
Churches, businesses, organizations, schools and individuals donate their time to complete projects such as: painting houses; repairing floors, windows and ceilings; and building ramps.
The Contractor’s Corner
by Richard Virnig
I came to Connections with 30+ years of contracting experience. Because it took me awhile to learn how to build things, I knew that volunteers wouldn’t know how to build a ramp or a set of walker-steps when they arrived at a work site but that they would be eager to help and learn. From the start, I made sure that each group/project had an on-site contractor to not only make sure these access structures got built right but also to teach the volunteers how to build them right. Now, I can go look at any one of the 75+ structures that these groups have built for us over the last three years and see a rock solid, fully functional ramp or set of walker-steps that still provide the client with the kind of access that helps them continue to live in the peace and safety of their own home. Not only that, I have seen the volunteers leave the work site with a feeling of pride in their work, with the assurance that the structure got built right and will continue to serve the client for years to come, and with the blessing of grace that comes from one helping another.
