Repairing homes
Revitalizing communities
Rebuilding lives

Rebuilding Together East Bay Network is a non-profit organization based in Berkeley, California serving the San Francisco Bay Area.

We coordinate donors and volunteers to meet critical needs for our neighbors to receive repairs, renovations, safety modifications, housing and workforce development.

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Our Programs

Big Skills

Big Skills empowers students through self discovery and skill development, and transforms communities through the construction and placement of new units of affordable housing that preserve and uplift our communities.

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Just Transition

We work with the City of Berkeley to run a one-of-a-kind direct installation program for income-eligible residents seeking electrification upgrades. It’s all subsidized for our homeowners to make clean electrification possible.

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Safe at Home

We provide home modifications for older adults and people with disabilities to improve accessibility, reduce falls, increase independence and facilitate aging-in place.

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Estate Clean Out

Our Estate Clean Out (ECO) program allows us to transform the physical spaces of family homes through workforce development.

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Community Facilities

We provide critical repairs, renovations, and accessibility upgrades to nonprofit and community spaces serving low-income individuals and families.

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Gateway

The Gateway program is designed to support older adults with being proactive while learning about the resources in their community.

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Dorothy's Closet

Dorothy’s Closet is a retail thrift shop created by RTEBN and Dorothy Day House for the benefit of Berkeley’s unhoused community.

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Our Mission

At Rebuilding Together East, we are rooted in community.

Rebuilding Together East Bay Network (RTEBN) is a nonprofit construction organization with a mission of safe homes and communities for everyone. Our mission is to repair homes, revitalize communities, and rebuild lives. We focus on assisting vulnerable community members and neighborhoods to ensure their safety and health through free repairs, services, and community and workforce development.

Rebuilding Together East Bay Network (RTEBN) is a local nonprofit that preserves affordable home ownership and revitalizes our community by providing free rehabilitation and critical repairs to the homes of income qualified seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities. Since our inception in 1992 as “Christmas in April,” we have improved more than 650 homes and 140 Community Facilities in Berkeley, Emeryville, Albany, and Richmond.
RTEBN is an affiliate of Rebuilding Together, a national organization with affiliates in communities across the country. Rebuilding Together and its affiliates complete about 10,000 rebuild projects nationwide each year.
Rebuilding Together East Bay Network saves lives by making critical repairs for low-income seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities. Each year, we uncover and fix hidden hazards—replacing unsafe gas appliances, installing smoke and CO detectors, strengthening foundations, repairing wiring, fixing plumbing, and improving energy efficiency. We also reduce clutter and ensure all work is permitted and inspected, with no shortcuts.
Our services are free, with no loans or strings attached—fully funded by grants, donations, and the support of local governments, generous donors, and over 1,000 volunteers.
Many of our neighbors have spent their lives working hard, but due to age, disability, or financial hardship, they can no longer keep their homes safe and livable. Critical repairs go unmet, leading to unsafe conditions.
Low-income homeowners often have nowhere to turn when essential systems fail. Our mission is to preserve homes and neighborhoods, ensuring everyone has a warm, dry, and safe place to live. We believe aging and disabled residents deserve to stay in their homes with dignity.
We also support local nonprofits and community organizations, helping them continue vital work for our neighbors in need.