Neighborhood Housewarming 2009

Project: Energy-saving weatherization and window replacement
Chief Sponsor: Bank of America,
Partners: City of Boston, Diamond Windows & Doors, Second Generation Energy, Next Step Living, Nuestra Comunidad, Roxbury Community College, Green Mountain Coffee, The Fuller Center for Housing, YouthBuild Providence, and the New England Regional Council of Carpenters
Date: December 11, 2009

Neighborhood Housewarming 2009 was YouthBuild Boston’s 9th annual effort to weatherize the homes of elderly and disabled, low-income Boston residents. The project helps the most vulnerable part of Boston’s population, keeping them warm and minimizing their heating expenses during winter months. This year, some 200 volunteers serviced 80 homes, insulating nearly 1,100 drafty windows and doors. Three especially lucky homeowners received a total of 39 brand new replacement windows. Additionally, two energy audits were done, and a comprehensive energy retrofit was performed on another home. Volunteers served homes in Roxbury, Dorchester, Mattapan, Jamaica Plain, Hyde Park, and the South End.