At Rebuilding Together Long Beach, we believe everyone should be given the opportunity to live in a safe and healthy home, especially our veterans and their families.

Veterans at Home provides no-cost preventive home modifications and repairs to veterans and their families to improve safety and accessibility, increase independence, and facilitate aging-in place. Rebuilding Together Long Beach aims to amplify the efforts of federal programs, by bridging the gap in available services for our veterans. We offer assistance to provide:

  • Home accessibility modifications and repairs

  • Safe and healthy, whole-home rehabilitation

  • Reconstruction and revitalization of nonprofits and community centers that serve veterans and their families

Too many Americans who once wore our nation’s uniform, and sacrificed for our country, now live in substandard housing and are at severe risk of homelessness. The need for sustainable, safe and healthy housing for veterans is dire. According to the U.S. Census Bureau:

  • Today, about 18 million Americans are veterans – and most are homeowners (75.6 percent).

  • Nearly 2.3 million veterans live in poverty, unable to afford critical home repairs or modifications.

  • About 61% of the 1.1 million older veterans living below the poverty line have a disability, often connected to their military service.

  • Over 38% of post 9/11 veterans return home with a service-connected disability and face housing accessibility challenges as they transition from military to civilian life

In 2019 alone, more than 1,500 homes served by Rebuilding Together were veterans projects, either directly serving a veteran homeowner or their families. Since 2010, Rebuilding Together has completed over 10,500 veterans rebuild projects. Working with a diverse array of volunteers, corporate partners and community organizations we are proud to serve those who have sacrificed to serve their own families, community and country.

Attention Long Beach residents!
Long Beach Development Services offers a Home Improvement Rebate Program

The Home Improvement Rebate Program (HIRP) reimburses eligible owners of residential properties up to $2,000 to improve the exterior of their properties. Since 1987, property owners have received rebates to pay for improvements involving paint, stucco, doors, driveways, porch, and window repairs. For more information, click here or contact the Neighborhood Services Bureau at (562) 570-6949 for more information and to request an application.