For almost 50 years, Back Bay Mission’s housing rehabilitation program has been at the forefront of providing safe, decent, affordable housing for low-income families on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. What started as a scrape-and-paint ministry in 1969 now provides complete housing rehabilitation, as well as home maintenance education for homeowners.
As Craig Steenkamp, the Mission’s Associate for Housing Recover and Volunteer Programs, says, “We do not do lipstick and Band-Aids. We will not go into a home and fix a roof but leave the structural damage caused by the leaks. Back Bay Mission does not close on a project until the home is 100% sustainable.”
This is a ministry that benefits communities and changes lives.
But it can’t happen without you. To make this ministry stronger, we’re launching a campaign for housing rehabilitation. We’re going to raise $200,000 in 2016 to be used for housing projects in 2017. We hope that you’ll be part of it.
Head to the campaign page to learn more or make your gift.
