About Us
Safe Homes and Communities
for Everyone
Rebuilding Together Silicon Valley’s Vision Statement
Who We Are
We believe that everyone deserves to live in a safe and healthy home. Through a vast network of volunteers, corporate sponsors, and subcontractors, Rebuilding Together Silicon Valley (RTSV) provides critical home repairs to over 600 clients per year. In addition, we assist nonprofit organizations with facility maintenance and repairs so that they can dedicate their time and resources to helping our community.
What We Do
Since our establishment in 1991, Rebuilding Together Silicon Valley has renovated nearly 6,000 homes and community facilities. Our work preserves affordable housing by transforming homes and lives through critical repairs and accessibility modifications for low-income homeowners and community centers, at no cost to the service recipient. The majority of the low-income homeowners we serve are elderly seniors and/or people with disabilities, who are physically and financially unable to maintain safe and warm living conditions for themselves and their families. Our impact extends beyond the individuals served to revitalize and stabilize vulnerable neighborhoods in our community.
Repair and maintenance work for nonprofit facilities assists these organizations in directing their resources to help our community. Each fall and spring during our Rebuilding Days, we gather donated materials and rally hundreds of volunteers to help repair and rehabilitate homes and nonprofit facilities. Our program provides both major and minor repairs and renovations that result in life-changing improvements for the homeowners and organizations served.
Volunteers, you cannot realize how much you have touched my life. I sincerely appreciate all the help you have given me when you chose to volunteer at my house. I cannot believe that there are such nice people as you who would give up a Saturday on your weekend to help someone you don’t even know.
Ms. D. Coldwell, 87, San Jose
How We Do It
We are able to provide all of our services, at no cost to the recipient, by utilizing volunteer labor and donated and reduced cost supplies and materials. Most of the work is completed by community volunteers who generously donate their time and talents to help out. These volunteers come from businesses, faith communities, construction teams, and service groups. Since 1991, Rebuilding Together Silicon Valley has brought joy to hundreds of homeowners. Here’s a quick look at our community impact.
2025 Annual Impact
Volunteer Hours Donated by RTSV Volunteers
Critical Safety and Accessibility Repairs
Rehabilitation Repair Projects at Homes and Community Centers
Silicon Valley Households Directly Impacted by Life-changing Repairs
Clients Impacted from Four Local Nonprofit Facilities Repaired
In 2026, we’re celebrating 35 years of repairing homes and restoring hope!
RTSV 35th Anniversary Milestones
1991
Steering Committee founded Christmas in April - South Bay.
1992
1st Ever April Rebuilding Day! 6 Homes Repaired.
1998
1,000 Santa Clara County Homes Repaired.
2000
Christmas in April - South Bay becomes Rebuilding Together Silicon Valley.
2001
Celebrating 10 years with the addition of Fall Rebuilding Days.
2004
Neighbor-to-Neighbor Program to serve clients year-round.
2005
First Paint the Town Fundraiser.
2010
Neighbor-to-Neighbor Program becomes Safe at Home.
2012
Added Critical/Urgent repairs to available Programs.
2019
Surpassed $3mil in revenue. Completing 400 projects a year.
2020
Persevered through COVID-19 & opened essential services to neighbors in need.
2021
30 years of life-changing work across Santa Clara County!
2023
Added video doorbell installations to our extensive list of safety repairs after surveying the Seven Trees neighborhood.
2025
Launched Shine A Light to our Programs.
2026
35 years of repairing homes and restoring hope in our community!
