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Healthier Homes for Children Todays Goals: Overview of Rebuilding Together Tampa Bay (RTTB). History and development of Building a Healthier Neighborhood Initiative. Healthier Homes for Children Referral sources and

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Healthier Homes for Children

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Today’s Goals:

Overview of Rebuilding Together

Tampa Bay (RTTB).

History and development
f Building a Healthier Neighborhood

Initiative.

Healthier Homes for Children
Referral sources and partners
Types of Repairs
Assessments and Education

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Overview

Rebuilding Together Tampa Bay (RTTB) is a

501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to repair and rebuild homes and revitalize neighborhoods. Mission: Repair homes, revitalize communities, rebuild lives. Vision: Safe Housing and Communities for everyone.

With the support of corporate sponsors, foundation and

government grants and volunteers, we make housing safer & healthier for low-income families.

Our programs provide home repairs, health & safety

upgrades, & affordable new home construction.

RTTB is a qualified general contractor in the State of
Florida. License Number CGC# 1522294

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Programs and Services

1. Owner-occupied Residential repairs

and rehabilitation

2. Tenant-occupied home improvement
f living environment
3. Affordable Housing Development
4. Volunteer & Corporate Engagement

Safe & Healthy Homes

Healthier Homes for Children
Healthy Home Kits

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Accomplishments

An average of 100 rehabilitated

homes per year.

The construction of 25 new-single

family homes per year.

An average investment of $3.5

mm/yr. (Mainly in the targeted neighborhoods of Sulphur Springs and West Tampa).

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Paid Skilled Trades/Professionals Volunteer Labor Public Funded Programs Private/Corp. Donors

Our Formula

Our projects are funded with private and public funds. Paid skilled professionals perform most of the work. Many projects also offer opportunities for volunteers to paint or make minor repairs to the home.

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Building a Healthy Neighborhood (BaHN)

BaHN is a concept promoted by Rebuilding

Together National. RTTB adopted this initiative and modified it to fit our service model of targeting specific low-income neighborhoods for revitalization.

As a result, in 2014 RTTB launched Building a

Healthier Sulphur Springs (BaHSS) and in 2016 Building a Healthier West Tampa (BaHWT).

RTTB took this model above and beyond and

developed an additional component: Our Healthy Home Kit (HHK).

A HHK is a home improvement box that includes
ver 25 items that improve health and safety in

the home. (i.e. smoke alarms, motion sensor lights, fire extinguisher, levered door knobs, etc.)

Available to both homeowners and tenants.
Upon the success of BAHSS, RTTB expanded and

replicated this program in the West Tampa neighborhood.

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Building a Healthier West Tampa (BaWT)

In 2016, with the support of the Children’s Board of

Hillsborough County, (CBHC), RTTB replicated the BaHN concept in the West Tampa Neighborhood as a pilot project to benefit families with Children 0-8.

During that year, RTTB delivered home repairs and

Healthy Home Kit installations to 47 homes.

RTTB collected data accounting for the

improvements made in the health and safety of children and their families including improvements in home environmental and emotional health.

Sought additional funding from the CBHC to

continue Healthier Homes for Children

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Healthier Homes for Children (HHC)

CBHC awarded a 5-year contract to continue

delivering safe and healthy homes for families with children ages 0-14.

RTTB is focusing on the homes of asthmatic

children and children with respiratory conditions/allergies.

RTTB is providing free home repairs that mitigate

asthma triggers to reduce asthma episodes and allergies in children.

Partnering with the Tampa Bay Asthma Coalition

to deliver Asthma Management education.

Year 1 to serve 65 identified families who meet

project criteria.

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Healthy Homes for Children (HHC) Program Features & Benefits

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No-cost repairs to qualified participants

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Healthier home environment for children

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Reduced school absences

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Reduced ER & hospitalizations

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Improved family safety

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Healthier communities

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Increased knowledge of asthma management (TBAC)

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Increased knowledge of how to keep a healthy home (8 HUD principles)

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Other HHC Program Facts:

RTTB is NOT medically testing clients
Our job is to address what

is triggering asthma symptoms at home and remediate housing issues

Partnering with Tampa Bay Asthma

Coalition for medical assessments utilizing EPA asthma home environment checklist

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Available Home Repair Services to Address Asthma Triggers at Home

Purpose: minimize common Asthma triggers at home, improve children’s 0-14 health and reduce school absences.

 Mold mitigation (limited)  Home weatherization  Pest Controls  Tree trim / removal  Steam clean carpeting* (when

funding allows, floor replacement will be competed-preferred).

 Provide family with “Healthy

Home Kit” with home improvement products

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Client Priorities

Level 1- Child’s sleeping room
Level 2- Areas of the home where

child spends majority of time

Level 3- Entire home

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PROCESS: Construction Scope of Work (SOW)

RTTB: Identifies and addresses common asthma triggers at home including allergy sources, household conditions, smoke and other odors. Construction SOW will utilize Tampa Bay Asthma Coalition assessments and Asthma / Allergy test ordered by client physician

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Asthma Education

Providers: Tampa Bay Asthma Coalition (TBAC)

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EPA Asthma Home Assessment

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Asthma Management Education Rebuilding Together Tampa Bay

8-HUD principles of Keeping a

Heathy Home.

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1. Keep it Dry
2. Keep it Clean
3. Keep it Pest-Free
4. Keep it Ventilated
5. Keep it Safe
6. Keep it Contaminant-Free
7. Keep it Maintained
8. Keep it Thermally-Controlled

8-HUD Principles for Keeping a Healthy Home

U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development Source: www.hud.gov/healthyhomes

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Healthy Home Kit

Provide Safe and Healthy Home Kit to eligible Hillsborough County residents for preventative maintenance Kits include smoke detectors, fire extinguisher, door knobs, caulking, AC return filters, flashlights, child proof safety items

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Expected Outcomes

Tracking symptoms at baseline,

3, 6, and 12 months

Decreased asthma episodes in children 0-14
Decreased asthma-related doctor visits
Decreased asthma-related visits to the ER
Decreased vulnerability to contracting preventable

diseases such as allergies for non-asthmatic children.

Decreased asthma-related missed school days
Improved health and safety of home living

environment

Increased knowledge of health and safety practices
Increased knowledge on how to best manage

asthma

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