Brothers Redevelopment, Inc.

As we look to life past retirement, we all hope for independence, relaxation, and connection. We might be done working, but we’re definitely not done living. 

Brothers Redevelopment, Inc. (BRI) empowers older adults to live in comfort and confidence. We are committed to providing housing stability services to holistically improve older adults’ wellbeing.  

As a statewide housing nonprofit serving low-income households, older adults, and those experiencing disabilities, Brothers Redevelopment, Inc. offers a variety of services helping over 30,000 Colorado residents with housing issues each year. 

For this Colorado Gives Day, we're asking for your help to provide low-income older adults and individuals living with a disability the support they deserve to maximize their independence. Age and disability-related challenges often force low-income homeowners into assisted care facilities prematurely, but with a little support, many of these individuals can continue living safely and happily in their homes for years to come.

FREE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS

BRI's Home Modification and Repair Program (HMR) provides free services to bridge cost barriers preventing safety, health, and independence for older adults and homeowners living with a disability. Our skilled team and trusted subcontractors complete accessibility modifications such as grab bars, railings, ramps, accessible showers, and more. We also complete critical home repairs including roof work, plumbing fixes, new water heaters, furnace/AC installation, and electrical upgrades. 

For homeowners facing additional barriers to independence, our CAPABLE Program offers our Home Modification and Repair work plus visits from occupational therapists and nurses for specialized care plans. Clients take ownership over their health outcomes by working with these providers to create and fulfill goals furthering their own independence. 

HANDS-ON COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION

We bring communities together to impact lives and experience the barriers these homeowners face every day through our Paint-A-Thon Program. Paint-A-Thon harnesses volunteer power to paint home exteriors and complete minor yardwork for older adults and individuals living with disabilities. When we work together to paint the exterior of these cherished homes, we prevent HOA fines, preserve home values, increase homeowner confidence, build connection between neighbors, and share in the hope for humanity that comes from service-oriented collaboration.

Your gift helps us meet our goal of $15,000 - the average cost needed to provide one homeowner with the exterior makeover, critical repairs, and accessibility modifications they need to keep living safely and confidently in their home. 

MEET DEBORAH

BRI was a beacon of hope for 69-year-old Colorado resident Deborah Johnson, who lives on a fixed income and was first introduced to the nonprofit when her sewer line backed up. At the time, Johnson was severely sick with COVID-19 symptoms and reaching out to anyone she could think of for help. She stumbled across Brothers’ Home Modification and Repair Program on the internet, called the agency, and before she knew it, a construction crew was in her backyard replacing her sewage system at no cost to her.

Hearing Deborah’s love for her garden, BRI’s CAPABLE Program fixed her patio steps, raised her garden bed, built her a garden kneeler, installed a new porch light, provided her with medication for her toes, gave her a tool to reach difficult places that are trigger points in her back, provided her with shoes that ease walking, and helped her start doing chair exercises.

“It’s February, the weather is nasty, and these people came out, and within two or three days, they had crews working in the house, they had crews outside. I told them it was like Christmas 10 times over,” Johnson said. “I never would’ve been able to afford this, never. It just got me in my heart.”