Volunteers repair 50 homes throughout Butler County

Fifty homes in Hamilton, Middletown and Fairfield received much needed repairs this week thanks to the efforts of about 400 young people from multiple states and 150 local volunteers as part of the Group Workcamps Home Repair Project.

The Group Cares Foundation and Supports to Encourage Low-Income Families (SELF) co-sponsored the weeklong home repair blitz to improve the living conditions for low-income senior citizens, people with disabilities, and families with small children, said Rebecca Palen, community relations director for SELF.

Because of the number of young people — about twice as many as last year — residents throughout Butler County received assistance, instead of just one city, she said.

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