It was never about the houses. Community Powered Revitalization (CPR) is much bigger than a fresh coat of paint or prepping an old house for the coming winter. Those are good things — powerful, uplifting things — but they aren’t world-changing. They won’t transform the community. Unless you do them as a community. On October…

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During the Spring of 2016, over 1,400 men and women helped 6 Stones restore homes in six cities. When their work was done, fifty families had seen their homes transformed by the generosity of a community: thousands of dollars and hundreds of volunteer hours providing facelifts for homes with ruined foundations, rotting eaves, and shattered…

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WATAUGA — Their tools piled beside them, a host of blue-shirted men and women huddle up in preparation for a long day of work. There’s a long list of repairs needed on the home they’ve gathered around, and the only way they’ll finish it all is to plan well and work hard. In this sector…

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BEDFORD — The skies have opened over Texas in the final weeks of May, but that hasn’t stopped Harvest Christian Academy from pouring out into the community. Dozens of students hurry across the beaten stones and water-weary grass of the 6 Stones Community Garden, wheelbarrows loaded high with mulch and rake-wielding peers in tow. Their…

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BEDFORD — As the clouds break and the morning sun bursts through onto our parking lot, a contingent of volunteers stands ready. It’s Day 2 of the Spring Community Powered Revitalization (CPR) Blitz, and over 1,200 volunteers are on hand to bring much-needed relief to their neighbors. A sizable portion of those men and women…

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