Six homeowners in five towns had their homes and lives transformed when Big Fix volunteers performed repairs and landscaping projects. This year's Big Fixes took place between June and October in Falmouth, Pocasset, West Dennis, Centerville, Harwich and Hyannis. [...]
Michael of Orleans with the crew from SVS Masonry and Housing Assistance Director of Housing Production and Maintenance Keith Trott and Housing Assistance CEO Alisa Magnotta. “What they’re doing is a godsend,” Michael said as a crew [...]
John Goff (from left), VP of Goff Brothers Construction Company, Housing Assistance Director of Housing Production and Maintenance Keith Trott, Housing Assistance CEO Alisa Magnotta, and Mark Mathison take a break from a project in which they helped [...]
The crew from Graham LLC which donated their time to beautify a home in Orleans in July. Giving back is one of the foundations on which Graham LLC, a full-service construction, landscaping, and property management company, was [...]
After a year in which the Big Fix went virtual due to the pandemic, the event is returning in a big way with work having already been done on four homes owned by seniors in Orleans. On Saturday, October [...]
John Goff (from left), VP of Goff Brothers Construction Company, Housing Assistance Director of Housing Production and Maintenance Keith Trott, Housing Assistance CEO Alisa Magnotta, and Mark Mathison take a break from a project in which they helped [...]
Even with the pandemic, Housing Assistance’s 11th Annual Big Fix-A-Thon was a success with volunteers helping raise nearly $20,000 for our Workforce Housing Relief Fund. Some even embraced the spirit of the annual event by donating their time to [...]
In 2011, when Rich Bryant was serving as president of the Home Builders and Remodelers Association of Cape Cod (HBRACC), he was asked to put together a group of skilled volunteers to assist with Housing Assistance’s Big Fix in [...]
John and Dot DeYoung have been longtime supporters of Housing Assistance. Since 2002, Dot and John DeYoung have donated monthly to support Housing Assistance’s work, but it wasn’t until a little over six years ago, when they [...]
Homeowner Johanna Crosby (middle) poses with Big Fix-A-Thon volunteers Cheryl Codair and Heather Ferris. At the beginning of October, 340 volunteers came out on a sunny, seasonable day to make a big difference in the lives of 16 [...]
Since Housing Assistance’s Big Fix-A-Thon started in 2010, each year has taken on a slightly different personality. This month, more than 300 volunteers will tackle a range of small improvement projects at 16 homes in Hyannis and Centerville. Like [...]
Juliet and Gerry Tierney of Centerville, are one of 16 homeowners who will benefit from our 10th Annual Big Fix-A-Thon on October 5. For much of his life, Gerry Tierney has been the one doing the helping. [...]
On Saturday, October 5, Housing Assistance’s 10th Annual Big Fix-A-Thon is coming to Hyannis and Centerville, and we need your help! Volunteers are needed to serve as Fixers, Fundraisers, or Fixers/Fundraisers during the fundraising day of service. Fixers will donate [...]
The Big Fix-a-Thon will be coming to the villages of Centerville and Hyannis in Barnstable this October. Now in its tenth year, the event mobilizes nearly 300 volunteers to make small repairs to homes owned by seniors, veterans, and [...]
Barbara and Chris Mack join volunteers, which include staff from Cape Associates, who donated their time fixing up the Harwich couple's home. Outside Chris and Barbara Mack’s Harwich house, volunteers were busy painting the trim, landscaping the yard, [...]
If you follow HAC’s Facebook page, then you know our CEO Alisa Magnotta Galazzi, pictured above with our COO Walter Phinney, has been issuing a challenge for residents, business owners, volunteers, and community leaders to step up and make a [...]
Volunteers work on a home during last year’s Big Fix in Falmouth. This year’s Big Fix is coming to Harwich on Saturday, September 22. A total of 15 Harwich homeowners will benefit from the generosity of HAC volunteers as part [...]
Realtors Lisa Parenteau (left) and Robin Gunderson have signed up as Big Fix Team Leaders for this year’s Big Fix in Harwich. In an effort to expand the reach of the Big Fix, the agency is seeking Big Fix Team [...]
As a business focused on custom home building and home renovations, it should come as no surprise that Cape Associates has long been connected to HAC’s Big Fix. But the company’s support of HAC goes far beyond the annual [...]
