updates from the field

Casa De Alfredo y Ashley

Sandy Springs Friends School

The senior class began constructing the interior walls. Building on the previous group’s work on the floor, they were able to start raising the walls right away. On their first day, they focused on assembling the wooden molds and carefully placing the rebar. By the second day, they were ready to mix and pour cement into the molds—bringing the project one step closer to completion!

Riverdale

Riverdale’s 8th grade class spent two days preparing a section of the floor. They worked hard breaking up the surface with pickaxes, leveling it out, and pouring fresh cement. Here is Antonia, Ashely, and Alfredo’s daughter, enjoying the results of their work!

Peak to Peak

With the molds and rebar ready from the previous group, it was time to mix and pour cement! Peak to Peak students worked hard to fill the molds, and the first phase of the walls are now up!

Lancaster

With the foundation set and the cement poured, Lancaster 8th grade students began building the walls of the house by tying rebar and creating wooden molds.

Montessori

Picking up where the last group left off, the 8th graders from Montessori Community School jumped right in! Their task was to mix and pour cement into the foundation.

Synergy

With the foundation dug out, it was time to begin creating the bones of the house. Synergy 8th grade students worked carefully to tie rebar, laying the structural framework that will support the wall molds. Their attention to detail in this early stage is critical to ensuring the strength and stability of the new addition.

Hyla

Starting a project is often the hardest part. This one begins with digging out the foundation for the new structure. We are starting from scratch behind the home’s existing foundation, with the goal of eventually connecting the new structure to the original house.

Hyla students took on the important first step, working together to dig out the foundation and

Stay Involved

Global Works funds essential building materials like wood, rebar, cement, and tools for these projects. However, once a home is complete, families receive no additional support from the government or Global Works. To make their homes fully functional, they must purchase windows, doors, plaster, and paint—expenses that can take years to afford in a low-income community. To help bridge this gap, our program director is working with community members to collect and distribute donations, ensuring these houses truly feel like home