Moms and sons team up to repair Kansas City homes on Rebuilding Day

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – Hammers swung and ramps went up across the metro Saturday as hundreds of volunteers worked to make 23 homes safer for families who need it most.

The work was part of Rebuilding Together Kansas City’s biggest day of the year.

The organization mobilized hundreds of volunteers to help repair dozens of homes and complete modifications that help low-income and disabled homeowners live safer, healthier lives. The effort is part of the organization’s annual flagship program, Rebuilding Day. Volunteers who had already signed up and been assigned to a crew were spread across 23 home repair sites throughout Clay, Platte and Jackson counties.

At one home, some of the busiest hands belonged to moms and their sons, working through the Young Men’s Service League, or YMSL…

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