THE FORTRESS PROJECT INC

AMERY, WISCONSIN ROOF REPLACEMENT AND ESSENTIAL HOME REPAIRSTHIS PAST YEAR, WE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF HELPING A FAMILY IN AMERY, WISCONSIN, WHO WERE FACING SERIOUS CHALLENGES WITH THEIR HOME. DUE TO THE POOR CONDITION OF THEIR ROOF, THEIR INSURANCE COMPANY WAS PREPARED TO DROP THEIR COVERAGE, LEAVING THEM IN A VULNERABLE SITUATION. OUR TEAM STEPPED IN, PROVIDING ALL NECESSARY MATERIALS AND ORGANIZING LABOR TO REPLACE THE ROOF, ENSURING THEY COULD KEEP THEIR HOME SAFE AND SECURE.DURING THE PROJECT, WE DISCOVERED A RUSTED FURNACE VENT PIPE THAT WAS RELEASING TOXIC GASES INTO THE ATTIC. WE IMMEDIATELY REPAIRED THE EXHAUST SYSTEM TO PROTECT THE FAMILYS HEALTH. ADDITIONALLY, WE LEARNED THEY HAD BEEN WITHOUT A FUNCTIONING SHOWER FOR SOME TIME DUE TO PLUMBING ISSUES. OUR TEAM RESTORED THE WATER SUPPLY LINES, ALLOWING THEM TO SHOWER IN THEIR OWN HOME ONCE AGAIN.WE ALSO FOUND THAT THEIR DRYER WASNT WORKING PROPERLY, FORCING THEM TO TAKE THEIR LAUNDRY TO A LAUNDROMAT FOR YEARS. WE REPAIRED THE DRYERS EXHAUST, GIVING THEM THE ABILITY TO DO LAUNDRY AT HOME.THIS PROJECT WAS ABOUT MORE THAN JUST REPAIRSIT WAS ABOUT RESTORING DIGNITY, SAFETY, AND COMFORT FOR A FAMILY IN NEED. WERE DEEPLY GRATEFUL TO HAVE BEEN PART OF THEIR JOURNEY.______________RIVER FALLS, WI FLOORING REPLACEMENT FOR A DISABLED COUPLETHIS PAST YEAR, WE HAD THE HONOR OF ASSISTING A COUPLE IN RIVER FALLS, WI, BOTH OF WHOM ARE WHEELCHAIR-BOUND AND WERE IN DESPERATE NEED OF NEW FLOORING. THEIR EXISTING FLOORING HAD BECOME SEVERELY WORN, MAKING THEIR HOME DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE.THANKS TO THE GENEROSITY OF OUR VENDORS, WE WERE ABLE TO SECURE DONATED MATERIALS FOR THE NEW FLOORING. WE THEN ORGANIZED A GROUP OF DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS TO REMOVE THE OLD FLOORING AND INSTALL THE NEW, PROVIDING A SAFER AND MORE COMFORTABLE LIVING SPACE. WE ALSO REPLACED THE BASE TRIMWORK THROUGHOUT THE HOME TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT.THIS EFFORT NOT ONLY IMPROVED THEIR MOBILITY BUT ALSO BROUGHT A RENEWED SENSE OF COMFORT AND PRIDE IN THEIR HOME.__________________TOWN OF NEW RICHMOND, WI PREPARING A HOME FOR FOSTER CARE LICENSINGTHIS PAST YEAR, WE WERE PRIVILEGED TO PARTNER WITH THE ST. CROIX COUNTY FOSTER CARE PROGRAM TO HELP A FAMILY IN NEW RICHMOND, WI, MEET THE REQUIREMENTS TO BECOME LICENSED FOSTER PARENTS. THE FAMILY WAS EAGER TO PROVIDE A LOVING HOME FOR MULTIPLE CHILDREN, BUT THEIR RESIDENCE NEEDED UPDATES TO MEET FOSTER CARE STANDARDS.OUR TEAM STEPPED IN TO COMPLETE SEVERAL CRITICAL PROJECTS, INCLUDING PROVIDING MATERIALS AND LABOR TO REPLACE FOUR WINDOWS, ENSURING THEY OPENED AND CLOSED PROPERLY TO MEET SAFETY REGULATIONS FOR EACH BEDROOM. WE ALSO INSTALLED A SAFETY RAILING ON THE BASEMENT STAIRS AND DRYWALLED SEVERAL AREAS TO BRING THE HOME UP TO CODE FOR FOSTER CARE LICENSING. THIS PROJECT NOT ONLY TRANSFORMED THEIR HOME BUT ALSO ENABLED THEM TO OFFER A SAFE AND WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT FOR CHILDREN IN NEED.