The Heart of Community Starts at home.
With your help, home by home, we can keep our Jacksonville neighbors housed, healthy and hopeful.
Major Funders
Who We Are
Repairing homes. Restoring hope.
We are seeking $10 million to transform 450 homes over five years, stabilizing families and building a sustainable, replicable model for Jacksonville’s most vulnerable neighborhoods.
“Can’t live without electric. Can’t live under a leaking roof. When they approved it, someone was looking out for me.”
Nathan Bryant, Mixon Town Resident
What We Do
Keeping people in homes they can afford, a solution to the housing crisis.
Homeowner resources and referrals
Connecting homeowners to housing resources and wraparound services
Learn MoreHome safety and
energy improvements
Improving home safety, comfort and energy efficiency
Learn MoreEssential home repairs
Helping eligible elderly homeowners remain safe and stable at home
Learn MoreImpacts beyond the home.
Financial Security and Preservation
Every repair increases home equity and builds generational wealth. Property improvements strengthen household finances. Energy efficiency reduces monthly expenses, freeing resources for other needs. Clear title through heirs’ property resolution enables owners to access credit and pass value to the next generation. More Than Four Walls doesn’t just help families stay housed — it builds long-term economic stability and wealth-building opportunities that strengthen households for decades.
At an average of $300 per household annually, these repaired homes will save approximately $135,000 per year in utility costs combined. Over a decade, that’s $1.35 million returned directly to residents instead of lost to utility bills. For seniors and fixed-income homeowners, a $25-50 monthly reduction in utilities can mean the difference between stability and crisis. And, energy-efficient homes are more affordable to maintain long-term
Research demonstrates that housing instability is linked to anxiety, depression and chronic health conditions. Improved housing quality eliminates mold, lead exposure and structural hazards that trigger respiratory illness and stress-related disease. Stable housing reduces emergency room visits, hospitalizations and preventable health crises. Children in stable homes show better developmental outcomes. Keeping families housed prevents cascading health costs for individuals and healthcare systems.
Every family kept in their home is a displacement prevented, a community stabilized and neighborhood network preserved. When residents stay, social infrastructure stays intact. Elderly community connectors remain in place. Generational legacies continue. Children grow up with stability. Preventing displacement preserves the people who hold neighborhoods together — the ones who know everyone’s story and create belonging that money cannot recreate later.
Every dollar invested in home repairs generates $3 in broader economic activity. Contractors purchase materials locally. Workers spend wages in their communities. Local businesses reinvest earnings. When skilled trades are employed from within the neighborhood, every dollar circulates locally, strengthening small businesses and creating wealth-building pathways. This isn’t just housing repair — it’s strategic community economic development that multiplies impact far beyond the home itself.
Get Involved
We’re better together.
Every donation helps improve quality of life and dignity for local families through healthier homes, neighborhood stabilization, economic impact and climate-conscious solutions.
“A lot of times, the things that will help, you can’t even see them. It’s in infrastructure — cast iron pipe, things behind the wall, insulation, proper windows.”
Robert Barrett, Contractor
Here’s what we’ve accomplished, and here’s what’s still needed.
5-Year Window
Campaign Goal: $10 Million
Over five years, this initiative will transform 450 homes, stabilize families, create local contractor opportunities, reduce displacement, generate long-term energy savings and strengthen neighborhood wealth — building a scalable model for healthier, more resilient communities in Jacksonville.
Thank You To All Our Donors
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Current operations in Jacksonville.
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You can’t always see what’s fixed. But it’s felt. Thank you.
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