Sometimes "neighbor-sized" projects are taking the time to actually research a car issue, when the dealer services simply want to push through volume. This elderly husband and wife have a single car, which they use to get to her cancer appointments and a large number of his medical appointments. It started burning oil due to a known defect in this generation of car. Most mechanics simply wanted to replace the entire engine or pushed them to start looking for a different vehicle -- not in the cards right now. Instead, I found a known solution that involved drilling a simple hole in the intake manifold and clearing an orifice that's known to clog up. Problem solved. A lot of tears in the driveway, a couple hours of deep conversations, and an amazing connection that I hope will continue!

This neighbor mentioned she was looking for a fridge, so I put an ask out to the community and found one that my friend was able to donate. Knowing that I can count on Neighborlink and the Fort Wayne staff to help get projects done is incredible. It makes me feel empowered to help more neighbors.

It only took 5 minutes to take down the clothing racks but this was my first neighborlink project and now I’m hooked.

We had an amazing time painting for Bertha and she kept us entertained with stories while we worked. She was so kind and well prepared for us to get right to work. It was a blessing to serve her.

This project served a client of Cooper House -- a biological mother working hard to regain custody of her kids that are currently in foster care. She found that a brake pad had fallen off her caliper and so I stepped into what was originally going to be a simple, standard brake job. That became a much bigger project, due to also needing all new calipers, brake line repairs, parking brake fixes, and a full bleeding process at the master cylinder, ABS module, and all 4 wheels. I also did standard maintenance while I had the car up (oil/filter changes, etc) and replaced a busted rear taillight. What was awesome about the whole experience was being able to build a relationship during the whole process, with both the client and Cooper House staff. We had the opportunity for lots of hugs, long convos, and letting her know why we were doing it: because she's worth it.

Great connection point talking about our desire for unity in the city!

This was the first time I've come across an emergency "I'm trapped in my house and can't get out" request! This neighbor was a widowed and disabled senior that uses a cane to get around, along with her adult son with his own challenges. They're unable to use the front door due to steep, broken steps. The internals of the rear door's knob broke apart, effectively trapping them in the house for multiple days and causing them to miss multiple doctor appointments. It needed nothing more than a door knob replacement, but the relief in their faces was hard to put into words.

She is overwhelmed with caring for her bedridden mother, grandchildren and three dogs in a small house. The house was very clean and neat. She was grateful that we could get that door to work properly because she had been waiting a long and being very concern about people breaking in.

Had problems getting the banisters installed properly in the past. She says she is confident she can leave her home safely.

We enjoyed connecting with her as we were working. We prayed together and she just felt so blessed to have our help with her yard work. Also, we invited her to our church's Wednesday night dinners in February and she is interested in joining us for those. We plan to stay connected and look forward to getting to know her more.

She was a pleasure to serve. We had the opportunity to gather around her and pray a blessing over her.

The Lord blessed us with awesome volunteers each day. Materials were donated by some very generous people, businesses, and churches.

Trying to make life a little easier for a truly delightful family and extended family.

A lovely family in their home for decades. Just trying to keep staying safe there.

She was a lovely lady and she was extremely appreciative for the work we did on her door

She has been in nursing care fo 12 years, but recently has moved in with her daughter as primary caretaker. She is paralyzed from the waist down. She was immensely grateful for this ramp. Her daughter told me the last time she had to go to the doctor, they had to call EMS and fire to come transport her out of the house. Now, with the ramp, they will be able to wheel her out.

Every one of these ramp stories is about special impact ! Grateful for doing literally life-changing work with and learning more about my Brothers today !

She is a widow that needed help with her home projects after her husband passed away a few months ago. She was so nice and sweet and I felt good helping her with her lawn.

She was very grateful for our help. With myself and 2 volunteers, it only took us 1.5 hours to get the weeding done around her home. She was very pleased. She mentioned she would send a check to NeighborLink as a Donation.

She was a joy to be around and very easy to work with. She is fighting another in a long string of cancers but is a fighter!