Through the Responder 2 Responder Assistance Program, we will utilize our veteran home build experience to address the needs of our first responders.

We retrofit homes to increase accessibility. Here are some of the proposed adaptations that can be accomplished, at no cost to the recipient:

• Bedroom lift

• Widen doorways

• Remove raised floor saddles

• Wheel-in showers

• Walk-in bathtubs

• Lowered countertops

• Wheelchair accessible deck/ramps

• Stair chair lifts, and

• Handrails/grab bars

Responder 2 Responders Projects Completed

• Burlington, VT (Severely injured) - built a ramp/installed an exterior wheelchair assessable door

• Mastic, NY (Disabled FF) - remodeled an existing bathroom and installed an ADA compliant shower

• Babylon, NY (Disabled First Responder) - Retrofit bathroom/install ramp

• Oceanside, NY (Retired FF with dementia) Decking around perimeter of above-ground pool

• Manchester, CT (Long-time HEART 9/11 member and Vietnam Veteran Purple Heart Recipient) - Bathroom renovation/remodeling

• Gerritsen Beach, NY (Retired FDNY Firefighter) - Installed an interior stairlift and an exterior vertical lift

• Edison, NJ (Disabled) - Baseboard heating covers/siding

• Midland Park, NJ (Quadruple Amputee) - Renovated/remodeled accessible home addition

• Islip, NY (Retired Dept. of Correction 9/11 Responder) - Assisted with clean-up, restoration, rebuilding of a house that was destroyed by a boiler explosion/fire

• Gerritsen Beach, NY ( Retired NYPD) - Built an outdoor shower

• Suffern, NY ( Retired NYPD Lt. whose wife has ALS) - Remodeled a bathroom and installed a chairlift

• Granby, CT (Disabled Vietnam Veteran suffering from PTSD) - Installed a shower, toilet and vanity

• Speonk, NY (Retired FDNY) - Replaced deck and handrails

• Nassau County, NY (Retired FDNY suffering from dementia) - Constructed decking around the perimeter of an above ground pool

• Ronkonkoma, NY (Navy Veteran/Volunteer Firefighter) - Leveled floors with dormer, window and sliding door work