About Us

Since 1999, Renovation Alliance has been bringing volunteers and communities together to rebuild safe and healthy homes for persons in need in the Roanoke Valley.

Our Mission

Bringing volunteers and communities together to improve the homes and lives of low-income homeowners.

“I was concerned that the roof might become weak and collapse. I want to say “thank you” to all the good folks at Renovation Alliance for coming to my rescue and repairing my roof.”

— Homeowner, 2020

What We Do

  • Critical and necessary home repairs, free of charge to homeowners in need

  • Service area: Cities of Roanoke and Salem, counties of Roanoke, Botetourt, Craig, Floyd, and Franklin

  • Characteristics of homeowners served in 2023:

    • 77% of the homeowners served were 60 years of age and older

    • 22% of homeowners served were Veterans or surviving partners

    • 63% of homeowners served were living with a disability

    • The average gross annual household income of those served is approximately $22,000

Board of Directors

Outcomes

  • More than 1,600 homes repaired since 1999

  • Thousands of volunteers engaged in home repair projects

  • 2023 Outcomes Data

    • Renovation Alliance completed 209 critical and necessary home repairs on 82 homes in the Roanoke Valley

    • The average length of time a homeowner served by the organization had owned their home was 18 years

    • Renovation Alliance invested on average $5,283 in home repairs per home

Our Team

Kendall Cloeter, Executive Director

Garrett Robinson, Director of Construction

Chris Seth, Program Manager

Roger Vest, Construction Specialist

Cindy Martin – President
Allstate

Allison Wolf – Vice President
Freedom First Credit Union

Ben Fink – Secretary
AECOM, Retired

Brian Sallade – Treasurer

Craig Bryant
Carilion Clinic

William Dixon
Pinnacle Financial Partners

Annette Lewis
Total Action for Progress

Steve Gross
Rescue Mission Ministries

Kit Hale
MKB Realtors

Mike Hertz
Woods Rogers, PLC

Gary Jarrell
Valley Boiler & Mechanical

Alan McClellan
Chair, Nominating Committee

Edward Murray
Chair, Operations Committee

Dan Pollock
Retired

Paula Prince
Jefferson College of Health Sciences

Kathy Graves Stockburger
Chair, Fundraising and Development Committee
Kathy Stockburger Consulting

Renovation Alliance has received Candid’s Platinum Seal of Transparency 2024. To learn more about Renovation Alliance, access our financials, and see our impact visit: https://www.guidestar.org/profile/54-1961045