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Project Background

The purpose of PolyHouse is to allow students an opportunity to learn project planning and management skills while exposing them to the benefits of community service. This spring PolyHouse will renovate the home of yet another deserving local citizen.

Our selected clients, a delightful couple both in their late forties, have been dealing with the challenges of disability for many years and whose circumstances prevent them from making many necessary changes in their home. After a year of treatment for a pinched nerve, the husband was referred to a neurologist in 1992, who began treating him for his disorder that resembled multiple sclerosis in its symptoms and presentation. Within 3 years he was confined to a wheelchair. He now has minimal use of his hands and legs and is unable to transfer, feed himself or handle any of his personal needs without assistance. His wife is his primary caregiver. Their home is in need of several modifications and improvements to make it more accessible, safe and livable for him, and to decrease caregiver demands. It is our goal to improve his ability to maneuver safely within his home and with the possibility for completion of a roll-in shower and other household projects that would otherwise go undone, bring great comfort and hope for them.

It is the PolyHouse’s goal to improve the safety and comfort of their home and complete other household projects that would otherwise go undone, bringing hope of a more comfortable life for the family.

The challenge for the students is to plan and schedule the work and resources to assure that the entire project can be completed in only four days (2nd and 3rd weekends in May) before the school quarter ends. We receive no funding with which to perform the work for this project and depend entirely upon the generosity of businesses and individuals in the community.