Maintenance takes care of the physical environment
within Connections main
building, its community offices, as
well as in support of members where
they live in the community.
Members do cleaning, recycling , plant
care,
landscaping, snow shoveling, painting, and even repair services for electrical appliances
and household furnishings.
Occasionally,
Maintenance coordinates large
projects, building a large deck for
members and, more recently, creating
a more professional environment for
members to work as respected and
valued leaders.
"This
unit is involved with the Outreach
and Housing Unit and working in people's
homes. Members' roles change from fixing things, to
looking after plants, and the
Clothes Closet provides members with
used clothes that they otherwise might
not be able to afford. They
also provide dishes, food, utensils,
radios, books, and so on."