Needs From: Greater Longview United Way

A senior veteran in the Spring Hill area needs help mowing his front, side and back yard. 

A senior homeowner with a number of medical issues and limited mobility needs help with mowing, cutting back overgrown vegetation and draining her pool. A pump and instructions will be provided to assist with the pool draining. 

Senior homeowner who has suffered limb loss and is in a wheelchair, needs help cleaning up his yard and either replacing or repairing his wheelchair ramp. 

Lend a hand to a senior homeowner who needs assistance clearing years of overgrown vegetation and clutter along their fenceline. Your help will immediately improve the property's curb appeal. Skills Needed: Enthusiastic volunteers for light to moderate yard work and debris hauling.

We are seeking help for a local homeowner who is currently hospitalized in Dallas undergoing cancer treatment. Between the medical crisis and the family being spread thin providing care, the exterior of the home has become severely overgrown.

The backyard needs cutting and the hedges in the front need to be trimmed.

Connect Longview is seeking a dedicated team of volunteers to provide essential exterior maintenance for an 81-year-old widow's home. This project is ideal for general helpers and skilled tradespeople willing to tackle three immediate needs critical for property upkeep and compliance:

Is your garage feeling a little... crowded? If you’ve got yard equipment you no longer use, we’ll take it off your hands—literally! Connect Longview needs mowers, trimmers, and hand tools to keep our local projects running.

We Make it Easy:

We provide free pickup.

We accept all brands and power types.

One Rule: Equipment must be in working condition (we aren't able to do repairs).

Volunteers needed to help reclaim a backyard that has been overtaken by weeds. This is a heavy-duty clearing project, not a standard mow-and-trim. Tasks include clearing extremely dense weeds/brush ranging from 4' to 6' in height. Volunteers will likely need a brush hog, heavy-duty string trimmer, or clearing saw.  Also needed: General raking, debris buildup removal, and a small amount of junk/litter cleanup. 

A local homeowner in her mid-60s is ready to reclaim her home, and we are looking for a dedicated team to help her make it a safe, peaceful, and functional sanctuary once again. After a series of compounding life challenges, the upkeep of their home became an insurmountable weight. Partnering with GLOW (Greater Longview Optimal Wellness), Connect Longview is seeking compassionate volunteers to assist with deep decluttering, clearing, and organization. This is a high-impact project that will likely span several workdays; whether you can give one afternoon or several, your hands-on support will help transition this homeowner from a place of overwhelming stress to a life of safety and dignity.

A senior homeowner's family is working at her home to get it ready for her to move back in after being hospitalized. They need help clearing off a fencline of overgrown vegetation, and some other basic yard work. 

A senior widow who has health issues and is overwhelmed with family matters needs help mowing, weedeating, raking, pulling weeds, trimming hedges etc. on a yard that is massively overgrown. There is also some junk items that need to be taken to the curb. This is a big project and may need more than one volunteer group to complete - or a large group of 20-25.

Homeowner in her 80's needs help taking care of her property while she is in rehab. The home needs mowing, weed eating, raking and vine removal.

A senior homeowner who just had two back surgeries needs assistance removing junk from his yard and with some minor yard cleanup. 

A mid-70's homeowner with multiple health issues needs help mowing and weedeating her yard. 

Medically disabled homeowner has requested help removing some junked items from her property as well as cutting back the overgrown vegetation on her property. Some of the work could be managed with basic yard tools, but heavier yard equipment is recommended. Small chain saws may be helpful. 

Ideal for volunteer groups of 8-12. 

Elderly homeowner has requested assistance mowing her back lot and pressure washing her home (and possibly driveway). The back lot will require heavy lawn equipment as it is severely overgrown. 

The amount of work could accommodate groups of 10-12; however, with only one source for water and with the need for a backhoe or heavy yard equipment, it's probably better suited for smaller volunteer groups who are willing to work longer hours. 

A single mother, who is also helping raise her niece's 2 year old, needs help  removing overgrown vegetation and general cleanup of her property.  

Single working mom has a broken window in the rear of her home that needs to be replaced. Dimensions can be provided upon request. 

This senior homeowner is physically unable to care for his yard and needs help with mowing, weed eating, edging and some limb and junk removal.

Connect Longview needs donations of gloves and lawn and leaf bags! Please contact 903-237-1070 if you can help!

Elderly homeowner is requesting painting help for her recently repaired front steps and porch. Homeowner has the paint.  She is also requesting assistance making repairs to a shed that houses her generator. The shed is leaking causing her generator to be exposed to the elements. 

Middle-aged homeowner who was laid off from her job and is struggling financially is requesting assistance with repairing damages done to her home in the May 8, 2019 storm.  During that storm, trees fell on her home and damaged the bricks on one side. She paid a contractor who was going door-to-door to fix the damages but he stole her money and did not perform the repairs. She salvaged as many of the bricks as she could but may volunteers may need to provide some new materials.

Accustomed to working full time in service-related type work (including child protective), it has been hard for her to ask for help.

The homeowner also needs assistance caulking windows / doors to prevent water infiltration. 

An elderly gentleman needs assistance with power washing his home, painting his front and side porches and repairing a few pieces of siding at the front of the home that has suffered water damage.

Connect Longview needs photographers and videographers to help record our volunteer workdays! Most workdays are on Saturday morning but there are also weekday opportunities especially during the spring and  summer months.  Help us capture before and after shots of homes, interviews with volunteers and homeowners and action photos of our hardworking volunteers!