Each month Castle Country Radio likes to spotlight an organization within our community aiming to improve the lives of the residents of Castle Country. This month, that spotlight is directed toward the Castle Country Fuller Center, which works to help those who can’t fully help themselves with projects to improve their living conditions.
Castle Country Radio sat down with Terri Tubbs from the Fuller Center to learn more about what the organization is trying to accomplish.
Starting our conversation, Tubbs described the purpose behind the Fuller Center,” Our mission is to help senior citizens, low-income families, veterans and disabled people with repairs on their homes. So we’ll do most anything whether it be painting, building ramps, putting on decks or cleaning up yards; we’ll do most anything that’ll help them be more comfortable with their homes.”
Delving more in-depth into the services the Fuller Center offers, Tubbs explained,” We offer just about anything. I have a call when I get back to the office from a wonderful senior citizen who has a big tree that has to be cut down to save her homeowners insurance. We will do anything feasible. We’ve put on roofs, we’ve painted several homes, put on new front doors, cleaned yards, put on new cabinets and we’ve done several bathrooms.”
As with most service-oriented charities, there is an application process. But Tubbs walked listeners through how to apply,” I either email them an application or sometimes they come in and I have to fill it out for them because they’re struggling or I can mail it.” Tubbs continued,” Once they have the application filled, I have to make sure they own the land and the house and then we go to work finding contractors or volunteers or whatever is needed for the project.”
One aspect of the Fuller Center is the idea of ‘sweat equity’ or the idea that it’s not a handout but a hand-up. Tubbs explained this idea more in-depth,” We don’t want them to feel like they’re a charity case. So sweat equity allows them to be involved. A lot of times all they do is provide water for our workers because they’re incapable of more demanding work due to their disabilities or issues going on with their health. A lady a couple of weeks ago fed us lunch and brought a cooler full of water and pop and just opened her home if they needed to use the restroom.”
Closing out our conversation, Tubbs shared,” I just want our communities Carbon and Emery to know that we’re here. We’re willing and we will do whatever we can to help you have a safer environment to live in.”
For those wanting to get in contact with the Fuller Center, either with a request for help or a want to volunteer, you can contact Tubbs by phone at 435-367-9701 or you can visit the organization’s website here.