Volunteers helped make St. Louis a cleaner and safer place [Video]

ST. LOUIS — Community members across the metro spent their Saturday giving back. Whether it was cleaning up neighborhoods or repairing homes, the focus was on others. 

Every nail drilled in, and flooring put down means more time in these four walls for Gay Stewart, who has called it home for over two decades. 

“Today means that I get to stay in my house for another 10 years before I have to do any more updates,” she said.

Updates that would’ve been more than Stewart could afford. 

“Thank God for ‘Rebuilding Together’ because it wouldn’t be done, if it hadn’t been for them,” she said.

Project Manager Anthony Gartner said over 200 volunteers made repairs for low-income older adults, persons with disabilities, and veterans.

“There’s a lot of days I leave …