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People Helping People South East (PHPSE) a non-profit organization assisting single moms, widows, and low-income families in need of help with the interior or exterior of their homes. Our goal is to help an individual or family get beyond their current circumstances of living within a crisis and our hope is once they are beyond that situation they will be likely to help someone else. Our team includes two local builders, Helton Homes (www.heltonhomes.net) and Promise Homes (www.promisehomesonline.com) who have been the back bone to making this all happen.

Founded in 2007, PHPSE has been helping families all across the Triangle area. Some examples of PHPSE's work in the Triangle area include the Goolsby Project. Sara Goolsby is a widowed woman in her 70's from Apex whose roof and bathroom were falling apart and unfit for living. PHPSE replaced her roof, repaired her bathroom, and patched holes throughout her home. PHPSE has also recently completed several other projects, one included work on a home in Fuquay-Varina owned by Mary Shelton. Mary Shelton is a disabled woman who received a majority of her income from an apartment she rents on her property. When her rental was found to not be up to code, PHPSE worked to bring the property up to code. This work included, replacing siding, painting, repairing the deck, and arranging electrical and plumbing work.

Through the generosity of our builders, their trade partners, local churches and volunteers, PHPSE has been able to help many families and continues to do so each month.