Due to plant closures attributable to Globalization, our county has suffered a nearly 1/3 population loss in the last decade. Our largest city, Martinsville, has one of the highest unemployment rates in Virginia. These events caused many properties, especially single-family homes, to fall into disrepair due to abandonment. As they atrophy, they serve as visual blights to those who live near or pass by them Henry Cares aspires to restore some of these homes. Having restored a number of falling down, empty homes in Alexandria, Baltimore, and Washington DC, Henry Cares believes it can make a...

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