Vineville Christian Towers is a privately owned, senior living facility in Macon, Georgia. It is owned by a California-based company called Christian Church Homes of Northern California.

THE LIVING CONDITIONS ARE HORRENDOUS AND RESIDENTS ARE ASKING FOR OUR HELP.

The air conditioning in the commons areas doesn't work, subjecting the residents to blistering summer heat in multiple areas of the building. There's mold and rust in AC units. Busted AC units riddle the hallways while some work intermittently in some of the rooms. There were clear signs of mold on the inside and outside of the building. There are multiple reported cases of bedbugs. They went years without a security presence, resulting in violence within the walls.

These conditions are not something we, as their neighbors or as a city can, should or will tolerate.

The landlord has responded... their answer?

They were aghast at the cost of the residents' request, saying they're just "small nonprofit organization” and cannot afford the repairs. They also blamed the residents that are in their care. According to reporting on a letter they sent to reporters and not the residents, these problems haven't "fully gone away because the residents aren't complying with the owner's instructions."

The company's most recent public 990s -- the latest available IRS filing -- tell a different story (cover page attached and linked here: https://www.scribd.com/document/413929252/CCH-990). They tell a story of a tax exempt, out-of-state company that had a net asset or fund balance of over $17 million.

With $17 MILLION sitting in the bank, Christian Church Homes of Northern California can afford to address these conditions. And they must.

Our neighbors raised their voices and asked for help. They don't have a team of fancy housing lawyers. They don't have a PR firm. But they have us — their neighbors. The company will receive every petition we sign.

So please, let's answer our neighbors' calls and raise our voices. SIGN & SHARE THIS PETITION!