08.07.23
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Founded in Wilmington, NC, Welcome Home Angel is a nonprofit organization that provides relief through accessible living spaces for children 4 years old through 21 years old with life-altering conditions or injuries and their families. Since 2007, the organization has completed more than 70 unique homes and opened a second office in Chicago. In 2021, the organization announced a nationwide expansion to assist children and families throughout the country.LOCATION
Various locationsCHALLENGE/ DESIGNING FOR EACH ANGEL’S UNIQUE NEEDS
Welcome Home Angel works to understand the diagnoses and long-term needs of its “angels” and their families before renovations begin. Each makeover typically spans threeto four rooms, including the angel’s bedroom, siblings’ bedrooms, and other priority or shared areas of the home. Some home makeovers involve interior designers while others rely on volunteer-led design teams.
SOLUTION/ CREATING HEALING SPACES WITH PPG COPPER ARMOR™
According to Welcome Home Angel Executive Director Craig Wagner, “Our space transformations provide an oasis for children away from their diagnoses and enhance their caregivers’ ability to provide safe care, with PPG’s products serving as the foundation our room designs are built upon.”Welcome Home Angel has been using PPG products since 2018; but in the summer of 2022, Welcome Home Angel began using PPG Copper Armor antiviral and antibacterial interior paint. Powered by CORNING® GUARDIANT® Anti- Microbial Copper Ion Technology, Copper Armor provides continuous protection on the painted surface, within 2 hours of exposure, from bacteria and viruses^ between cleaning and disinfecting.
“This is of paramount importance for our medically-complex children whose environments require constant cleaning, and these products alleviate some of the work and worry for the families,” Wagner said.
RESULT
“We couldn’t imagine another product that provides so much relief and comfort for our incredible families who have so much adversity to overcome every day. PPG’s products are the foundation for our room designs, providing additional peace of mind to caregivers with products like Copper Armor and its built-in germicidal properties, which keep spaces clean and healthy,” Wagner said.*Kills 99.9% of bacteria Staphylococcus aureus (Staph), Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Enterococcus faecium, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumanii, Enterobacter aerogenes, Methicillin-resistant Staphylocuccus aureus (MRSA), Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE), Escherichia Coli (E. coli), and Salmonella, and viruses Feline Calicivirus and SARS CoV-2 within 2 hours of exposure to paint surfaces.
^Effective for up to 5 years based on test method “Protocol for the Evaluation of Bactericidal Activity of Antimicrobial Coated Surfaces” (MRID 51062601) as long as the integrity of the surface is maintained and is part of a comprehensive infection control and hygiene program. Cleaning agents typically used to maintain painted surfaces are permissible including multi- purpose, bleach, and peroxide cleaners. Quaternary ammonium (quats) disinfectants should be avoided.
†Colorants added to this base paint may increase VOC level significantly depending on color choice.