The One4One mission, since 2010

It is in the shelter of each other that we live

Roof4Roof is a for-profit, for-progress company. A share of every project we complete in New Jersey, residential or commercial, goes to a family who cannot afford a safe, dry roof, or to a charity our client chooses. We do not just write checks. We show up, we build, we protect. Fifteen years in, that promise has become $1.5 million and more than 1,300 families.

  • $1.5M+donated since 2010
  • 1,300+families helped, here and abroad
  • ~$100Kgiven every year
  • 6 countriesand counting
Children and a puppy outside a home in Colombia, from the Roof4Roof mission video
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  • Exterior Services Since 1990
  • 30M+ sq ft of Roofing & Exteriors Installed
  • 25,000+ Satisfied Clients
  • A Legacy of Giving: $1.5M+ Donated
Chuck Anania and a neighbor lifting a new metal roofing sheet into place on a home in Cali, Colombia
Cali, Colombia: where it started. Chuck on the roof, not behind a checkbook.
Four smiling children at a home in Cali, Colombia Chuck Anania embracing a homeowner in Colombia after her new roof was finished
The families of Menga, Cali: more than 200 roofs over the years
How it began

A trip to Colombia, and a decision that became the company's name

In 2010 Chuck Anania visited Cali, Colombia with his family. What he saw stayed with him: collapsing, leaking roofs over children and the elderly, serious health and safety problems that a roofer could fix in a day, in homes where no one could pay for it. He came home with twenty years of roofing behind him and one question: how do you help people who cannot help themselves, continuously, not once?

The answer was to build it into the business. For every roof we sell, we give: emergency roofing and home repairs for families in need, at no charge to them, funded by a share of every completed project. Roof4Roof is the first and only roofing company built on this One4One model. "One of life's most basic needs is shelter," Chuck says. "Keeping a safe, dry roof over your family's head has become increasingly difficult for many homeowners."

  1. 2010The first roofs in Cali. Roof4Roof is born. Christmas after Christmas, the crew goes back.
  2. 2013Disaster relief in Tacloban, Philippines after Typhoon Haiyan; a bond with the Asilo de San Vicente de Paul orphanage in Manila that still holds.
  3. 201727 new roofs and 3 emergency repairs in one month in Menga, Cali; more than 200 Cali families helped. The New Jersey General Assembly honors Chuck for humanitarian service; the Russell Berrie Foundation names him an Unsung Hero.
  4. 2019Bogotá: partnership with the Fearless Girls Foundation (Niñas sin Miedo).
  5. 2025Fifteen years of giving: $15,000 in Random Acts of Kindness, a community center roof in the Dominican Republic, a wounded veteran in Morris County, Patagonia wildfire relief.
  6. 2026Montería, Colombia flood mission: Chuck and his family on the ground for two weeks, $25,000 raised for shelters, roofs and food. Rosalbina's roof in Cali.
How One4One works

Your project, your cause: how a roof in New Jersey becomes help somewhere else

It begins the moment you sign your proposal. From then on you are part of the mission as an Everyday Hero partner. Here is exactly what happens, and who decides where the help goes.

01

Your project is completed

Roof, siding, windows, masonry or a commercial restoration: the crew finishes, cleans up and does the final inspection, like any other job.

02

An ambassador visits

Instead of just sending a receipt, a Roof4Roof ambassador comes to inspect the work with you, photograph the results, and present you with a choice.

03

You choose the cause

A family in need, children's initiatives, medical research, a religious organization, an animal shelter, an environmental cause. If it matters to you, it matters to us.

04

Chuck connects personally

Our founder contacts your chosen organization or family himself. Depending on the need, we allocate a share of your project's proceeds, deliver materials and labor, or become a long-term advocate.

05

We engage, not just donate

Pooled with hundreds of other clients each year, your share funds roofs, emergency repairs, supplies and mission trips: about $100,000 a year, locally and abroad, documented so you can see it.

06

You see where it went

Photos, stories and videos from the field come back to our clients and this page. Since 2010: $1.5 million, 1,300 families, six countries.

When you work with Roof4Roof, the value of your dollar is multiplied: you protect your property and give someone else a path to a better life. We believe in building a legacy of Hope, Health and Happiness.

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Where we give

From Bergen County to Bariloche

Most of the help goes to families within an hour of our office. The rest follows need: a flood, a typhoon, a wildfire, an orphanage we have visited for a decade.

New Jersey

Our own neighborhoods

Free roofs and emergency repairs for families referred by Habitat for Humanity, Rebuilding Together and Catholic Charities, and by neighbors. Bergenfield, Bloomfield, Ringwood, Wanaque, Newark, Montclair, Millburn. Shelters, food banks, Little League, Wynona's House, the Montclair YMCA.

Colombia

Cali, Menga, Bogotá, Montería

Where it began. More than 200 roofs in Cali; Christmas roofs in Menga; girls' education in Bogotá; the 2026 flood mission in Montería; Rosalbina's roof. Also Casita de Belén for children and families.

Philippines

Tacloban and Manila

Typhoon Haiyan relief in 2013, and an annual donation ever since to the Asilo de San Vicente de Paul orphanage in Manila: food, shelter, education and emotional support for children who lost their families.

Dominican Republic

A community center roof

With Heed the Call World Missions: Chuck and Joe Arminio donated materials and installed the metal roof of a community center for children and teenagers, a space that fifteen years ago was "literally nothing".

Argentina

Patagonia

Wildfire relief for ten families in Bolsón and Manso: kitchen supplies, first-aid kits, construction tools and food. Medical support for Grays Ñancufil of Bariloche, who has rescued stray cats for thirty years while fighting cancer.

And beyond

Guatemala, California, North Carolina

Families in Guatemala; emergency supplies after the California wildfires; random acts of kindness in a Raleigh supermarket; relief funds for Nigeria. Help goes where the need shows up.

Year by year

What the mission did, and keeps doing

The big projects have numbers. The small ones, a sponsorship, a toy drive, a blood drive, a roof for a classmate, are how most weeks go. Both belong here.

2026Montería flood mission, Rosalbina's roof, a veteran's roof with Habitat for Humanity+
  • Montería, Colombia flood relief$25,000 goal
    Devastating floods displaced thousands of families. Chuck and his family spent two weeks on the ground in April repairing shelters and delivering food and essentials, every dollar documented for donors.
  • Rosalbina's roof, Cali
    Fifteen years in an unfinished house that rained inside. With Wilson's Charity, a free roof. "Thanks to God and to Roof4Roof."
  • A veteran's flat roof, Newark
    Referred by Habitat for Humanity of Greater Newark: the leak repair done at no charge.
  • Donated repairs in Wanaque
    A family that could not afford a new roof; the rear dormer made watertight.
  • NJ BOMA donation drive
    40 bags of clothing and $1,000 of groceries delivered to Families for Families in Wyckoff.
  • Montclair Township Animal Shelter
    Support for the shelter and its animals.
  • Clothing for the homeless
    Clean clothes collected across the company and handed out.
  • Carlstadt Little League
    Sponsorship for the kids of our own town.
2025Fifteen years of giving: $15K in Random Acts of Kindness, the Dominican Republic, a wounded veteran+
  • $15K for 15 years$15,000
    To celebrate our 15-year anniversary, $15,000 in Random Acts of Kindness across New Jersey: roof repairs, shelter support and more for families in a hard season.
  • DR Wellness Mission$11,500
    Materials and hands-on labor for a community wellness center in the Dominican Republic, with Heed the Call World Missions. Chuck and Joe installed the metal roof in February.
  • Support for a wounded veteran$12,000
    Donated to a wounded veteran in Morris County, honoring their service and sacrifice.
  • Ringwood roof project
    In March we replaced the aging roof and gutter system of a Ringwood senior citizen's home.
  • Montclair YMCA$5,000
    Annual sponsor since March; presenting sponsor of the 42nd Montclair Run on June 1, funding the Y's community health programs.
  • Philippines orphanage
    The annual donation to the Asilo de San Vicente de Paul in Manila: food, shelter, education.
  • Wildfire relief, California and Argentina
    Emergency supplies and rebuilding help for families who lost their homes; ten families sponsored in Patagonia.
  • Shelter aid in New Jersey
    Four homeless and women's shelters across Essex, Passaic and Hudson counties: funding and essential supplies.
  • Little League support$4,000+
    Equipment, uniforms and fees for youth teams across Morris, Warren and Bergen counties.
  • In memory of Debbie Anania
    Donations to The Trevor Project, the Hyacinth Foundation, Wynona's House and the Hispanic Federation.
  • Wynona's House holiday drive
    Gifts for the teenagers supported by the child advocacy center in Newark.
  • Catholic Charities benefit concert
    For the homeless of Northern New Jersey.
  • LeTip adopt-a-family, JFCS sponsorship, Colonial Little League
    The smaller lines that fill a year.
2024Santa Lucia school, Wynona's House, a boy in Colombia, Raleigh+
  • Santa Lucia school
    Educational toys, shoes and uniforms so the children could attend school with confidence.
  • Wynona's House, Newark
    Holiday gifts for teenagers supported by the child advocacy center.
  • A boy in Colombia
    Support for a child enduring abuse, now in the care of an employee's family.
  • A grieving family
    Help for a Latin American family that lost their 19-year-old son.
  • Random acts in Raleigh, NC
    Money for seven strangers in financial hardship, met in a supermarket.
  • Manila orphanage
    The annual gift to the Asilo de San Vicente de Paul.
2017 to 2023Menga, Bogotá, Bergenfield, Bloomfield, a blood drive and two honors+
  • Menga, Cali
    27 new roofs and 3 emergency repairs in one month (2017); 6 roofs the Christmas before. More than 200 families in Cali in total.
  • Bogotá
    Partnership with the Fearless Girls Foundation (Niñas sin Miedo), 2019.
  • Bergenfield
    A new roof for Michelle Edmonds, a breast cancer survivor whose kitchen rained for two years. Referred by Habitat for Humanity.
  • Bloomfield
    A free flat roof for Nancy Canfora Araujo, Chuck's high-school classmate, bed-ridden with multiple sclerosis.
  • Millburn
    Major renovations for a family making their home safe for their autistic son.
  • Blood drive, Carlstadt
    With New Jersey Blood Services during an emergency shortage, August 1, 2017.
  • Honors
    New Jersey General Assembly resolution for humanitarian service; Russell Berrie Foundation "Unsung Hero" at Ramapo College; Chuck joins the board of the Gregory M. Hirsch Heart Foundation.
  • Children's clothing drive
    Ten consecutive years for the children's orphanage in Cali.
2010 to 2016The first roofs in Cali, Guatemala, Tacloban+
  • Cali, Colombia
    Roof after roof in the hillside neighborhoods where it started; the orphanage; Casita de Belén.
  • Guatemala
    Families helped with emergency roofing.
  • Tacloban, Philippines
    Disaster relief after Typhoon Haiyan, 2013, and the first visit to the Manila orphanage.
  • New Jersey
    Free emergency roofing and home repairs for families identified with Habitat for Humanity, Rebuilding Together and Catholic Charities. By 2017: 700 families and $700,000.
Stories

Eight of the people behind the numbers

Every roof is a story. These are a few we have written down; the rest are in our blog, and in the memories of the crews who went.

Cali, Colombia · 2026

Rosalbina: fifteen years under a roof that leaked everywhere

Living alone in an unfinished house to protect her lot, with no income to finish it. "We're here to give you a free roof."

Read the story →
Montería, Colombia · 2026

Thousands of homes washed away. Two weeks on the ground.

Chuck and his family travel to the flood zone with a $25,000 goal and a promise: donors will see exactly where every dollar went.

Read the story →
Dominican Republic · 2025

From "literally nothing" to a community center with a roof

Chuck and Joe Arminio donate the materials and install the metal roof of a center for the neighborhood's children and teenagers.

Read the story →
Patagonia, Argentina · 2025

Grays, who saved 147 cats, and the fires of Bolsón

Wildfire relief for ten families, and the medical help one rescuer's insurance would not cover.

Read the story →
Santa Lucia school · 2024

Shoes, uniforms and toys, so school is not a struggle

Children in an underserved community get what they need to walk in with confidence.

Read the story →
Newark, NJ · every December

Wynona's House: gifts for teenagers who have been through the worst

The child advocacy center for victims of abuse in Essex County, and a partnership that goes beyond a check.

Read the story →
Bloomfield, NJ

"This is such a blessing": a classmate's roof, free

Nancy, bed-ridden with MS, asked Chuck for a payment plan. Her estimator explained the job was donated.

Read the story →
Carlstadt, NJ · 2017

A blood drive at the office, and a resolution from the Assembly

During a critical shortage, our headquarters became a donation site; the Assembly chose that day to honor the mission.

Read the story →

All giving-back stories on the blog →

Partners & causes

The organizations our clients have chosen

When you pick a cause, this is the company you keep. Some we have worked beside for a decade; some a single client brought to us once. All of them do the work.

  • Habitat for Humanity
  • Rebuilding Together New Jersey
  • Catholic Charities
  • Wynona's House Child Advocacy Center
  • YMCA of Montclair
  • Jewish Family & Children's Services of Northern NJ
  • Hyacinth Foundation
  • The Trevor Project
  • Hispanic Federation
  • Community Food Bank of New Jersey
  • St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
  • Make-A-Wish
  • Toys for Tots
  • The Salvation Army
  • Samaritan's Purse
  • World Vision
  • Doctors Without Borders
  • charity: water
  • Susan G. Komen
  • American Cancer Society
  • Gregory M. Hirsch Heart Foundation
  • New Jersey Blood Services
  • Casita de Belén, Cali
  • Asilo de San Vicente de Paul, Manila
  • Fearless Girls Foundation, Bogotá
  • Heed the Call World Missions
  • Wilson's Charity, Cali
  • Families for Families, Wyckoff
  • PAWS Montclair
  • ASPCA
  • NJ Christian Church
  • Local Little Leagues
Recognition

New Jersey General Assembly

A resolution for humanitarian service, sponsored by Assemblyman Gary Schaer and Assemblywoman Marlene Caride: "the leaders and staff of Roof4Roof have worked tirelessly and effectively in benefit of others."

Recognition

Russell Berrie Foundation, "Unsung Hero"

With Ramapo College of New Jersey, for Chuck's contributions to the community and selfless acts, May 5, 2017.

Service

Boards and drives

Board of Directors of the Gregory M. Hirsch Heart Foundation; past service on the board of the Better Business Bureau of New Jersey; NJ BOMA and LeTip drives; 50,000 masks handed out during the pandemic.

Several hands joined together
Legacy of love
In memory of Debbie Anania

A legacy of love, carried on in her name

In 2025 the Anania family lost Debbie, Chuck's sister: a life of deep compassion and unwavering support for people in need. In her memory Roof4Roof set up a program of targeted donations to the causes she held dear, so her generosity keeps working across New Jersey and beyond.

  1. 01
    The Trevor ProjectCrisis intervention and suicide prevention for LGBTQ young people.
  2. 02
    Hyacinth FoundationHIV prevention, testing and care in New Jersey since 1985.
  3. 03
    Wynona's HouseForensic interviews, medical exams and advocacy for child victims of abuse in Essex County.
  4. 04
    Hispanic FederationAdvocacy, education and social services for Latino communities.

Every project our clients trust us with makes these gifts possible. When you choose Roof4Roof, you become part of her legacy too.

Join us

Three ways to be part of the next roof

You do not have to travel to Colombia. Most of the help on this page was funded by people in Bergen County who needed a roof.

01

Hire us for your project

Every residential and commercial project funds the mission, and you choose the cause at the ambassador visit. Request a free estimate.

02

Give directly

Join an active mission such as Montería, or donate items we can sell or auction for our partner charities: laptops, artwork, jewelry, collectibles, vehicles, real estate. We provide a tax-deductible receipt. Call (201) 267-3000.

03

Tell us about a family

A neighbor whose kitchen rains. A veteran, a senior, a single parent with a roof that will not last the winter. Nonprofits and individuals can refer a household; we evaluate every one. Write to info@roof4roof.com.

Let your purchase make a difference

A roof for you, a roof for someone who needs one

"We all need to make a living, but we also want to make a difference." That is the whole business model. Start with a free estimate.