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22/05/2024Home Repair Contractors

Allegheny County program covers home repair costs for families in need – WPXI

ALLEGHENY COUNTY, Pa. — A new program in Allegheny County is taking care of home repair costs for families.

“I can relax in my house and not worry that it’s going to fall down on me,” Kelly Scatena said.

Scatena and her husband bought their house in Mount Oliver more than a decade ago and have been raising eight children.

“My house was in really bad shape, and it needed more things than I could afford to do, and they needed done sooner rather than later,” said Scatena. “I was in a pretty bad spot. We were just going to

18/10/2023Home Repair Contractors

Chester County launches Whole-Home Repairs program

Where does the money for Whole-Home Repairs Come from?

Funding for the initiative came by way of the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development’s allocation of American Rescue Plan Act money. State Sen. Nikil Saval introduced the Whole-Home Repairs program in 2022 as part of the state budget.

Philadelphia and its collar counties were slated to receive a combined $40 million.

While $50 million of Whole-Home Repairs funding is stuck in limbo due to the need for “additional legislative language,” Chester County’s allocation was not impacted. The county received its entire funding package.

The Chester County Department of Community

16/10/2023Home Repair Contractors

Here’s how Montgomery County residents can apply for free home repairs

A critical home repair program is offering federal money to help fix Montgomery County houses in dire need for free, with up to $25,000 available on each repair and no strings attached for those that qualify.

The program is using $3 million in federal funds from American Rescue Plan Act to renovate about 200 homes in Montgomery County, said Timothey Fletcher, the Central Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission Critical Home Repair Program manager.

“What we’re trying to do is give someone basic shelter,” Fletcher said. “… This money is without strings.”

Officials can spend up to $25,000 on each

18/06/2023Home Repair Contractors

Home Repair for the Elderly Program allows residents to safely reside in their homes | Fairfax County

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Since 1978, the Home Repair for the Elderly Program (HREP) has helped Fairfax County residents who own or reside in their own homes make repairs and accessibility improvements to allow them to continue safely residing in their homes — as well as reducing utility costs through plumbing repair and energy efficiency. Even as a manufactured home or a condo, a house in any condition can be repaired. As an income-based program, there are certain criteria that residents must meet, including being at least 62 years old or with a disability.

Upon enrollment and

22/03/2023Home Repair Contractors

Operation Home Rescue offers free home repair to Clark County veterans

Linnea and Loren Kurtz describe themselves as helpers. Over the years, the couple have adopted numerous dogs, cats and birds from rescue shelters and helped raise several children in foster care.

The two have lived in their Vancouver home for more than 15 years, since they moved to take care of Linnea Kurtz’s parents. Loren Kurtz served in the National Guard following high school, and both of them worked in social services for many years.

But following medical complications in recent years, the couple realized that asking for help might be the only way to save their house from falling