Binghamton program funds home repairs for seniors: Who qualifies
Driving down Gaylord Street on the East Side of Binghamton, one house sticks out.
It’s not because of the big tree in front whose pink petals speckle the sidewalk or the neatly landscaped garden. Nor is it the clean blue-gray siding or the bright white trim.
What catches the eyes of passersby is a small wooden porch with smooth steps and intricate railings – a porch this time last year, 85-year-old Irene Perris says, was in disrepair with a board that would shift when someone stepped on it.
The First Ward Action Council’s Senior Home Repair Program, which is once