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Offers to help homeowners with disabilities or those who are 62 years of age or older with home repairs to help to make homes safe. Home repairs focus on Radon testing and mitigation, general home repairs, electrical work, plumbing, and new paint. Other home repair needs considered on a case by case basis. Must meet program guidelines to be eligible. Call or visit the website to learn more.

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Home Rehabilitation Programs
Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services
Chore assists the elderly with household chores for income eligible individuals.

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Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services
Weatherization services include a cost effectiveness energy audit, air leakage checks, insulation, and all combustion appliances inspection for repair and/or replacement. NEICAC’s own crews provide all but appliance and furnace repair services. Certified area contractors and vendors do the authorized appliance and furnace work. Agency staff does a quality control final inspection. Besides their regular efforts, the Weatherization staff also administer contracts with the investor owned utilities of the area to install low-cost, energy efficient measures in eligible homes, such as LED lighting, low-flow faucet aerators, showerheads, and hot water heater measures.

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Furnaces
Weatherization Programs
Furnace Maintenance/Repair
Chore assists the elderly with household chores for income eligible individuals.

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Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services
Chore assists the elderly with household chores for income eligible individuals.

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Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services

Assists property homeowners, who need a small home repair completed in their home in McHenry County. Senior Services maintains a pool of volunteers and service organizations that are able to help with small handyman tasks and yard maintenance.

Staff can also provide a list to connect seniors to preferred professional service providers and individuals for private pay who have consented to a background and reference screening process. This list is a reliable substitute to choosing an unknown service provider from the phone book. Preferred providers are available to perform general home repairs and odd jobs, plumbing, window washing, waste removal, lawn maintenance, snow removal, etc. Based on availability, financial assistance may be an option for seniors who qualify."

Repairs and rehabilitates owner-occupied homes of low-income elderly, disabled, and families with children on a sliding fee scale to the homeowner. Handicap ramps may be built as part of this program as well. Work is supported entirely by contributions of time, labor, material, and money. All able-bodied residents of the home are expected to assist in making repairs.

*Note that the following services are not provided: roofs, foundations, siding, furnaces, lead remediation, chimneys, or work on mobile homes (other than wheelchair ramps, which may be built for mobile homes).

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Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services
Home Rehabilitation Programs
Handyman and housekeeping services for older adults.

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Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services
Homemaker Assistance

Provides minor home repair services. This includes, but is not limited to, repair on things like, doors, windows, handrail installation, furniture, painting, siding and interior construction that doesn't require licensing (no plumbing or electrical work).

Helps provide critical housing repairs for low income households.

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Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services
Home Rehabilitation Programs

Offers exterior home repairs to homeowners that meet income guidelines, who are unable to make the repairs on their own. Homeowners pay for materials and Habitat volunteers assist with minor improvements like painting, landscaping, exterior door replacements, and accessibility improvements.

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Home Rehabilitation Programs
Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services
Provides affordable home repairs, accessibility modifications, and emergency appliance repair/replacement.

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Home Barrier Evaluation/Removal Services
Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services

Provides assistance to Warren County residents who meet county guidelines. Assistance is given to those in need and poor who are unable to get assistance from other sources or that assistance is being delayed. Applicants must apply for all possible state and federal programs they may qualify for in order to receive assistance and comply with these programs.

Assistance includes the services food pantry, rental assistance, utility assistance (must have a disconnect and made payments), medical, dental, and prescription assistance, as well as information and referral for such needs.

Veterans that have served during designated times and have an honorable discharge would need to contact the office of Warren County Veteran Affairs to complete the application with them.

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Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
General Relief
Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services
Prescription Medication Services
Mortgage Payment Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
General Clothing Provision
Rent Payment Assistance
Food Pantries
Transportation Expense Assistance
Chore assists the elderly with household chores for income eligible individuals.

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Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services
Meals on Wheels, adult day care, home repair, outreach in English and Spanish, chore program, Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP), congregate meal sites, and durable medical equipment lending closet.

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General Health Insurance Information/Counseling
Adult In Home Respite Care
Home Delivered Meals
Congregate Meals/Nutrition Sites
Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services
Medical Equipment/Supplies
Adult Day Programs
Housekeeping Assistance
Housing Fund (Rehab) - Loans are available to income-qualified homeowners in Region XII COG communities for home repairs to eliminate health and safety hazards, including windows, doors, roofs, furnaces, etc.

Housing Fund (down-payment) - Loans are available to income-qualified homeowners in Region XII COG communities for down-payments required for the client to qualify for a commercial loan.

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Furnaces
Home Rehabilitation Programs
Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services

Connects youth and families with resources and support. Navigators have the ability to "fill gaps", either through helping agencies partner around a common goal, or through flexible funding for needs such as rent, utilities, transportation, and more.

Community Response is designed to reduce unnecessary involvement of child welfare and juvenile justice while increasing the informal and community supports for youth and families. By utilizing Central Navigation, the goal is to coordinate existing resources and match participants with a resource to either solve an immediate need or develop a longer-term coaching relationship.

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Comprehensive Information and Referral
Economic Self Sufficiency Programs
Mental Health Expense Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Work Clothing
Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services
Case/Care Management
Transportation Expense Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Rental Deposit Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
Chore assists the elderly with household chores for income eligible individuals.

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Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services

Free home repairs and modifications for low-income immigrant and refugee families. Services include plumbing, electrical, roofs, gutters, flooring, grab bars, handrails, ramps, tub/shower modifications and other critical repairs.

Work is done by Project Houseworks staff, volunteers and trade professionals.

**Applications available starting March 1, 2025.**

Offers exterior repairs to porches, minor carpentry, and limited repairs to roofs and siding. Also provides critical home repairs, minor electrical work, and minor plumbing.

Weatherization work provided for windows, gutters, doors, and storm doors.

Provides smoke alarms and fire extinguishers.

Provides accessibility ramps, grab bars, railings and steps, limited flatwork, and limited bathroom modifications.

Unable to help with major renovations, foundations, and HVAC systems.

Serving households up to 80% of HUD Income Guidelines.

HUD Income Guidelines for 2024:

1 person household: Max Household Income (gross) $50,150;

2 person household: Max Household Income (gross) $57,300;

3 person household: Max Household Income (gross) $64,450;

4 person household: Max Household Income (gross) $71,600;

5 person household: Max Household Income (gross) $77,350;

6 person household: Max Household Income (gross) $83,100.

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Home Barrier Evaluation/Removal Services
Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services
Smoke Alarms
Weatherization Programs
Provides help with repairs to furnaces or replaces furnaces, water heaters, sewer and water lines from the house to the street, and repairs electrical from the house to the pole in the back of the house. Homeowner's income must be at or below 60% of the median for the Omaha area. Does not apply to trailers of any kind. Cannot be a current city employee.

Free home repairs and modifications for low-income homeowners age 60 and over. Services include plumbing, electrical, roofs, gutters, flooring, grab bars, handrails, ramps, tub/shower modifications and other critical repairs.

Work is done by Project Houseworks staff, volunteers and trade professionals.

Small home repairs for the elderly, disabled, and low-income individuals of Shelby County.

Call for assistance on a specific job and make an appointment for SCCO to evaluate the project, gather the needed supplies, and perform the work.

Service calls usually last between 30 minutes and 2 hours, depending on the number and type of jobs being worked on.

Homeowners are responsible for the cost of materials, while the labor is provided on a donation basis.

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Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services
Connects youth and families with resources and support. Navigators have the ability to "fill gaps", either through helping agencies partner around a common goal, or through flexible funding for needs such as rent, utilities, transportation, and more.

Community Response is designed to reduce unnecessary involvement of child welfare and juvenile justice while increasing the informal and community supports for youth and families. By utilizing Central Navigation, the goal is to coordinate existing resources and match participants with a resource to either solve an immediate need or develop a longer-term coaching relationship.

Categories

Work Clothing
Mental Health Expense Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Comprehensive Information and Referral
Rental Deposit Assistance
Economic Self Sufficiency Programs
Rent Payment Assistance
Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services
Case/Care Management
Medical Expense Assistance
Transportation Expense Assistance
Chore assists the elderly with household chores for income eligible individuals.

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Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services