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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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Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services
Furnaces
Home Rehabilitation Programs

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. 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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Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services
Transportation Expense Assistance
Rental Deposit Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Comprehensive Information and Referral
Work Clothing
Economic Self Sufficiency Programs
Mental Health Expense Assistance
Case/Care Management
Rent Payment Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance

Provides critical repairs to owner-occupied properties.

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.

The Elderly & Disabled Housing Repair program assists income eligible seniors (age 62 and older) and disabled Sioux City homeowners who are in need of home repairs.

The program typically provides repairs to, but not limited to, the following:
-- Electrical
-- Plumbing
-- Repairing roofs & soffits
-- Repairing masonry and concrete
-- Repairing porches
-- Furnishing & installing gutters and downspouts
-- Installing energy efficient doors
-- Renovating bathrooms
-- Widening interior doorways
-- Replacing door and window hardware
-- Installing grab bars or railings
-- Relocating laundry facilities to the main level
Chore assists the elderly with household chores for income eligible individuals.

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Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services

Works to prevent the occurrence of infectious diseases. Services include:
- Food-borne illness investigations
- Sanitation referrals to Illinois Department of Public Health
- Septic and water well inspections and permitting
- Tanning facility inspections
- Tattoo and body art facility inspections
- Smoke-Free Illinois inspection and enforcement


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Personal Service Health Inspections
Building and Safety
Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services
Restaurant/Food Sanitation Enforcement
Public Facility Health Inspection
Provides home rehabilitation/small repairs to those in need through the Housing Trust Fund. Improvements/repairs can include roofing improvements, siding, window and door improvements, other exterior repairs and furnace replacement.

Applications will be accepted continuously, placed on a waiting list, and reviewed on a first-come, first served basis as funding is available.

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

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Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services

Assists individuals and their families to maintain their independence, dignity and quality of life. Some of the services provided are friendly visiting, transportation and escort, shopping and errand running, minor home and yard maintenance, letter writing and reading, and respite.

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Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services
Errand Running/Shopping Assistance
Senior Ride Programs
Friendly Visiting
Adult In Home Respite Care
Handyman and housekeeping services for older adults.

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Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services
Homemaker Assistance

Provides a program that makes health and safety improvements to homes to those that income qualify. There are several programs that a homeowner or renter can participate in, including a program to assist families with young children. Homes built before 1978 pose a risk of lead paint and our Lead Paint and Healthy Homes program makes the home lead safe while also making other improvements.

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Lead Abatement
Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services
Furnace repair for homeowners only.
Chore assists the elderly with household chores for income eligible individuals.

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Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services

Samples residential private water wells for coliform and nitrates upon request of the property owner and refers clients to private labs for more complex well testing. Conducts on-site evaluations of private sewage systems for homeowners. Also licenses private sewage system installers and permits the installation and modification of private sewage systems.

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Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services
Tap Water Testing
Building and Safety
Offers the Critical Housing Repair program, which allow families or individuals who live in and own their home, the chance to apply for potential home repairs. When HFH prepares for a new CHR project, an open application process begins. Candidates will be selected following equal housing guidelines and based on the following criteria: need for adequate shelter, willingness to partner, meet the financial guidelines, and live in Marion County.

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Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services

Works to prevent the occurrence of infectious diseases. Services include:
- Food-borne illness investigations
- Sanitation referrals to Illinois Department of Public Health
- Septic and water well inspections and permitting
- Tanning facility inspections
- Tattoo and body art facility inspections
- Smoke-Free Illinois inspection and enforcement


Categories

Personal Service Health Inspections
Building and Safety
Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services
Restaurant/Food Sanitation Enforcement
Public Facility Health Inspection
Chore assists the elderly with household chores for income eligible individuals.

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Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services

Provides eligible homeowners with assistance with minor repairs to improve safe housing.

Provides home rehabilitation assistance for single family homeowner occupied residents when grant funding is available through IDHA. Mobile homes are not eligible for this program. Each application is seen on a case by case basis. Measures will be done based on needs identified in the home inspection/assessment. The focus is on code, health, safety, and lead paint issues first. Grants are for a 2 year period.

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Home Rehabilitation Programs
Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services
Furnace repair for homeowners only.
Offers small to minor home repairs to those in need. Repairs must be small and can include (but not limited to) repairs such as painting, minor plumbing, ramp installation, or window screen replacements.

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Home Barrier Evaluation/Removal Services
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

Minor repairs inside home, minor modifications for those within Omaha city limits. (Anything not structural)

Services may include:

- Installing handrails, door locks, and wide-range viewers

- Building wheelchair ramps (depends on slope and grade of property, property lines)

- Minor plumbing repairs - no electrical services

- Installing window locks

- Repairing screen and storm windows and doors

- Interior painting in winter or during bad weather

- Minor weather stripping and caulking

- Changing furnace filter, if filter provided

- Minor plaster or drywall repair

- Installing smoke detectors

- Stairway repair

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Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services
Home Rehabilitation Programs