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Habitat for Humanity’s Critical Home Repair Program and Brush with Kindness Program provide
urgent and major home repairs for homeowners who do not have the ability to make the improve-
ments themselves, due to age, disability or other circumstances.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
To be eligible for any of Habitat’s programs, homeowners must own & occupy the home, property
taxes must be paid in full or homeowners must be on a repayment plan, and the owner must not
be In danger of foreclosure. Required documents include owner’s most recent property tax bill,
proof of homeowner’s insurance, and an income and asset verification package including the pre-
vious year’s tax return.
INCOME GUIDELINES:
Household income must be less than 80% AMI, adjusted for family size, as defined annually by HUD. Homeowners must be unable to participate in home repairs due to age, disability, or circumstance.
TYPES OF REPAIRS:
The Critical Home Repair Program does not address emergency repairs that need immediate assis-
tance, such as broken pipes that caused flooding. Eligible repairs include fixing broken windows,
sidewalk repair, landscaping, roof repair, floor repair, plumbing, electrical, & other health and safety
home repairs.
NOTE: Our Critical Home Repair program is presently at capacity and we are not accepting new app- lications at this time. Once the program is reopened, it will be available for application for residents
of the Morningside neighborhood of Detroit as well as for military veterans. If the person in question
is a military veteran he/ she may monitor the status of the program through the below page- the app-
lication will be completed through this site once available.
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HABITAT FOR HUMANITY / Aging in Place program
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Through our Aging in Place program, Habitat helps older adults age at home and in communities of
their choice. Our local Habitat affiliates collaborate with human services organizations to evaluate individual needs and provide critical home repairs, modifications and community services specific
to each homeowner’s lifestyle to preserve their home and their independence.