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Home Repair Services | Aging Services Inc.

Offers home maintenance repairs for elderly homeowners. Including, but not limited to snow removal, lawn mowing, small home repairs, roof repairs, carpentry/electrical/plumbing projects and wheel chair ramps.

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Minor Home Repairs | Ankeny Service Center

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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Critical Home Repair Programs | Rebuilding Together Aurora

Community Block Build - House-by-house approach to improving focused areas of high need. Includes:

- Handicap accessibility modifications.

- Plumbing/electrical work.

- Energy efficiency upgrades.

- Landscaping.

- Painting.

Safe at Home - Improves access and reduces risk for seniors and people with disabilities. Some repairs include:

- Hand railings/grab bars.

- Ramps.

- Broken/weak steps.

- Walk-in shower.

- ADA-accessible doorways.

- Lever door knobs.

- Additional lighting.

- Deadbolts and locks.

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Disability Related Support Services - Omaha | League of Human Dignity

Services for individuals with disabilities. Includes information and referral, service coordination, independent living skills training, individual and system advocacy, equipment loan and rental, barrier removal consultations and grants, and disability awareness training. Assists people with disabilities to transition from nursing homes to community based living. Offers a personal assistant referral and management program. Peer mentoring. Mobility options equipment repair and sales.

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Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation Program | Dallas County Local Housing Trust Fund, Inc.

Financially assists homeowners within Dallas County with housing repairs and correcting code violations by offering forgivable loans. It is funded through grants. The mission of the Dallas County Local Housing Trust Fund is "to provide and expand safe and affordable housing to low income residents of Dallas County"

PROGRAM ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES include:
1) Basic structural repairs: (a) exterior walls (b) roof and roof structure (c) foundation (d) floor joists and ceilings
2) Building systems: (a) electrical (b) plumbing (c) heating
3) Weatherization: (a) insulation (b) windows (c) siding
4) Handicap Accessibility: (a) exterior ramp (b) bathroom facilities

REQUIREMENTS:
1) the property to be assisted must be located within Dallas County
2) proof of home ownership of the applicant must be provided. The property to be assisted must be the homeowner's primary residence and a single family structure
3) property taxes and/or mortgage payments must be current and paid to date and there cannot be any mechanics liens on the property to be assisted
4) income limits of the household must fall at or below 80% of the Area Median Income (AMI) for Dallas County. Priority is given to households at 50% or less of the Area Median Income

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Medical Supply | Carle Foundation Hospital

Offers a variety of rental medical equipment and supplies.

Products include:

-- Mobility aids

-- Breast pumps and accessories

-- Bandages and wound care

-- Medical instruments

-- Orthopedic products

-- Aids for daily living

-- Ostomy products

-- Hosiery and medical legwear

-- Oxygen, respiratory and CPAP machines and accessories

-- Hospital beds and accessories

-- Home safety products (grab bars, bath/shower benches, elevated toilet seats)

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Home Maintenance and Repair Services | MCS Community Services

Provides seniors and/or disabled individuals minor home improvements to help remove barriers that may affect their health and safety in their home (such as repair of non-working heating system, mobility ramp, etc.). Applicant must be the homeowner and live in the home.

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Medical Supply | Carle Foundation Hospital

Offers a variety of rental medical equipment and supplies.

Products include:

-- Mobility aids

-- Breast pumps and accessories

-- Bandages and wound care

-- Medical instruments

-- Orthopedic products

-- Aids for daily living

-- Ostomy products

-- Hosiery and medical legwear

-- Oxygen, respiratory and CPAP machines and accessories

-- Hospital beds and accessories

-- Home safety products (grab bars, bath/shower benches, elevated toilet seats)

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Helping Hands | Iowa Valley Habitat For Humanity - Johnson County

Provides affordable home repairs, accessibility modifications, and emergency appliance repair/replacement.

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Family Caregiver Resource Center | Senior Services - A Division of Effingham City/County Committee on Aging

Caregiver services are available to informal or family caregivers of persons over the age of 60 or to grandparents raising grandchildren.

Services can include respite care (services that give caregivers a rest), home modification, assistive devices, transportation, and financial assistance.

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Metro Home Improvement Program | Metro Home Improvement Program

Offers financial assistance to homeowners to help with housing repairs and correcting code violations. 

Requirements:
1) must be located within the Polk County portion of the participating cities.
2) the property to be assisted must be the homeowner's primary residence and a single family structure.
3) property taxes and/or mortgage payments must be current and paid to date and there cannot be any mechanics liens on the property to be assisted.
4) income limits of the household must fall at or below 80% of the Area Median Income (AMI) for Polk County. Priority is given to households at 50% or less of the Area Median Income.

Program Eligible Activities include:
1) Basic structural repairs: (a) exterior walls (b) roof and roof structure (c) foundation (d) floor joists and ceilings
2) Building systems: (a) electrical (b) plumbing (c) heating
3) Weatherization: (a) insulation (b) windows (c) siding
4) Handicap Accessibility: (a) exterior ramp (b) bathroom facilities

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Wheelchair Ramp Program | Springfield Center for Independent Living

Administers a wheelchair ramp program for rental units or home owners meeting Federal Poverty guidelines in the city of Springfield. Residents can request a ramp to be built on their home at no cost.

May require names to be added to a waiting list.

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Mobility and Accessibility Assistance | Friends Of Man

Assists low income individuals with a range of needs including mobility equipment, vehicle modifications, ramps and minor house modifications for accessibility, medical equipment and prostheses.

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Elderly & Disabled Housing Repair Program | City of Sioux City

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

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Disability Related Support Services - Council Bluffs | League of Human Dignity

Services for individuals with disabilities. Includes information and referral, service coordination, independent living skills training, individual and system advocacy, equipment loan and rental, equipment repair, barrier removal consultations and grants, peer mentoring, and disability awareness training. Personal assistant referral and management program.

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Neighborhood Programs Division | City of Champaign

Provides home improvement grants and/or low interest loans to repair deteriorated dwellings. Programs include:

- Minor Home Repair Program: provides grants and forgivable deferred payment loans to correct housing deficiencies of an immediate nature which threaten the health or safety of the occupant of the home or the structural integrity of the building.


- Home Accessibility Retrofit Program: provides grants or loans to eliminate barriers, modify the layout, or add structural accessories/improvements to the dwelling to make it more accessible for occupants with disabilities. May also be used to make "visibility" modification to dwelling units to allow immediate family members with disabilities to visit the subject property.


- Accessory Structure Demolition Program: provides grants or forgivable deferred loans for homeowners to demolish unsafe structures on their property.


- Residential Exterior Rehabilitation Program: provides a 50/50 matching grant or 0% interest loan to repair and bring up to code the living structure.

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Home Barrier Removal Services | Wheelchair Ramp Accessibility Program Coalition (WRAP)

Exterior home access assistance for all ages and incomes. Temporary and permanent solutions via ramps, modified exterior steps, and handrails. Referral information for funding, purchase, construction. Volunteer design and construction for financially eligible. Removal of aluminum and wood ramps no longer needed if WRAP could reuse or recycle. WRAP is 501c3 non-profit organization.

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Home and Vehicle Modification | Hills and Dales

May provide for modifications to the home and/or vehicle that directly address a person's medical health or are necessary to provide for the medical needs, welfare and safety of the individual and to increase or maintain independence.

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Housing Repair Services | Rebuilding Together - Platte Valley East

Home modification projects to protect vulnerable individuals and families from harmful exposures to health and safety hazards, ramp installation and maintenance for qualifying individuals, and critical home repairs (roof, floor, bathroom, plumbing, etc.).

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Critical Home Repair | Habitat for Humanity of Northern Fox Valley

Offers home repairs and improvements necessary for restoring and maintaining safe living conditions and home values. This program is applicable for low-income families, seniors, and those with a disability. Services include interior or exterior work performed to alleviate critical health, life and safety issues or code violations. This includes a change to or repair of materials or components, a reconfiguration of space, a modification for accessibility and interior modifications, installation or extension of plumbing, and mechanical or electrical systems on an existing structure.

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Disability Related Support Services - Lincoln | League of Human Dignity

Services which enable persons with disabilities to acquire the skills necessary for independent living.

Barrier Removal and Information Center offers consultations to consumers, builders, businesses and organizations to increase accessibility within the home and community. Modifications to homes include redesigning living areas, and installing outside ramps and grab bars. In addition, grant assistance is offered to income- and geographically-eligible persons with disabilities.

Center for Independent Living services include information and referral, independent living skills training, financial benefits counseling, and awareness training for the general public and organizations regarding disability issues. In addition, the Center assists clients in the development and implementation of independent living plans in the following areas: home and financial management; social skills; sexuality; consumer and legal rights; peer counseling; equipment loan, repair and rental; and individual and systems advocacy.

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Medical Supply | Carle Foundation Hospital

Offers a variety of rental medical equipment and supplies.

Products include:

-- Mobility aids

-- Breast pumps and accessories

-- Bandages and wound care

-- Medical instruments

-- Orthopedic products

-- Aids for daily living

-- Ostomy products

-- Hosiery and medical legwear

-- Oxygen, respiratory and CPAP machines and accessories

-- Hospital beds and accessories

-- Home safety products (grab bars, bath/shower benches, elevated toilet seats)

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Family Caregiver Resource Center | Senior Services - A Division of Effingham City/County Committee on Aging

Caregiver services are available to informal or family caregivers of persons over the age of 60 or to grandparents raising grandchildren.

Services can include respite care (services that give caregivers a rest), home modification, assistive devices, transportation, and financial assistance.

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