Thousands of DuPage + Southern Cook County families and seniors with limited incomes are struggling to stay in the homes they already own. They face expensive repairs and modifications vital to their health, safety, and comfort. An inability to upkeep a home threatens families with displacement or unsafe living conditions.
Habitat’s Home Repair Program offers a broad array of services to qualified homeowners whether it’s a new roof, an accessibility ramp, or a fresh coat of paint to help keep them in their homes while reducing blight throughout their neighborhood. Because we know that while building new, affordable homes is important, we must also protect affordable homeownership where it exists.