Critical Home Repairs | Fayetteville Habitat

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CRITICAL HOME REPAIR PROGRAM

Fayetteville Habitat’s Home Repair Program (HRP) was launched to assist with home repairs for low-income homeowners. The critical repair program expands Habitat’s reach in the community by helping low-income homeowners (veterans, elderly or disabled) struggling to maintain their homes due to age, disability or family circumstances.

CRITICAL HOME REPAIR PROGRAM CURRENTLY NOT ANY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS

Program Details

Home Repair Application

Preserving Affordable Housing

An often overlooked part of our community’s lack of affordable housing is preserving existing affordable homes. Due to the age of the affordable housing stock, many owner-occupied homes in the Fayetteville Area are in need of significant repairs. In many cases, those homeowners are on fixed incomes who cannot afford necessary repairs and are in jeopardy of being displaced. Here at Fayetteville Area Habitat for Humanity, the "Home Repair Application" above can be used for a Critical Home Repair Application, an Aging in Place Repair Application or a Veteran Repair Application. Please read below to learn more about each program and how to reach us with questions.

Repairs include, but are not limited to:

- Exterior painting (interior if necessary from other repairs)
- Minor/major roof repair
- Minor structural repairs
- Caulk, seal, repair or replace windows and doors
- Additional insulation
- Weatherization
- Electrical hazards
- Plumbing hazards

HRP brings partnering homeowners alongside volunteers who put their values to work helping homeowners in need. The end result is homes that are safe and maintained, homeowners who are able to continue to occupy their homes, and renewed and revitalized neighborhoods.

Homes selected for HRP are based on need, availability of resources, and availability of volunteers. Applicants must also meet additional program requirements to include stipulations on homeowner occupancy, income guidelines, project location, and ability to pay the project fees.

Through our Aging in Place program, Fayetteville Area Habitat For Humanity helps older adults age at home and in communities of their choice. In collaborate with human services organizations we 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.

AGING IN PLACE

The need

The need for Habitat’s work is immense: older Americans are one of the fastest-growing demographics in the country – by 2030, 20% of the U.S. population will be 65 or older. Yet, more than 19 million older adults are living in homes that are in disrepair or ill-equipped to safely meet their needs.

Our impact: Advancing housing and health equity

We know that aging in place extends longevity and quality of life, and safe and stable housing and community networks are core to these outcomes. Surveys of homeowners that partner with us show they’re mentally and physically healthier, feel safer at home, and engage with their family and friends more.

Safe and accessible housing is a key social determinant of health. As leaders in housing, with our vast network across the United States and evidence-based approach, Habitat’s Aging in Place program advances both housing and health equity for older Americans.

As a Veterans Build Affiliate, we’re committed to seeking volunteer engagement from veteran groups as well as recruiting veterans for employment, internships, and other service opportunities.

VETERANS HOME REPAIR

Veteran Resources

The need

The National Low-Income Housing Coalition finds that 2.5 million veterans heading households are at least 55 years of age. Of those 2.5 million veterans, 24 percent have housing cost burdens. Unlike our older civilians, our older veterans are more likely to have a disability — 35 percent versus 28 percent — which may require home modifications, health, and other supportive services as they age.

Our female veteran population is in need as well. According to a report by the National Housing Conference, nearly half of our veterans who are single mothers spend more than 30 percent of their income on housing. Our female veterans face significant economic and housing challenges and are particularly vulnerable to housing cost burdens compared with our overall veteran population.

Likewise, our most recent veterans who served following 9/11 have returned to a slow-growing economy and rising housing costs. These economic factors have made the transition from military service to civilian life difficult for many of our veterans.

Our impact: Supporting those who served

As an official Veterans Build Affiliate with Habitat for Humanity International, Fayetteville Area Habitat for Humanity is part of a national effort to not only provide affordable and decent homes for men and women who have served but also join a larger voice advocating for the needs of our veterans and their families.

As a Veterans Build Affiliate, we’re committed to seeking volunteer engagement from Veteran groups as well as recruiting veterans for employment, internships, and other service opportunities.

Vision: Fayetteville Area Habitat for Humanities Vision is a community where military veterans and their families have a decent place live.

The last thing a veteran should have to worry about is fighting for a decent place to live.