Tragedy turned to Joy
Tragedy turned to joy for Xochitl, a mother of two Xochtil, is the mother of two children, Daisy (17) and Robert Jr. (13). Last year…
Most people are familiar with Habitat for Humanity’s mission to partner with families to achieve affordable housing. It may come as a surprise to some that Habitat for Humanity also repairs homes, addressing housing inadequacy among homeowners with limited resources. The Critical Home Repair Program helps ease health and safety issues while often increasing the quality of life in the home. We are proud to announce that we have helped over100 households, many of whom are retired, veterans and single parents repair and preserve their homes.
Nearly 9 in 10 Americans between 50 and 80 years of age, said it’s important to remain in their homes as they grow older, a study from the University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging found.
Financial and health issues often make it difficult for the elderly to address home repairs. For many people, maintaining a sense of independence by remaining in their home and community enables older adults to improve the quality of life. The New York Times reported that many older adults have a strong desire to maintain connections to their community and their friends. Moving from their home and community would cause a disruption to their life, disconnecting them from their friends and familiar surroundings. When older adults are surrounded by familiarity, routine, friendships, and an active social life, it can help prevent dementia and ailing health issues leading to a higher quality of life.
Please fill out the inquiry below to be added to our waitlist and a member of our team will be with you as soon as possible. Thank you!
Please note, we receive a high volume of requests for home repairs and are currently working through a backlog of projects. We appreciate your patience with any delays in processing.
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Home repairs are limited to homes within our service area.
Unincorporated Areas:
You must earn at or below the income listed for your household size. These limits are based on the 2024 Los Angeles County gross (before taxes) annual income figures and are subject to change.
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Imagine for a moment, your circumstances find you in a place where you are faced with serious repairs on your home with little financial means to address the repairs. Think about your beloved parents, or grandparents facing the same situation. When you have navigated life to afford a home, raised a family, focused on your life aspirations, worrying about costly critical repairs can be a stressful disruption causing pressures leading to deficiencies in health and mental well-being.
As with all our programs, SGV Habitat offers a hand-up, rather than a hand-out to our qualifying home repair partners, requiring them to pay a portion of their home repair based on income and repair costs.
Your support in offering families a hand-up is much appreciated and needed in this time of soaring costs. For more information on how you can uplift families by supporting our Critical Home Repair Program, please visit www.sgvhabitat.org
Liz, Manuel, Xochitl, and our almost 100 home repair families, as well as our future homeowners, say, “Thank You.”
The Home Repair Application period is currently closed. Please fill out the inquiry below to be added to our waitlist and a member of our team will be with you as soon as possible.
Call (626) 709-3275, or you can email us at email us, or fill out the Home Repair Interest Form below to determine eligibility.
After getting more information about you and your home repair needs, we will send you an application and/or have a construction team member come out and complete a home assessment
After you submit a complete application, we will confirm your household eligibility and that the home is fit for repairs.
If approved, we will draw up a construction contract detailing the types of repairs we can complete. We will also discuss your financial and sweat equity contributions to the partnership.
Contingent on our current pipeline of projects, as well as other scheduling considerations, we will work with you to determine a possible start date for your project. Depending on your repairs, construction is likely to take 1 – 4 weeks.
*Please note, possible delays in application processing or construction progress may occur due to continued safety precautions taken during Covid-19 to protect the health and safety of our clients, staff, and community. Thank you for your understanding.
The documents we require are to provide proof of homeownership, fulltime residence, and household income. You will need to submit the following documents with your application:
Household size is determined by the number of people (children and adults) who have been living in the home for at least a full year, and plan to live in the home fulltime for at least another year. All adult household members will need to provide identification and income verification.
Each year both the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the State of California provide estimates of median income for each county in California. To be income eligible for our program, your household must make at or below 80% of the area median income for your household size.
If you are currently unemployed, you must be experiencing “long-term” unemployment of at least six (6) months before you are eligible to qualify for our program.
Your annual income will be a combination of your current gross income and assets. You can most easily find your annual income on past tax returns, pay stubs, or benefit letters. Assets are items of value that may be turned into cash. This includes savings and checking accounts.
The Home Repair Application period is currently closed. Please fill out the inquiry below to be added to our waitlist and a member of our team will be with you as soon as possible. Thank you!
It usually takes 2 – 4 weeks to process an application. The exactly processing time depends on the volume of applications we receive and if all the necessary documents are submitted with the application. We will contact all applicants on the status of their application every month.
The Home Repair Application period is currently closed. Please fill out the inquiry below to be added to our waitlist and a member of our team will be with you as soon as possible. Thank you!
For more information on pricing, please contact (626) 709-3275
Sweat equity is the volunteer time participants invest in their home repair project. As part of our partnership agreement, homeowners (or a family / friend representative) must provide 8 hours of sweat equity working with us. Not all sweat equity is physical labor and we can accommodate all ages, abilities, and skill levels. Options for sweat equity include doing clerical work at the Habitat office, participating in Habitat special events or fundraising activities, preparing food for workers, outreach activities, and other methods discussed based on a case by case basis.