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AGE IN PLACE

Western Lake Superior Habitat for Humanity makes safety and accessibility repairs to homes of qualified people over 65 so they can continue to live in their community safely with a better quality of life.

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Do you know a senior who owns their home but is at risk of falling or being unable to continue to live at home due to accessibility and safety issues?

TYPES OF PROJECTS

​Personal Safety in the home

  • grab bars in hallways bathroom

  • tub cuts

  • install new height appropriate toilets

  • minor safety carpentry projects

  • remove door jams to make way for walker

  • level floors

 

Safe Ingress and Egress from the home

  • widen and stabilize stairs into home

  • level walkways from street to entrance

  • remove screen doors

  • replace broken doors

  • repair decking

 

Projects are meant to preserve and revitalize the neighborhoods and strengthen community connections in addition to improving the quality of the homeowner’s life.

All projects are subject to availability of resources.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

  • HOME NEEDS MINOR REPAIRS OR UPGRADES TO MAKE IT SAFE TO LIVE AT HOME

  • APPLICANT IS AT LEAST 65 YEARS OLD

  • APPLICANT LIVES IN SOUTH ST. LOUIS COUNTY, LAKE COUNTY OR CARLTON COUNTY

  • APPLICANT LIVES IN THEIR HOME FULL-TIME

  • APPLICANT OWNS THEIR HOME AND CAN PROVIDE PROOF OF PAID TAXES AND INSURANCE

  • APPLICANT’S INCOME IS NO MORE THAN $50,000

  • APPLICANT MUST BE WILLING TO WORK WITH HABITAT VOLUNTEERS AND PROMOTE HABITAT’S WORK

FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS

Age-in-Place services are provided at no cost to the homeowner. 

 

INCOME LESS THAN $50,000

OWN THE HOME

ALL PROPERTY TAXES PAID

ADEQUATE HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE IN PLACE

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HOW TO APPLY

  1. Review eligibility criteria

  2. Identify the repairs you would like to have made

  3. Complete Application                                                             

  4. Mail to  WLSHH    P.O. Box 3190 Duluth, MN 55803

  5. You will be contacted for additional information and to schedule a site visit

  6. If project is approved you will be asked to sign an agreement and project will be scheduled.

Habitat is a homeownership program. Our homes provide families with financial stability and financial opportunity by offering affordable monthly payments with a low interest mortgage. It is expected that families who enter the program are looking for long-term homeownership. These processes and restrictions have been created to protect Habitat from individuals who are only interested in buying an affordable home to quickly sell it to make a profit.

 

Habitat for Humanity does not discriminate against any person because

of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin.

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