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Home Repair Program - Rebuilding Together Metro Chicago - Mailing Address

Rebuilding Together Metro Chicago (RTMC) is a licensed 501c3 nonprofit organization that provides free critical home repairs, modifications, and improvements to homeowners in Chicago and suburban Cook County. RTMC prioritizes repairs that can enable individuals to continue living in warmth, safety, and comfort of their homes.

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Tuckpointing Services - River City Community Development Center

R City offers tuckpointing home repair on a sliding scale depending on the homeowner's income. Qualified low-income homeowners will only be charged $20. The length of time on their waitlist is based on location, urgency, income, and current capacity, with priority given to seniors.

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Furnace Assistance - Elk Grove Township - Main Office

Elk Grove Township offers the Furnace Assistance program to residents who qualify for LIHEAP. The program is designed to restore the home's heating system back to a safe and effective operation. Assistance is only available to approved households that have or are eligible to receive a LIHEAP benefit and whose heating systems are not operational or has been red-tagged by their utility company. The services are free of charge for income-qualifying households. Renters are not eligible. The program begins October 1st.

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Senior Services - Town of Cicero - Senior Center

Town of Cicero Senior Services offers the Handyman Program, Snow Removal Program, Home Repair Reimbursement Program, and Lawn Cutting Service to seniors age 62 and over and handicapped citizens who are collecting Social Security and disability benefits.

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RAMPS | AMBUCS, CORNBELT CHAPTER

Provides the volunteers and helps find funding to build wheelchair ramps for individuals' homes that need to be adapted.

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FAITH IN ACTION | FAITH IN ACTION - VERMILION COUNTY

Offers support services for older adults, services include friendly calling, home visits, shopping assistance, SHIP (Senior Health Insurance Program), exercise classes, ramp construction, and garden share.

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MINOR HOME REPAIRS | SENIOR CARE VOLUNTEER NETWORK

Offers minor home repairs that can be requested and are then assessed. If the repair is beyond the scope of this program, clients will be referred to another entity or for-profit business that may be able to assist at a discount. Repairs that are only aesthetic in nature (such as cleaning windows or painting) will not be considered.

Seasonal yard work projects will also be considered.

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HOME REPAIR AND REHABILITATION SERVICES | REBUILDING TOGETHER - STEPHENSON COUNTY

Rehabilitates the houses of low-income homeowners (particularly the elderly, disabled, and families with children) so that they may continue to live in warmth, safety and independence. All work is provided free of charge to the homeowner. Referrals come from health and human service agencies, community and faith-based organizations, service groups, case managers, and individuals. The homeowners, if physically able, work with the volunteers in the spirit of neighbor helping neighbor. Home assessments determine a home's eligibility based on national and local criteria.

Repairs vary from painting and trash removal to minor repairs such as electrical or plumbing work. Smoke detectors and new locks may be installed. Home modifications and accessibility needs given priority. The repairs must be able to be completed in one day; no major structural repairs and no tree removal.

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Handyman Service - Leyden Township - Township Office

Leyden Township Handyman Service is free, exclusively for Leyden Township senior citizens and the disabled. To qualify you must be the property owner, be 60+, and/or be physically disabled. If under 60 and disabled, a doctor's note is required. The homeowner must sign an authorization form before any work is performed. In the event materials or parts are needed, the Handyman will purchase them. Homeowner reimbursement is required.

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Senior Services - Orland Township - Main Office

Orland Township offers a variety of programs to assist seniors in everyday life. The Minor Home Repair Program, Senior Transportation Program, RTA Senior Ride Free Program Registration, S.H.I.P. (Senior Health Insurance Program) Counselors, Luncheons, and Dinner Dances. Senior Services also hosts Drop-In, where the Orland Township Activity Center opens on Thursdays and Fridays from 9:00am to 2:00pm for residents to play cards and bingo and enjoy refreshments. Call or visit the website for specific information by program.Senior Services also provides applications for Free Amplified Phone Program and Cell Phones for Seniors Program, in partnership with Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart's office.

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HVAC Repair and Installation - ATEMPERATURE

ATemperature repairs and installs heating, air conditioning, and ventilation equipment for residential and commercial spaces.

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A BRUSH WITH KINDNESS | HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF NORTHERN FOX VALLEY

Offers exterior home maintenance assistance for low-income families, elderly, and individuals with disabilities who are struggling to maintain their home's exterior. The scope of projects through this program is limited to exterior painting, light landscaping, and yard cleanup.

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MINOR HOME REPAIR | FAITH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

Provides minor home repair services. This includes, but is not limited to, repair on things like, doors, windows, handrail installation, furniture, painting, siding and interior construction that doesn't require licensing (no plumbing or electrical work).

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BRUSH WITH KINDNESS | HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF OGLE COUNTY

Offers a home preservation program that provides services such as painting, landscaping, and minor repair services for lower income homeowners in need. May also include things such as gutter work, stairway repair, brush and tree removal, sidewalk work, or building an access ramp.

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Bed Bug/Cleaning Specialists - KB Lewis Bed Bug Cleaning Specialist - Main Office

KB Lewis Bed Bug Cleaning Specialist offers bed bug extermination services. Services include a comprehensive spraying of the home, a heat-treated steam process, and mattress cleaning. Carpet and furniture cleaning services are available as well.

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General Minor Home Repair Programs | Faith in Action Edwardsville and Glen Carbon

Handyman Program: Provides light home repairs and maintenance services to senior citizens.

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Septic System Inspection/Maintenance | Greene County Health Department Carrollton

Provides inspections of septic systems. Technical assistance and education is available to contractors and public.

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Gutter Cleaning Program - Bloom Township - Township Office

Bloom Township offers Gutter Cleaning Assistance. Gutters will be cleaned 1 time before Winter. Applicants must be age 60 or older, property owner or primary lessee of a single-family home 1 or 2 stories. Vouchers will be on sale at the Bloom Township Center, the cost for the vouchers is $20 for 1 story home and $30 for 2-story/tri-level homes.

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Handyman Program - North West Housing Partnership - Main Office

The North West Housing Partnership operates a "Handyman Program" for those who are 60+ in need of minor repairs to their home.

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Handyman Services - Village of North Riverside - Main Office

Village of North Riverside offers the Handyman Program which aims to eliminate the elements of stress and sometimes danger from the lives of the handicapped and senior residents who need to perform minor repairs around their house but can no longer perform on their own. All the labor involved is paid for by the Village. The Village also pays for the supplies needed up to $25 with any remaining cost to be paid for by the resident.The Handyman Program is designed for assistance with the most general repairs around your home. The program does not include remodeling. If the work needed is outside the scope of work offered by the program, the Village will provide a list of qualified contractors and assist in securing quotes for the repairs.

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Senior Services - Oak Park Township - Senior Services

Oak Park Township strives to promote the well-being of all its older residents. They offer a wide variety of affordable, and often free, services geared toward enhancing and improving the quality of life for senior residents including the chore program, affordable wills, benefits assistance, a memory cafe, the senior health insurance program (SHIP), caregiver support, and the home repair program.

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Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services | DuPage Senior Citizens Council

Provide minor home repairs, including installing grab bars, hand-held showers, hand railings, locks, smoke detectors, and minor carpentry. For larger jobs, referrals provided for pre-screened licensed and bonded contractors.

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Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services | Operation Support Our Troops - America - Veterans Assistance Program

Provides one-time, once in a lifetime grant to assist veterans and immediate family members, who are in a financial crisis. Grant coverage for repairs or installation of central A/C units, furnaces/boilers, or hot water systems.

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LABOR OF LOVE | UNITED WAY OF EASTERN LASALLE COUNTY

Provides free home repairs to eligible homeowners, on the first Saturday in October. Repairs are prioritized to keeping home warm, safe, and dry.

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Septic System Inspection/Maintenance | Clinton County Health Department

Provides environmental programs, such as private sewage disposal inspections.

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