home repair program
A repair can make all the difference.
Our Home Preservation Program serves low-income people, military veterans, seniors and people with disabilities who are homeowners in western Washington County. Repair projects range from yard work and painting and building access ramps and installing grab bar to major critical repairs, like roof or floor replacement. The program is designed to address critical needs that are needed to make the home safer and more secure, and to enable at-risk homeowners to stay in their homes longer. You can read more about how we used federal funds for COVID relief to help people in our community with critical home repairs, and see a video of our executive director’s update about the program here.
how it works
Habitat serves as the general contractor and may complete repair projects using Habitat staff and volunteers, or may hire subcontractors, depending on the nature of the work.
A sliding-fee scale is used with home owners. Whether you are asked to pay for a portion of your repair project depends on these criteria:
Your current housing costs (mortgage payment, property taxes, homeowners insurance, and homeowners association fees if applicable)
Monthly medical expenses if you are disabled or elderly (age 62 or over)
The estimated total cost of the repair
The availability of grants and other funding sources
We will work with you and other agencies to optimize your project and help reduce your repayment. We may provide no-interest financing for larger home repair projects.
how to qualify
Qualified applicants must
own and reside in their own home or mobile home
reside in our service area:
Banks (97106)
Buxton (97109)
Cornelius (97113)
Forest Grove (97116)
Gales Creek (97117)
Gaston (97119)
Manning (97125)
North Plains (97133)
Timber (97144)
meet our income qualifications
Qualifying Household Income Limits:
| # of Persons in Household | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maximum Household Income | 59,650 | 68,200.00 | 76,700 | 85,200 | 92,050 | 98,850 | 105,650 | 112,500 |
| Household Income = all gross income for all adults who will live in the home | ||||||||
our service area
Banks | 97106
Buxton | 97109
Cornelius | 97113
Forest Grove | 97116
Gales Creek | 97117
Gaston | 97119
Manning | 97125
North Plains | 97133
Timber | 97144
You can download our home repair application (it is in .docx form - can be read with any Word Processing software) or you can fill out the form below, and we will email you the home repair application.
Once you have completed the home repair application, print it out, fill it out by hand and return it to the Habitat for Humanity offices (please give it to our cashiers at our ReStore at 3731 Pacific Ave, Forest Grove, Mondays through Saturdays, 9 to 5), OR you can mail it to our offices (PO Box 806, Forest Grove, OR 97116), OR you can email it as an attachment to projects@westtualityhabitat.org
Apply to our repair program.
Repairs and Yard Work
Projects include both major and minor repairs. Through this program we install access ramps and grab bars, replace flooring, remodel/refurbish, repair roofs and remove moss, clean out gutters, paint/repair exteriors and siding, repair fences, weatherize, clean up yards of leaves and debris, and more.
Once completed, applications can be emailed to projects@westtualityhabitat.org or sent in the mail to
PO Box 806, Forest Grove, OR 97116
Reparaciones y trabajos de jardinería
Los proyectos incluyen reparaciones mayores y menores. A través de este programa, instalamos rampas de acceso y barras de apoyo, reemplazamos pisos, remodelamos / renovamos, reparamos techos y eliminamos musgo, limpiamos canaletas, pintamos / reparamos exteriores y revestimientos, reparamos cercas, climatizamos, limpiamos patios de hojas y escombros, y más .
Una vez completadas, las solicitudes pueden enviarse por correo
electrónico a projects@westtualityhabitat.org o enviarse por correo a
PO Box 806, Forest Grove, OR 97116
questions?
For questions or information about the Home Repair Program, please contact our Special Projects Coordinator, Laura Altermatt.
Office Number: 503-359-8459
Email: projects@westtualityhabitat.org
West Tuality Habitat for Humanity is an Equal Housing Opportunity provider. We are pledged to the letter and spirit of U.S. policy for the achievement of equal housing opportunity throughout the nation. We encourage and support an affirmative advertising and marketing program in which there are no barriers to obtaining housing because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin. We also do not discriminate because all or part of the applicant’s income is derived from public assistance programs.
Oregon Construction Contractors Board # 201615