I am looking for help for my best friend and his mom. His mom is on disability and he is unable to work because he stays home to take care of her. They have a lot of incomplete home projects and the house is almost unlivable. There is no heat, no working stove pipes, they are old, and hot water barely works. I'm trying to seek help for them.
By Sabrina
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If they are low income, there is a possibility that they could get help from a state/government organization. It goes by different names in different locations. Here in SD, in some of the towns it is called Opportunities for Independent Living(OIL), the town where I live it is called Independent Living Center. There is also an organization called Adult Services for Aging, their office is usually connected with the Department of Social Services (Welfare Office.)
This mother and son might be better off, if they could get a care giver to go into the home and care for the mother, so the son can work. I do know of several people here in SD that have had home repairs made by the first two organizations I mentioned. Some of these repairs have been in the $10,000 price range.
The only drawback is the people have to stay in the home for a certain number of years afterwards or pay back a certain amount of the cost of repairs. I assume the family has a social worker through the Department of Social Services, that would be the person to talk to about home repairs. That being said sometimes it is time to sell your home as is for whatever you can get and move into an apartment.
Call me I can work with the family income.At 2525717986.
Hi I am fifty eight and I had crumbs heating put on new pressure vallve on system and afterward it put to much pressure on system and messed the system up I need a new system and don't have money what can i do
It's going to cost me about 8000 are more to get my house fixed and I don't have the money
My furance needs to be replaced i have no heat i have a mom thats 83 and my husband is disabled we dont have the money to fix it .
Do they have a furnace in the house. Do they even have gas on . If they do that shouldn't be a problem.
These people do not want to sell there houses they want to fix them as much as possible so why sell and then not have money for rent .Get a life I find fixing them old houses is more fun but I have always had to fix my place except when my son came and built me a front porch . You can find help with any problem on line if your willing to work at it and able . The liberay has free internet usually that you can look to see how to fix things and maybe a neighbor will help with the labor if they know you are disabled .
There is most likely an energy assistance program close. We don't know where you live so it's hard to do any research. Here in Salem, OR we have this agency. They do fix ups on even mobile homes, but it sometimes means a wait.
I live in mo and can't find no help
Here in Jacksonville Florida we have program for low income, elderly, disabled folks
Weatherization program for my county name (Duval). They installed blow in insulation, new Energy Star refrigerator. a bathroom exhaust fan. And solar screen on all my windows that got sun. Oh, and weather stripping on doors. Good luck
Call 211 they may be off assistance w programs in your community
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