Home Repair
We offer home repair services to homeowners so they can continue to live in safe, decent homes for years to come.
The Critical Home Repair (CHR) program offers home repairs and improvements necessary for restoring and maintaining safe living conditions and home values. This program is applicable for seniors, those with a disability, or family circumstances who struggle to maintain the integrity of their homes.
The program emphasizes support of aging people so their home can be made accessible. The initiative provides home repairs to prevent homeowners from suffering injury and falls, accidents or moving out of their home. Projects include interior or exterior work performed to alleviate critical health, life and safety issues or code violations, including a change to or repair of materials or components; a reconfiguration of space; a modification for accessibility and interior modifications; installation or extension of plumbing, mechanical or electrical systems on an existing structure. Volunteer teams, along with subcontractors, work under the direction of Habitat staff to complete the repairs.
Home Repair and Accessibility Program (HRAP)
The Home Repair and Accessibility Program (HRAP – Round 2) is designed to assist low- and very low-income homeowners by providing funds for vital health and safety repairs and accessibility improvements. Through these activities, the program aims to preserve existing affordable housing stock, provide investment in communities, improve the health and well-being of occupants, and help low-income and disabled or mobility-impaired individuals remain in their homes. HRAP is administered through a network of grantees around the state, and individual homeowners apply though those grantees.
Homeowners Looking for Assistance with Repairs: Please note that demand for this program far exceeds available funding. In most cases grantees, will have substantial waitlists and getting on a waitlist in no way guarantees that you will receive assistance. Additionally, the grantee will have to review your documentation to verify that you qualify for the program. Household income, property value limits, and other eligibility criteria apply. Please reach out to a grantee for additional information.
HRAP FAQs
If your home is in need of significant health and safety repairs or accessibility improvements, HRAP-2 may be able to help. Eligible homeowners may receive up to $50,000 in assistance from the state of Illinois. Click below for frequently asked questions in English and Spanish.
Roof Only Projects
Roof repair or replacement assistance is available to homeowners in the form of a three-year forgivable loan with an interest rate of 0% and NO monthly payment. Click below for more information on eligibility, terms and obligations for the HRAP-2 program.
Full Rehab
Rehab assistance is available for owner-occupied, full rehab projects in the form of a five-year forgivable loan with an interest rate of 0% and NO monthly payment. Click below for more information on eligibility, terms and obligations for the HRAP-2 program.
Applications for HRAP-2 are currently closed.
Please check back often as we will announce when applications will open again for submission.
For more information, email homerepair@habitatwill.org.
