Two Grants Support Materials & Expansion of Minor Repair Program
We are delighted to announce that INHS is the recipient of a recent $25,000 grant from the Community Foundation of Tompkins County to purchase materials for the Minor Repair Program, and $1,000 from the Schuyler County Fund administered by the Community Foundation of Elmira-Corning and the Finger Lakes to support expansion into Schuyler County.
Both of these grants will support INHS’s Minor Repair Program, which offers life-changing home repairs and accessibility improvements to low-income seniors and people with disabilities. 2024 marks the first time INHS has been able to expand the Minor Repair Program outside of Tompkins County thanks to the Schuyler County grant and a previous grant from the Tioga Downs Regional Community Foundation, empowering INHS to extend vital assistance to homeowners in Schuyler, Tioga and Chemung Counties.
The Minor Repair Program benefits those who own their own homes yet may struggle to maintain them or make necessary upgrades required to age in place, like Donna and Mason Gilbert. After the Gilberts retired, health problems meant they fell behind on home repairs. Their entry stairs had deteriorated to the point that they could no longer host their young granddaughter. INHS provided Donna and Mason with new stairs, even using a special design with shorter stair heights to minimize Donna’s arthritis pain. Today, Mason and Donna no longer worry about getting in and out of their home.
INHS has provided nearly 9,000 free home repairs since the inception of the program.
Routine Maintenance and Seasonal Tasks – An INHS Post-Purchase Class – April 22 (In-person)
