NEIGHBORHOOD ENGAGMENT Program
Neighborhood Engagement Program addresses the need for more adequate housing and healthier living conditions through home repair and community engagement. Our goal is to help homeowners stay in their existing homes, protect their financial investment, restore pride of homeownership and have a lasting impact on the communities and its residents.
We partner with low-income homeowners in Palm Beach County through the following programs:
Neighborhood Engagement
1
A Brush With Kindness
2
Critical Repair
3
Safe at Home Aging in Place
Repair Program Timeline
Up to a 32 week process
01
Application Review
- Receive all Documents
- Credit/ Income Qualified?
- Projected estimate and repayment amounts.
02
Home Assessment
- Site visit
- Identify areas of concern
03
Develop Scope of Work
- Construction dept. develops realistic scope of work timeline
- Formal agreement developed
04
Meet + Sign Agreement
- Acceptance letter mailed to applicant
- NE Dept. meets with applicant to review and sign paperwork
- Project officially begins.
05
Complete Scope of Work
- Construction Dept. completes scope of work.
06
Follow Up Assessment + Inspection
- Conduct walk through with applicant to confirm satisfaction .
- Address any areas of concern.
07
Certificate of Completion + final papers
- Sign off “Exhibit B” stating all work is complete
- Paper work is documented.
- Video testimonial from Homeowner.
Home Repair Partnership qualifications:
- Own and live in a home in a Palm Beach County Neighborhood
- Have a home in need of exterior repairs only
- Be willing to pay a portion of the cost of the repair (income-based repayment plan and 0% interest financing available)
- Meet the income requirements based on the number of residents living in the home
- Be able to provide income documentation from the last 12 months
- Be able to pass a background check
- Partner with Habitat and work alongside volunteers during repairs (if applicable)
Please Note: Our program is not an emergency repair program. Between the inquiry form processing, permitting (if applicable), etc, the repair may take several months to complete.
Before
After
Please submit the form below to receive updates and be notified when applications for the program re-open
For more information, please contact our Neighborhood Engagement (NE) Coordinator at [email protected]
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Palm Beach County is pledged to the letter and spirit of the 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 becoming a homeowner due to race, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin.
