HOME REPAIR RESOURCE CENTER

HOUSING COUNSELING PROGRAM: OUR HOUSING COUNSELING PROGRAM SERVES TWO PRIMARY PURPOSES: (1) TO IMPROVE FINANCIAL LITERACY BY ASSISTING COMMUNITY RESIDENTS WITH PERSONAL FINANCIAL ISSUES, SUCH AS ESTABLISHING A WORKABLE HOUSEHOLD BUDGET AND UNDERSTANDING REFINANCING OPTIONS; AND (2) TO PROVIDE HOME BUYER EDUCATION TO PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS THAT WILL ENABLE THEM TO MAKE WISE HOME BUYING DECISIONS AND BECOME RESPONSIBLE OWNERS WHO CARE FOR AND MAINTAIN THEIR PROPERTIES, THEREBY IMPROVING COMMUNITY STABILITY. BOTH GOALS ARE ACHIEVED THROUGH INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING AND GROUP EDUCATION. BOTH SERVICE DELIVERY MODELS, BUT ESPECIALLY THE INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING APPROACH, ARE INTEGRATED INTO THE RANGE OF SERVICES THAT HRRC PROVIDES. THE STRENGTH OF ALL OUR PROGRAMMING IS ENHANCED BY THE PRESENCE OF IN-HOUSE FINANCIAL AND HOUSING COUNSELING SERVICES.

REPAIR EDUCATION: HOME REPAIR RESOURCE CENTER, LOCATED IN THE NOBLE NEIGHBORHOOD, IS A RESPECTED AND VITAL ORGANIZATION THAT HAS PROVIDED INFORMATION AND SKILLS TRAINING TO ASSIST OWNERS IN REPAIRING OLDER HOMES SINCE 1971. WE HAVE DEVELOPED A KNOWLEDGE BASE OF HOME REPAIR RESOURCES, BOTH TEXT AND VIDEO, THAT SUPPLEMENT OUR WORKSHOPS. WE ENJOY A ROBUST PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HEIGHTS LIBRARIES, WHICH INCLUDES JOINT PROGRAMMING AS WELL AS ACCESS TO OUR KNOWLEDGE BASE, BOTH PHYSICALLY AND THROUGH THE INTERNET. WE MAINTAIN HAND AND POWER TOOLS FOR USE IN OUR CLASSES THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR ELIGIBLE HOMEOWNERS TO BORROW THROUGH OUR TOOL LIBRARY PROGRAM. WE HOUSE A SPACIOUS AND WELL-EQUIPPED WORKSHOP/TEACHING CENTER WHERE WE CONDUCT CLASSES AND ALLOW STUDENTS TO LEARN REPAIR TECHNIQUES BY PERFORMING THEM. FINALLY, WE HAVE CULTIVATED AN EVER-EXPANDING LIST OF COMMITTED VOLUNTEER INSTRUCTORS-PROFESSIONALS IN THEIR FIELDS, WHO ARE WILLING TO SHARE THEIR EXPERTISE WITH CLASS PARTICIPANTS.