Do you or your neighbor need help maintaining a safe, decent place to live??

Austin Habitat’s Home Repair program provides caring volunteer groups who come alongside and assist homeowners in repairing their homes.

Qualifications For the Program

• Need: Family income must be under 60% of MFI
• Willingness to Partner: Able bodied homeowners and residents of the home are required to work alongside volunteers

Additional Qualifications:
• Must live within corporal city limits of Austin
• Must live in a free-standing, single family home (not a duplex, condo, trailer, or mobile home)
• Home must be owner occupied
• Home must be more than 5 years old
• Ownership of the home must be stable. You must not be in danger of bankruptcy, being condemned, or foreclosure
• Must have homeowner’s insurance
• Scope of work must match program resources (light-moderate exterior repairs)

The Application Process

Step 1: Do you qualify? See requirements above.
Step 2: Attend an Orientation Session: Find out more about Austin Habitat’s Home Repair program and how to apply.
Step 3: Return your application to AHFH: Our Home Repair Selection Committee evaluates your family’s financial situation.
Step 4: Construction Interview: Our Home Repair team conducts an assessment of your home to determine if the scope of work matches program resources.
Step 5: Home Interview: Our Home Repair Selection Committee volunteers schedule an interview in your home to meet your family and see your living conditions.
Step 6: Approval: Our Home Repair Selection Committee identifies qualified families, and submits them to a Qualifying Committee for final approval.
Step 7: Repairs: Our Home Repair staff and community volunteers help you repair your home.

Apply

All applicants must attend an Orientation Session and complete an application.

If you feel that you meet the qualifications and would like to participate in the program, please call 512-472-8788 X 411 to sign up for an Orientation Session.