Helps tenants with housing questions, provides information about rights and responsibilities, and helps to file a fair housing complaint. Landlord-Tenant booklet also available for download at www.hapcap.org (Adobe Acrobat Reader required).

Performs emergency and extensive housing rehabilitation services based on need and income eligibility. Services include hand rails, grab bars, electrical, heating systems, hot water tanks, plumbing issues, and kitchen and bathroom accessibility modifications.

Provide Mahoning County residents that qualify with a stove, refrigerator, washer, dryer, bedding, and/or a crib. Services beginning April 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022.

Provides assistance with minor home repairs, snow removal, lawn mowing, leaf raking, grocery shopping, picking up medicine, and running errands.

Provides assistance with minor home repairs, snow removal, lawn mowing, leaf raking, grocery shopping, picking up medicine, running errands, etc.

PRC program was established in Ohio to help families overcome immediate barriers to achieving or maintaining self-sufficiency. The program provides benefits and services to families who are in need of help with essential support to become self-sufficient. The PRC Program is designed to: •Prevent families from having to apply for OWF cash assistance when a crisis arises; •Help families retain employment by enhancing job skills , overcoming barriers and providing short-term assistance or wage supplementation if necessary. •Provide for contingent needs by helping families with nonrecurring urgent problems that could, if left unattended, result in families needing long-term public assistance. •Support families receiving OWF with services to enable them to become self-sufficient. Examples of short-term assistance through PRC include: •Shelter and utility assistance •Transportation assistance •Employment Related Supportive Services

The Winter Crisis program runs from November 1st through March 31st. To assist individuals having trouble paying their gas or electric bill if that is their heating source, a one time payment of up to $175 for regulated gas/electric or $750 for unregulated utility customers. And $900 for bulk fuel, and $550.00 for coal or wood assistance and Furnace Repair up to $500.00. Clients will be processed for all available programs, including HEAP, PIPP and Winter Crisis at each appointment.

Roof replacement; hot water tank replacement; installs hand rails and builds wheelchair ramps; plumbing, furnace repair etc; no electrical work, no outside painting; no siding; no work on garages.

Minor Home Repair/ Maintenence Service to qualified homeowners priority is given to repairs that focus on health and safety

Provides loans to very-low-income homeowners to repair, improve or modernize their homes or grants to elderly very-low-income homeowners to remove health and safety hazards.

Home Repair Loan: This is a loan program for elderly and low income homeowners. Staff will assist with selection of licensed contractors to perform this work. The home must meet all city codes. Veterans receive a bonus incentive for participation in the program. Emergency Repair Loan Program: This is an emergency rehab loan for elderly and low income homeowners to correct a serious health/safety or energy conservation condition. Examples of emergency repairs include: furnace, gas lines, insulation, roofs, electrical, plumbing, handicapped accessible improvements, etc. Windows & Siding: This is a zero interest loan program for homeowners who wish to install vinyl replacement windows and/or vinyl siding. This is a deferred loan.

Inspects septic systems owned by individuals or businesses if a complaint is received. If requested, will test water from private wells for nitrates, lead and coliform bacteria. Provides information on disinfecting a well as well as other information pertaining to private water systems. Issues permits for new septic systems and water wells in Geauga County and inspects them upon completion. Handles the annual registration and bonding for sewage system contractors.

Provide Mahoning County residents that qualify with a stove, refrigerator, washer, dryer, bedding, and/or a crib. Services beginning April 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022.

Provides assistance with small home repair or maintenance to seniors and individuals with disabilities residing within Christ's Loving Hands service area., including installing hand rails, painting small areas, changing lightbulbs, mowing the lawn, raking leaves, trimming bushes, and cleaning gutters.

The Healthy Homes and Franklin County Home Repair programs provide health and safety-related home repairs for homeowners. These programs help homeowners improve the functionality of their homes so they can live in safe and comfortable environments.

The JOSHUA program is a work missions project established for youth and adults from various parts of the country to help make a difference in the living conditions of low income residents of the Ohio Valley. Services include, but are not limited to: painting, building of handicap ramps, replacing of windows, and yard clean up. Home repair projects are matched up with the skills of the work mission groups and most projects can be completed within one (1) week in the summer.

Summer: Assistance may be available for clients to help pay their cooling bill, obtain an air conditioner/fan, or repair an air conditioner. *Runs July 1-September 30. *Eligible households can receive up to $500 if they are a customer of a regulated utility or up to $800 if a customer of unregulated utilities. Winter: Provides eligible Ohioans assistance with monthly heating payments (gas and/or electric) if heating source is disconnected or threatened with disconnection, need to establish a new connection, transfer fee payments, or have 25% or less bulk fuel or wood supply remaining. Assistance may also be available for fuel tank placement/testing and furnace repair. Provides assistance once per heating season. *Runs November 1 to March 31. *Eligible households can receive up to $175 if they are a customer of a regulated utility or up to $750 if a customer of unregulated utilities.

Acquire vacant and abandoned tax delinquent property, and market that property to individuals, developers and non-profit agencies for development.

**Process can take over 90 days and is dependent on funding, program not appropriate for emergency situations** Grant funded program that assists with home repairs such as leaky roofs, hot water tanks, furnace repair etc

Provides critical home repair services. Typical projects include refurbishing roofs, installing or rebuilding plumbing, renovating porches and steps, installing wheel chair ramps, and installing insulation and weatherizing homes. Note: Does not do repairs of a purely cosmetic nature.

Serves owner-occupied, single-family houses. Takes applications year-round for home repair services provided by volunteers, professional contractors and staff. Typical repairs include adding handrails to stairways, repairing and replacing dangerous steps, fixing electrical wiring, repairing plumbing fixtures, installing grab bars, cleaning gutters and other handyman services. May also include Americans with Disabilities Act compliance, carpentry, installing appliances, installing and replacing doors, roof repair, exterior painting, flooring/tiling, trash removal, windows and other yard work.

Provides free trash collection, snow plowing, and one-time gutter cleaning to older adults and individuals with disabilities, based on availability of funding.

We utilize local volunteers along with monetary and material donations to complete the Senior home repairs.

Offers health and safety-related independent living improvements such as handrail and grab bar installation, ramp repair, and other services and health and safety improvements including window air conditioner installation, unclogging drains and more.