ELDERS HOME REPAIR PROGRAM
PROJECT START DATE: JUNE 2024
PROJECT END DATE: DECEMBER 2024
Description of Program:
The Elders Home Repair Program will be made available to community members who are 60 years of age or older who require non-emergency home repairs, such as replacement of windows, doors, repair siding, or insulation additions, and who are of low income. The MCA Housing Sector will administer this project similarly to the Elders Emergency Fund, with the maximum amount available being $7,500 per civic address.
Criteria:
- Applicant must be head of household
- Must be for primary residence
- Must be residing in MCA jurisdiction on the Northern portion of Akwesasne
- Pay any overages over the $7,500 – 3 quotes required (if possible)
- Must be in good standing with the Department of Housing
The goal of the Elder Home Repair Fund is to provide required home repairs for our elders to make their home as comfortable as possible. The goal of the Emergency Home Repair Fund is to provide assistance for low-income elders to ensure they have necessities to live comfortably such as heat, electricity, water, no mold issues and safety in their homes. Priority will be given to those households that had applied in the past and did not receive any assistance.
For further information, please call at our office location at CIA #3, 101 Tewesateni Road, Akwesasne, Ontario K6H 0G5. Feel free to contact Charmaine Caldwell, Associate Director of Infrastructure & Housing, or Gina Jones-Thompson, Housing Services Manager, at the following telephone number (613) 575-2250 x 1051. We can take the application over the telephone, email the application, or it can be picked up at the door.