TexasMaam -> RE: "I'd go down on a law man for a kitchen floor" (3/24/2009 7:51:26 AM)
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I know you've already looked into some resources for help with your flooring problem but you might want to check on state funded grants for home repairs. Texas has state organizations that will help with these kinds of repairs, as well as county and non profit organizations you can find online to apply for assistance. The repairs are made for either a token payment or no payment at all, depending upon your resources. The source of the funds are federal grants and programs that are dispersed via state and county governments, so I'm certain you'll have something similar available in your area. The home repair programs are usually based on income, not specific disabilities. Start with your county or parish, and find a contact for the federally funded assistance programs. They're often listed as programs for the elderly, even though the age requirements are usually 50 yrs of age, not 65. A family friend of ours was living in a home with a roof half destroyed by wind and fallen trees. This couple had, count 'em, 19 children. All out of the house and on their own. Some of the children had gone the wrong direction but most of them were educated, employed and fully capable of taking care of their parents. When I called our area program director to apply for assistance on the couple's behalf they asked whether family could help with the repairs. I answered that the children were perfectly capable of either making the repairs or paying for someone to make them, but that the children were allowing their parents to live in mold, mildew and rainwater for over a year so they obviously had no intention of helping resolve the issue. Within two weeks the couple had a brand new roof, with repaired joists and all of the materials provided by the grant monies. I believe they had to pay $142.00 so several of their friends all chipped in to pay the amount needed to get the repairs done. They weren't disabled, they were on limited soc sec income, not even ssi income. Federal dollars are federal dollars, they'll be available through some agency in your community that you haven't discovered yet. Keep trying. All the best, TexasMaam
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