Offers 3 services to help homeowners stay in their homes longer and with dignity: Home Essential Repairs - Interior repairs program allows homeowners to resolve interior issues that affect the livability of their homes. Examples of repairs include accessibility ramps, and other accessibility issues, plumbing repair, electrical repair and HVAC repair. A Brush With Kindness (ABWK) - ABWK helps low-income homeowners who struggle to maintain the exterior of their homes, allowing them to reclaim their homes with pride and dignity. ABWK helps revitalize the appearance of the neighborhood, strengthens connections within the community and helps preserve affordable housing stock. Aging in Place - Partner with families, communities and local organizations to help order adults improve their homes and their quality of life so they can flourish where they live.

Each conference seeks to serve the gaps in services in the communities they serve. Friends in need may be offered referral to other agencies, advocacy, or direct assistance: which may include utility bill and rent assistance payments, or clothing, food, pharmacy and transportation vouchers to meet basic, immediate and emergency needs.

Brookings Area Habitat for Humanity's vision is a world where everyone has a decent place to live. BAHFH offers an opportunity of homeownership to families that otherwise couldn't afford to purchase one on their own. Applicants must have a need for better housing, the ability to pay an affordable mortgage and willingness to partner with Habitat for Humanity through our "sweat equity" program. Habitat provides homeowners with financial and homeownership counseling, opportunites to work on their own home, and homeownership with a payment they can afford.

Builds homes for people in need: Habitat for Humanity builds houses in partnership with volunteers and people in need and then sells the homes to those people in need, known as partner families. Partner families are selected by Habitat based on: their need for housing; their willingness to partner with Habitat; and the ability to pay a 0% interest mortgage. Assists in restoration on exterior of existing homes for people in need: Volunteers (including youth groups), are organized and recruited by Hub Area Habitat for Humanity to assist with the following projects for income eligible homeowners including: Exterior painting or siding, Minor exterior home repairs, or Yard work including: weeding, trimming shrubbery, raking leaves (yard rehabilitation, not lawn mowing). This does not include tree trimming of taking down a tree. Help Build It Center: a store where items can be donated and purchased at discounted prices. Items consist of: light fixtures, bathroom fixtures, furniture, appliances, carpet, wood and tile flooring, windows and doors, paints and stains and other miscellaneous home goods.

Brings volunteers, contractors, families, and community members together to provide safe, affordable housing and home repairs for qualified low-income families. Home Repair Project: helps homeowners with exterior repairs including handicap accessible upgrades, fixing doors and windows, painting, replacing siding, and fixing out of control landscaping. Habitat Homeownership: Offers the opportunity for qualifying families to become homeowners. Applications are only accepted when enrollment is open. There is no waiting list for the program. Call for more information. Note: this location does NOT have a ReStore.

A Christian nonprofit organization that brings families, volunteers and resources together to build simple, decent and affordable housing in low income areas.

Hosted in September, Month of Caring gathers hundreds of volunteers from businesses throughout the area volunteer their time to complete projects for non-profit organizations or individuals in need of projects including, but not limited to: Yard work Cleaning Light construction Painting Moving Fixing Organizing/filing Sorting/Packing Project recipient options: Private individuals (elderly, disabled, military personnel, etc.) United Way partner agencies Social welfare organizations Civic agencies (parks, schools) private non-profit organizations and faith-based organizations