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HOME HELP AND IMPROVEMENT RESOURCES

 

 

Habitat for Humanity Metro Maryland offers Aging-in-Place services for income-qualified individuals in Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties. Services may include the following based on availability:

  • Help with functional limitations
  • Fall prevention and recovery strategies
  • Assistive devices to improve mobility such as raised toilet seats and seats for showers
  • Structural adaptations such as grab bars and securing cords and rugs
  • And minor home repairs such as fixing holes in floors, tightening handrails on stairways, and improved lighting.

To be eligible, one must:

  • Be at least 65 years old
  • Reside for at least one year in a home covered by current homeowners policy 
  • Have difficulty performing at least one activity of daily living (dressing, bathing) or difficulty with instrumental activities of daily living (eg. housework, meal preparation, taking medicine as prescribed) •
  • Be income qualified (income for individual participant cannot exceed $41,050 per year)

Click here for more information, including how to apply.

 

Habitat for Humanity Metro Maryland also offers free weatherization services for income-qualified homeowners in Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties.  For more information, click here

Rebuilding Together Montgomery County (RTMC) can provide a host of repairs and home improvements at no cost to homeowners who meet minimum income requirements and have home equity value under $400,000 (as of 2021).  
If you qualify, and are a member of the Village of TP, we can help you apply. 

Click here for a flyer.

Click here for a document highlighting grant opportunities (for the income-qualified) for making your home more climate resilient and energy efficient. Prepared July 2025 by Dory Estrada, the City of Takoma Park's Sustainability Manager, for a presentation to the Village of Takoma Park.

Contact the Village of Takoma Park at 301-646-2109 (if you're a Village member or interested in becoming one) to see if our home repairs team can help you!