District of Columbia Department of Aging and Community Living

District of Columbia Department of Aging and Community Living

Contact Person: Ronald Flowers, Research and Grants Management Analyst

Agency Name or Parent Company: District of Columbia Department of Aging and Community Living

Name of Home Modification Program / Resource: Ronald Flowers

Address: 500 K St., NE, Washington, DC 20032

Email Address: [email protected]

Phone Number: 202.535.1417

Homepage/Website: DACL.dc.gov

Established: 2017

Target Population: Senior age 60+

No. of Persons Served/Year: 1160

No. of Paid Staff: 8

Services Provided:

  • Minor home modifications (e.g., grab bars, raised toilet seats, handheld showers, handrails, lever door handles)
  • Major home modifications (e.g., remodel bathrooms, adjust counter/cabinet heights, ramps, elevator/platform or chair lifts, widen doorways, roll-in showers)
  • Home assessments
  • Refers to providers (e.g., Home modification program, occupational/physical therapists, funding sources)
  • Advocacy for home modification policies and funding
  • Participate in task forces/coalitions or planning activities with other agencies
  • Integrate home modification or repairs within existing home and community-based and/or long-term care programs
  • Partners with state or local non-profit home modification programs (e.g., Rebuilding Together, Habitat for Humanity, etc...)

Funding Source(s):

  • State General Revenues

Total Budget: $6,500,000.00

Is your organization Non-Profit?: no