HomeFree

Contact Person: Sara Messer ECHM, C0-Owner

Agency Name or Parent Company: Homefree: Solutions for Independent Living

Name of Home Modification Program / Resource: Sara Messer

Address: PO Box 697, Templeton, CA 93465

Email Address: [email protected]

Phone Number: 805-303-4663

Homepage/Website: www.homefreesolutions.org

Established: 2020

Target Population: Older Adults, Any individual with accessibility barriers in home, Aging in Plce

No. of Persons Served/Year: 107

No. of Paid Staff: 2

Services Provided:

• Home assessments
• Refers to providers (e.g., Home modification program, occupational/physical therapists, funding sources)
• Raise consumer and/or professional awareness
• 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):

• City/County Housing and Community Development Department (e.g., Community Development Block Grants, HOME Block Grants)
• Weatherization Assistance Program/Department of Energy, State Housing Finance Agency (e.g., home modification loan programs)
• Local General and Millage Funds
• Private Pay
• Grant funds
• We work with some insurance companies and are increasing our funding sources regularly.

Special Features: We are occupational therapists who do the assessments and can work as liaison with healthcare workers, builders and homeowners.

Is your organization Non-Profit?: no