HandyPro of Washington DC Metropolitan

Contact Person: Melissa Bressler, Outreach Manager

Agency Name or Parent Company: HandyPro International

Name of Home Modification Program / Resource: HandyPro of Washington DC Metropolitan

Address: 10411 Motor City Dr #750, Bethesda, MD 20817, Bethesda, MD 20817

Email Address: [email protected]

Phone Number: 301-960-9830

Homepage/Website: https://www.handypro.com/washington-dc/

Established: Our local franchise was established in Jan 2014

Partnerships: DwellAssured

Target Population: All persons (children, adults, seniors) that would like to improve the safety of their homes or experiencing a short or long term illness, injury or condition impacting their current accessibility and independence.

No. of Paid Staff: 6

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

• Medicaid Home and Community-Based Waiver
• City/County Housing and Community Development Department (e.g., Community Development Block Grants, HOME Block Grants)
• City/County Department of Housing and Urban Development: Tribes and Tribally Designated Housing Entities
• State and/or local tax programs (e.g., state sales tax rebates, local tax credits)
• Private Pay

Special Features: - Free consultations - 1 yr service warranty (in addition to a manufactures warranty, if applicable) - Employs an occupational therapist - Employs CEAC certified engineer

Is your organization Non-Profit?: no