Home Access Program

Contact Person: Kim Rae, Home Access Coordinator

Agency Name or Parent Company: Vermont Center for Independent Living

Name of Home Modification Program / Resource: Home Access Program

Address: 453 Stone Cutters Way STE B, Montpelier, VT 05602

Email Address: kim@vcil.org

Phone Number: 802-224-1816

Homepage/Website: www.vcil.org

Established: 1983

Partnerships: Vermont Center for Independent Living

Target Population: Vermonters with disabilities

No. of Persons Served/Year: 45

No. of Paid Staff: 2

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
• 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...)
• Peer advocacy & counseling

Funding Source(s):

• Grant funds

Special Features: Individual home modifications for increased accessibility for renters & home owners, Non-profit housing providers for renters with disabilities

Is your organization Non-Profit?: yes