Repair Affair

Contact Person: Terra Riggs, Occupational Therapist Aging in Place Coordinator

Agency Name or Parent Company: New Directions Housing Corporation

Name of Home Modification Program / Resource: Aging in Place

Address: 1617 Maple Street, Louisville, KY 40210

Email Address: apply@repairaffair.org

Phone Number: 502-371-4906

Homepage/Website: https://www.ndhc.org/apply-for-repair-affair/

Established: 2021

Target Population: Older adults, certified disabled

No. of Persons Served/Year: 25

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)
• Repairs (e.g., roofing, electrical, carpeting/floors, stair repairs)
• 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

Funding Source(s):

• Grant funds

Special Features: Use of an occupational therapist, volunteers, creating funding, free home modifications provided

Total Budget: Dependent on funding source

Is your organization Non-Profit?: yes