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Could you explain your situation? If you're a member (or former member) of a church, organization or congregation and have absolutely no funds to care for your house, they may have an group to help you. My church here in Texas has a team called "His Handymen," and they are amazing. They also involve our teens in jobs that don't require special skills, like plumbing and electricity.
Even the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts could help out w/yard work chores. Mowing the grass, raking leaves, trimming bushes, planting flowers, painting a fence etc. They are always looking for community service projects for their badges and giving back to the community. Many hands make work light!! I agree w/ the aboveposting too....churches and their youth groups are always willing to help and possibly do the painting on the house. You could throw a pizza party or hot dog/hamburger party to thank them for all their hard work.
There are organizations that help but you have to seek them out within your area. You could call churches and ask them if they know of any in your area. I do not know of any organization nationwide that you could contact. I have been looking for someone too, at 60 I am a bit to old to be climbing up on roofs to cut back trees like I use to but my 84 year old mother thinks I should be able to re-roof the workshop by myself, alas I have let her and her dementia down.
Many colleges maintain jobs postings for students, and some even have painting and yardwork crews. Maybe you can call a few local community colleges, etc. and ask about this. I wish you well. BTW - where are you located? in MN this is very common and there is even a crew named "College Painters" that does such work.. They usually staff summer-off-work teachers and college students.
Contact your local government. In my city, there are funds for interest-free loans for elderly homeowners who need to do expensive repairs. Try your local area council on aging. Habitat for Humanity. Call your state rep or senator, or your congressperson to ask help in finding resources. Let them do something useful for a change!
In our city, the Preservation Resource Center did a "Christmas in October" in which seniors homes in historic districts got exterior re-do's from painting to shoring to retro fitting for handicapped ramps & entrances. All the work and materials were free and the homes were partnered with large corporations. Houses in our neighborhood were done by Chevron & Schlumberger teams. You have to qualify and be on a list for a few years but well worth it.
My mom got a ramp put in through a federal Community Block Development Grant funded outreach program done by the Council of Governments through her neighborhood association. She paid for the materials but everything else was through the grant. The neighborhood association (a 501 - c -3) found the properties via word of mouth of members. There are COG's throughout the US who do & get funds for regional planning programs. You just have to research them.
About scouts, BSA usually require that all service projects be co-ordinated through the local troop sponsor in tandem with the area council. So if your local troop charter is held by a Methodist Church or Rotary Club, they need to umbrella it within whatever outreach they do and then have it approved within area council.So if your Rotary has a senior or community outreach program in place and yard maintenence is a part of the community outreach of it, then it can work. But Scouts to individuals is a big NO for all kinds of reasons.
If you do benefit from a grant program, please do read the fine print on the agreement. Many grant programs are now placing covenants on the property. Where we live, many folks took grant $ to rebuild after Hurricane Katrina. For many, the grant includes a covenant to the property that you signed off that for the lifetime of the property, you promised to keep the property full insured. Makes sense to do, right. Well before Katrina, flood, wind & homeowners $ 800.00 a year, & totally manageable. Now in 2013, windstorm could be $ 3K - 10K, flood could be anywhere from $ 300.00 - 20K depending on where you are in the new flood maps. No way those increased costs were anticipated and you have to either buy it and pay for it or have it forced placed onto your mortgage or repay the grant. So please pay attention to what the grant could require you to do in the future. Good luck.
By proceeding, I agree that I understand the following disclosures:
I. How We Work in Washington.
Based on your preferences, we provide you with information about one or more of our contracted senior living providers ("Participating Communities") and provide your Senior Living Care Information to Participating Communities. The Participating Communities may contact you directly regarding their services.
APFM does not endorse or recommend any provider. It is your sole responsibility to select the appropriate care for yourself or your loved one. We work with both you and the Participating Communities in your search. We do not permit our Advisors to have an ownership interest in Participating Communities.
II. How We Are Paid.
We do not charge you any fee – we are paid by the Participating Communities. Some Participating Communities pay us a percentage of the first month's standard rate for the rent and care services you select. We invoice these fees after the senior moves in.
III. When We Tour.
APFM tours certain Participating Communities in Washington (typically more in metropolitan areas than in rural areas.) During the 12 month period prior to December 31, 2017, we toured 86.2% of Participating Communities with capacity for 20 or more residents.
IV. No Obligation or Commitment.
You have no obligation to use or to continue to use our services. Because you pay no fee to us, you will never need to ask for a refund.
V. Complaints.
Please contact our Family Feedback Line at (866) 584-7340 or ConsumerFeedback@aplaceformom.com to report any complaint. Consumers have many avenues to address a dispute with any referral service company, including the right to file a complaint with the Attorney General's office at: Consumer Protection Division, 800 5th Avenue, Ste. 2000, Seattle, 98104 or 800-551-4636.
VI. No Waiver of Your Rights.
APFM does not (and may not) require or even ask consumers seeking senior housing or care services in Washington State to sign waivers of liability for losses of personal property or injury or to sign waivers of any rights established under law.
I agree that:
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I authorize A Place For Mom ("APFM") to collect certain personal and contact detail information, as well as relevant health care information about me or from me about the senior family member or relative I am assisting ("Senior Living Care Information").
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APFM may provide information to me electronically. My electronic signature on agreements and documents has the same effect as if I signed them in ink.
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APFM may send all communications to me electronically via e-mail or by access to an APFM web site.
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If I want a paper copy, I can print a copy of the Disclosures or download the Disclosures for my records.
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This E-Sign Acknowledgement and Authorization applies to these Disclosures and all future Disclosures related to APFM's services, unless I revoke my authorization. You may revoke this authorization in writing at any time (except where we have already disclosed information before receiving your revocation.) This authorization will expire after one year.
F.
You consent to APFM's reaching out to you using a phone system than can auto-dial numbers (we miss rotary phones, too!), but this consent is not required to use our service.
My mom got a ramp put in through a federal Community Block Development Grant funded outreach program done by the Council of Governments through her neighborhood association. She paid for the materials but everything else was through the grant. The neighborhood association (a 501 - c -3) found the properties via word of mouth of members. There are COG's throughout the US who do & get funds for regional planning programs. You just have to research them.
About scouts, BSA usually require that all service projects be co-ordinated through the local troop sponsor in tandem with the area council. So if your local troop charter is held by a Methodist Church or Rotary Club, they need to umbrella it within whatever outreach they do and then have it approved within area council.So if your Rotary has a senior or community outreach program in place and yard maintenence is a part of the community outreach of it, then it can work. But Scouts to individuals is a big NO for all kinds of reasons.
If you do benefit from a grant program, please do read the fine print on the agreement. Many grant programs are now placing covenants on the property. Where we live, many folks took grant $ to rebuild after Hurricane Katrina. For many, the grant includes a covenant to the property that you signed off that for the lifetime of the property, you promised to keep the property full insured. Makes sense to do, right. Well before Katrina, flood, wind & homeowners $ 800.00 a year, & totally manageable. Now in 2013, windstorm could be $ 3K - 10K, flood could be anywhere from $ 300.00 - 20K depending on where you are in the new flood maps. No way those increased costs were anticipated and you have to either buy it and pay for it or have it forced placed onto your mortgage or repay the grant. So please pay attention to what the grant could require you to do in the future. Good luck.