Lavern and Liz applied for the Home Repair program after being without water for a few days. A city pipe crushed their main water pipe under the street in front of their house. This significantly impacted their day-to-day lives as they had no access to their plumbing system. Because of this situation, their grandchildren – who currently reside with them – went to stay with their mom.
Lavern checked with the 211 helpline who recommended Black Hills Area Habitat for Humanity and its Home Repair program which provides zero-interest loans for critical home repairs and home preservation repairs for financially qualified applicants. Habitat immediately offered assistance. “We filled out paperwork, and they had it fixed in a couple of days and gave us a month to do our part. What a relief!” Liz said.
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“Habitat doing those repairs meant we kept our house, and the kids were so happy when the repairs got done and they could come back home,” Liz said.