preserving your home by making it safer and healthier

home repairs made affordable

Since 1990, 386 Truman Habitat Home Preservation Projects have been completed in Eastern Jackson County. Our Home Preservation Program, or more commonly known as our Home Repair program, offers affordable solutions to help keep your home healthy, safe, and accessible. Projects include exterior repairs like roofs, windows, doors, ramps, and porches as well as interior modifications such as kitchen and bath accessibility, HVAC, plumbing, electrical work, and more!

Home Preservation Program

Our Home Preservation Program, or Home Repair Program, works with existing homeowners to perform repair projects as large as replacing a roof or as small as fixing a handrail on a staircase.

Aging in Place Modifications

Widening doors, installing ramps to allow for wheelchair access, and installing grab bars in bathrooms are just some of the ways we make people’s home more livable so that they can stay there as they age.

home repair eligibility

program status

Truman Habitat's Home Repair Program includes Independence, Raytown and Lee's Summit. Residents in these cities are eligible if you qualify. We provide a critical home repair program, a weatherization program, aging-in-place home modifications.


At this time, all our Home Repair Programs are FULL.

We understand the need for home repair assistance is greater than ever. But we simply do not have the resources to serve everyone as quickly as we'd like. We are working now to assist those who have been patiently waiting for services. We look forward to reopening our programs and helping more neighbors with home repairs.

Thank you for your patience as we work through previous requests. 


We encourage you to contact United Way at 2-1-1 for additional resources. Please continue to check back for updated information about our home repair services.

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  • Step 1: Confirm that you meet program qualifications

    To qualify for any of our home repair programs, the following criteria must be met:

    • Owner occupied home
    • Current on mortgage payments
    • Current on property taxes
    • Current on utility bills
    • Possess homeowner insurance

    *Prior assistance from Truman Heritage Habitat for Humanity on property disqualifies applicant from receiving further funds for 5 years

  • Step 2: Meet income guidelines

    Repair program eligibility is based on the city in which you live and your combined gross household income. Based on the program, your combined gross income must be 80% or less of the area's median income (AMI) based on the HUD household size. 


    Household               80%              


    1 Person                $63,500


    2 Person               $72,600      


    3 Person                $81,650  


    4 Person                $90,700       


    5 Person                $98,000 


    6 Person               $105,250   



Please Note:

We do not offer emergency housing assistance or emergency home repair.

If you are in need of emergency services, please see the list below for organizations that may be able to help you.

Emergency Organizations:

United Way: 2-1-1
Community Services League: 816-254-4100
Homeless Hotline: 816-474-4599

your impact

“Mr. Handyman is a proud partner to Truman Heritage's Home Preservation Program. Helping homeowners maintain and stay in their homes safely is a blessing to them and to their communities.”

- Mr. Handyman