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 $62,400 2 Person $71,300 3 Person $80,200 4 Person $89,100 5 Person $96,250 6 Person $103,400

Step 3: Complete the Pre-Qualification Form

Please complete this pre-qualification form. This form is then submitted to our Home Repair Program Manager.

preserving your home by making it safer and healthier

home repairs made affordable

Since 1990, 386 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.

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, weatherization program, aging-in-place home modifications.

Due to an overwhelming number of requests, the ONLY programs still available are listed below.

If you’ve made a request in the past, we still have your information in our database. Your request has been recorded and you will be placed on a Notifications List when the program becomes available for home repair.

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

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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 $62,400

2 Person   $71,300

3 Person   $80,200

4 Person   $89,100

5 Person    $96,250

6 Person $103,400
Step 3: Complete the Pre-Qualification Form
Please complete this pre-qualification form. This form is then submitted to our Home Repair Program Manager.
Pre-qualification form

Lee's Summit Critical Home Repair

In partnership with the City of Lee’s Summit, Truman Habitat is accepting applications from eligible Lee’s Summit homeowners. Homeowners must meet income and eligibility requirements listed above.

We have immediate openings for this program.

More information here.

Roof repair or replacement
Plumbing
Electrical
HVAC
Code violations

Dangerous tree removal
Exterior repairs and painting
Aging in place modifications
Ramps, railings, grab bars

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