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As Coalition members, home repair nonprofits invest in training and innovative solutions that benefit local communities long-term. While every community has unique needs, members collectively tackle significant issues like aging in place, and preservation of affordable housing. Continue Reading

HUD, CDBG, CAPS, & the list goes on... This blog post breaks down housing and industry-specific acronyms so you can stay up to speed. Continue Reading

May is Older Americans Month. Coalition for Home Repair members have helped more than 70,000 low-income older Americans age in place. Coalition members fill an important need in their local communities. Continue Reading

Community Builders are people whose engagement in the Coalition for Home Repair helps create a thriving community. Engagement can look a number of ways. Organizations have different resources and time to be engaged. This award is designated by Coalition staff on an ongoing basis throughout the year. Continue Reading

Great news - thanks to the Edward and Wanda Jordan Family Foundation, the Coalition has earned a $5,000 matching gift opportunity! To meet this goal, we’re hosting a Day of Giving. The Day of Giving is held in conjunction with an Impact Call at 2:00am EDT on March 7th where we feature... Continue Reading

The Coalition for Home Repair was named a Global Impact Challenge grant recipient. Continue Reading

Freyja Harris Harris brings more than 20 years of experience in housing, grant making, policy, and community development, and will play a key role in leading the Coalition, executing programs, fundraising, and advocacy work.  Continue Reading

Blair Pakowski joins the Coalition for Home Repair team as program coordinator & compliance officer, effective February 6. Pakowski will work remotely to support the implementation and management of the Veteran Home Repair & Modification Pilot program. Continue Reading

Grant funding is available for Coalition for Home Repair organization members. Continue Reading

Community Builders are people whose engagement in the Coalition for Home Repair helps create a thriving community. Engagement can look a number of ways. Organizations have different resources and time to be engaged. As such, our staff has nominated a 2022 class of Community Builders.  Continue Reading

At ReFrame Conference this morning, I shared some big news. I will be stepping down as the Coalition’s Executive Director in a few months; this will be the last ReFrame Conference that I lead. I am still as passionate about housing preservation as ever. However, the time has come for me to... Continue Reading

The Coalition for Home Repair has been awarded the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Veterans Home Rehabilitation and Modification Pilot program grant. The Coalition will receive the maximum grant amount, $1,000,000. Read HUD's press release about the grant. With the funds,... Continue Reading