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Senior Housing Assistance Repair Program (SHARP)
provides senior and disabled homeowners
in Lafayette with small household repairs at no cost to the owners. SHARP is a
joint effort of the Tippecanoe County Council on Aging and Habitat for Humanity
of Lafayette
Key Benefits
- Increase
the safety of the home living environment for the resident
- Increase
accessibility for the aged or disabled resident
- Increase
the probability the homeowner can live independently
What Can SHARP Do For You? SHARP helps with home repairs
such as:
- leaky faucets
- wheelchair ramps
- electrical problems
- minor roof repair
- cracked ceilings
- loose carpet
- leaky toilets
- broken windows
- brick foundations
Do I Qualify?
- Be age 62 or older or permanently disabled
- Living within the city limits of Lafayette
- Own your own home (mobile homes do not qualify)
- Meet income guidelines
Fees?
- There are no fees for the repair work
- Donations for SHARP can be sent to: TCCA, P.O. Box
6478, Lafayette, IN 47903
How Do I Sign Up?
- Call 447-2311 and ask for an application or stop by
the Senior Center
- Complete the application and send it back with
documentation of your age and income.
- You will received a call back once all your
information has been received
How is SHARP Funded?
- City of Lafayette Community Development Block Grant
- United Way of Greater Lafayette
- Lafayette Savings Bank (FHLBI NIP funds)
- The Home Depot
- grant for power and hand tools
- Pyramid Sign & Design and
Von Tobel
Lumber for lettering on our new SHARP Van
- Your donations
Thanks to Greg Simmons for design of our new
SHARP logo.
For more information, email
Don Ferguson, SHARP Manager, call 447-2311 or come by the Senior Center.
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