[NFBNJ] Essex Home Repair Program for SeniorsFor Others Inquire In Your County

[joe ruffalo]

Greetings to all!
once again, we thank Pamela Gaston, NJ CBVI, for sharing the following 
information as we continue to work together to make a difference.
If you reside outside of Essex County, please call your county senior 
services department.  Call your town hall to request the phone number.
Warmly,
Joe

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Home Repair Programs in Essex County can Help Senior Citizens
Patch, September 11, 2018-By: Eric Kiefer



The program helps low-income senior citizens in Essex County make minor home 
repairs at no cost.



[cid:image001.jpg at 01D44A99.B05773C0]ESSEX COUNTY, NJ - The following news 
release comes via Lifelong Montclair and Montclair Township.



Preparing for emergencies like hurricanes and snow storms usually means 
scrambling to stores for supplies like flashlights, batteries, water and 
food. If you are a senior citizen with poor eye sight, limited mobility and 
you no longer drive, you might feel helpless and worried about the upcoming 
hurricane and winter season. The Senior Home Repair Program of Essex County 
won't supply you with water or food, but it can help senior homeowners and 
their caregivers in Essex County to prepare for emergencies and to secure 
their homes so that they can weather the storms ahead.



Additional funds from the Essex County Division of Senior Services have 
enabled local nonprofit, Life Management, Inc., to extend services to a 
greater number of senior homeowners and caregivers in Essex County by 
December 31, 2018. The targeted population for services are minority seniors 
with low incomes, who are living in urban areas, needing minor carpentry, 
plumbing and electrical repairs, or ramps, stair lifts and grab bars, to 
name a few types of jobs. Senior owners must be age sixty and over. Also, 
caregivers of any age can apply for assistance if they are helping a senior 
living in Essex County.



Life Management has been assisting seniors with residential maintenance for 
over 18 years. The Agency uses contractors that have been tested and trusted 
throughout the years. The Agency has been replacing and securing windows, 
doors, storm doors and weather stripping; installing hand rails, grab bars, 
motion detectors, peep holes; fixing leaking pipes and toilets; unclogging 
drains; replacing water heaters and faulty electrical outlets and light 
fixtures; repairing stairs and ceilings; and installing smoke detectors 
throughout the County of Essex. Those are just some of the many repairs that 
can been done for seniors at no cost to them.



The Senior Home Repair Program funded by the Essex County Division of Senior 
Services wants to assist Essex County seniors and their caregivers to 
prepare for emergencies like Hurricane Sandy, and dangerous snow storms. We 
also want to help keep seniors safe from break-ins, water and wind damage, 
and from falls that can be caused by poor lighting, rotting stairs, uneven 
sidewalks and a lack of hand rails. If you are a senior citizen who owns a 
home in Essex County, or are a caregiver who provides for a senior in your 
home, you are eligible for free home repair assistance and even a ramp to 
help you get outside your home.



Winter will be here before you know it... doors, windows, and AC units can 
be drafty and deadly for seniors. If you are a senior, or would like to 
refer a senior for home repair assistance, please call: 973-655-0300.




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