There are many great organizations that provide powerful resources for improving the lives of Wilmington residents. Below are links to services and programs designed to help you repair and maintain your home:
Wilmington Housing Authority
Section 32 Home Ownership Program: Offers classes and counseling in a one-on-one setting on credit repair, budgeting, financial literacy, home buying, and minor home repair / maintenance.
New Castle County
Architectural Accessibility Program: Grant program to enhance the ability of a qualified household member to safely function in their home and enter and exit the home safely.
Emergency Home Repair Loan Program: 0% mortgage loan program providing assistance to eligible homeowners faced with a condition determined to be dangerous to the life, health, property, and safety of the occupants of the home.
Homeowner Rehabilitation Direct Loan Program: Affordable home repair program to enable qualified homeowners to have repairs and improvements necessary to free their homes of health and safety hazards.
Minor Home Repair Program: Grant program designed to assist eligible homeowners who need small repairs to their homes.
Senior Home Loan Repair Program: Deferred 0% interest loan program to provide assistance to eligible homeowners who need more extensive repairs to their homes than the Senior Minor Home Repair Grant Program provides.
Delaware State Housing Authority/Milford Housing Development Corporation:
Statewide Emergency Repair Program: Provides qualified emergency home repairs to qualified homeowners to address emergency conditions threatening human safety.
Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environment Control (DNREC)
Weatherization Assistance Program: Reduces energy costs (and increases comfort) for low-income households by increasing the energy efficiency of their homes.
Habitat for Humanity of New Castle County
Home Repair: Provides homeowners who live in low-income housing and struggle to maintain the exterior of their homes with the support they need to do so.