Projects

 
 
 

Rehabs

Habitat Philadelphia rehabilitates homes with staff carpenters and fellows, creating safe, warm, and dry affordable housing and reducing neighborhood blight. These projects are also an opportunity to train our carpentry fellows in skills from framing to electricity.

 

Home Repair

Habitat Philadelphia provides free home repairs through staff, subcontractors, and skilled volunteers – fostering partnership rather than a typical contractor relationship. View our repair areas below.

Age in Place

 grab bars, widening doorways, accessibility upgrades, +more

Repairs focused on modifications that enable older adults and people with disabilities to safely remain in and move about their homes

Critical Home Repair

roofing, heating, plumbing, electric, +more

Essential repairs addressing urgent health, safety, and structural issues to stabilize homes and improve living conditions

Veteran Repair

gutters, windows, doors, plumbing, +more

Repairs for those who have served in the military to create safer, healthier, and more comfortable living environments

Exterior Shell Repair

roofing, siding, +more

Repairs that focus on the outside of home to help protect homes from weather and maintain their integrity

Energy Efficiency and Sustainability

energy efficient appliances, electric, air-sealing, +more

Repairs designed to enhance energy efficiency and lower household operating costs