Home Repair Program

Keeping homeowners safe, warm & dry with A Brush with Kindness.

Currently, we are not accepting new applications for our Critical Repairs Program.

If you are in need of any repair work, please click the interest form link below for someone to contact you if and when funding becomes available in the area you reside.

If you are in urgent need of any repair work or other resources, please check out the agency list below for more immediate assistance.

Milford Housing affordable housing solutions
Delaware State Housing Authority Home Repair Program
HabitatNCC list of community resources
HabitatNCC Refrigerator Replacement Program
United Way Delaware 2-1-1 Services
- Get connected to resources for needs that include food, housing, medical and social services including healthcare, crisis counseling and domestic abuse support.
New Castle County Hope Center
- The Hope Center is a hotel that will provide temporary emergency non-congregate shelter for people experiencing homelessness.
Energize Delaware residential energy programs

For more information or to submit your Interest form to repairs@habitatncc.org.

Habitat’s Brush with Kindness program partners with homeowners to make critical repairs – that keep them safe, warm and dry.

As part of Habitat’s commitment to Neighborhood Revitalization, A Brush with Kindness (ABWK) offers critical repair services to existing, low-income homeowners in the city of Wilmington. This effort not only preserves homeownership, but allows seniors to age in place.

Before Somandra found Habitat, she had been washing dishes in her bathtub for an entire year...after a contractor left her kitchen mostly gutted.

somandra’s story

“My story begins with my trust being taken advantage of by someone who did not complete the repairs I paid for. Hurt and heartbroken do not describe how I felt. I lived without a kitchen for a year. Cooking with no sink in a kitchen that [was torn] up. It was the worst year of my life.

…I felt as if my dream of staying in my home had turned into a nightmare. But, this changed when I met Ruby and Kevin from Habitat. They listened to my story and provided information on their A Brush With Kindness initiative, which I qualified for. Ruby and her team treated me and my home with respect.

After an assessment, they made necessary repairs to my roof and HVAC system. They also replaced my front windows and door, and installed a new storm door. I received a design package, which included an address plaque, mailbox and light fixture. I am now so proud of my home. God Bless ABWK they have renewed my faith in humanity!”

(left: Somandra in her new, functioning kitchen with the Habitat volunteers who repaired it)

Keeping homeowners safe, warm & dry in the city of Wilmington.

101 homeowners served since 2009

Sponsors include JPMorgan Chase, City of Wilmington, Delaware State Housing Authority and ChristianaCare

In partnership with: Catholic Charities, City of Wilmington, Energy Coordinating Agency, First State Community Action Agency, Help Initiative, Ingleside Homes, Milford Housing– Emergency repair

Critical, affordable repairs that keep Wilmington homeowners

safe, warm & dry

Roof repair/replacement; HVAC repair/replacement; Weatherization (ECA); Window and/or door replacement; Electrical and/or lighting repairs; Masonry repairs; Sidewalk repair/replacement; Railing and safety issues; Structural/safety repairs; Handicap accessibility; Exterior painting

Habitat for Humanity of New Castle County is collaborating with Delaware Habitat affiliates in Sussex County and Central Delaware to make free critical home repairs to qualifying COVID-impacted families throughout the state.

Thanks to the support from The Welfare Foundation and Barclays.

To qualify for our Healthy Homes Initiative, you must have experienced at least one of the following COVID-related impacts:

– Job loss, furlough, or reduction in hours
– Illness/Health Impacts
– Increased household burdens from the pandemic such as quarantining, schooling at home, etc.

Healthy Homes Initiative is prepared to help you with:

– HVAC Repair/Tune-up/Replacement
– Replacement of old carpets
– Water heater repair/replacement
– Plumbing
– Weatherization referral (ECA)
– Electrical and/or lighting repairs
– Interior railing and safety issues
– Interior Handicap accessibility
– Smoke/Carbon Monoxide Detectors Installation

You don’t have to carry the burden of these home repairs by yourself any longer. Let us help make your health and safety our NUMBER ONE PRIORITY.

UPDATE: On Site Volunteering will open on a limited basis on September 7, 2021. Contact volunteer@habitatncc.org for more information.