Home Repairs: Philadelphia

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The programs and resources listed below help homeowners with home repairs and improvements.

Philadelphia's Quick Guide to City Services

Philadelphia Housing Development Corporation
(215) 448-2160
PHDC offers several home repair programs for low and moderate income households.

Heater Hotline Program
(215) 568-7190
Serves low-income homeowners whose heating systems (gas, oil, coal, electric) are in need of repairs.

Philadelphia Home Improvement Loan
(215) 854-6515
Provides below market rate home improvement loans for owner-occupied properties. No equity requirements & no appraisal is necessary for loan to be approved.

Homeowners Emergency Loan Program
(215) 685-4907
HELP is an emergency, residential customer loan program for homeowners who were issued a plumbing or drainage violation from the Philadelphia Water Department.

Eighteenth Street Development Corp.
1815 S. 18th St., 19145
(215) 271-0052
Home repairs program for low and moderate income homeowners living in the Point Breeze area. They also offer home maintenance and repair workshops.

Impact Services
124 E. Indiana Ave., 19134
(215) 739-1600
Building Materials Exchange - Community Service Division provides low-to-no-cost-building materials to low income Phila. Homeowners to assist them in rehabbing & maintaining their homes.

Senior Housing Assistance Repair Program (SHARP)
(215) 765-9000
A no-cost, minor home repair program for homeowners 60 and older. Priority to those 75 years old, living alone, disabled, and low income. Property must be structurally sound.