Repair your home

Habitat of Durham works with eligible homeowners to repair and maintain their homes through the Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative (NRI). Habitat's work ensures families live in safe and well-maintained homes; keeps homeowners in their homes, protecting their financial investments; and increases homeowners' dignity and pride of homeownership.  

Interested? Learn more about eligibility requirement.

Habitat can help repair your home in three ways:

Beautification- A Brush With Kindness

A Brush With Kindness assists homeowners with the appearance of the exterior of their homes through minor repairs, painting and other maintenance. This typically includes broken windows and doors, loose siding, rotting soffits and fascia, peeling paint, missing shingles and landscaping.

 Weatherization

The Weatherization program strives to make homes safer and more energy efficient by installing weather stripping, caulking, replacing deteriorated doors and ductwork, insulating floors, attics and walls. 

Critical Home Repairs

The Critical Home Repairs program provides home repair assistance to keep qualifying homeowners in their houses. Possible repairs include roof, plumbing, electrical, accessibility, unsafe flooring and others.   

To repair your home, contact Lakeisha Williams (919.682.0516 x 104)