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Lawrence Habitat requests $250,000 to expand critical home repair for low‑income households
Summary
Lawrence Habitat for Humanity told AHAB it has a growing wait list for critical repairs and mobile home work and asked for a larger award to serve more families and cover rising repair costs. Last year’s award covered more modest repairs; Habitat now reports average project costs have grown to $12,000–$15,000.
Stacy Schroeder of Lawrence Habitat for Humanity presented the organization’s critical repair program and requested expanded funding to meet growing demand.
Schroeder said Habitat began with an aging‑in‑place focus for seniors and then added a broader critical repair track and mobile‑home repairs. Repairs target major systems—roofs, plumbing, heating and accessibility—so low‑income homeowners can…
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