Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Housing topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Centre County moves Habitat for Humanity whole‑home repair contract to consent agenda after helping about 63 families
Summary
County staff asked to reallocate funds and approve a contract addendum with Habitat for Humanity to close out the Whole Home Repair Program, which commissioners said helped about 63 families; the item was placed on next week’s consent agenda.
Julia presented Contract Addendum No. 1 with Habitat for Humanity to reallocate remaining funds and close out the county’s Whole Home Repair Program. Commissioners and staff praised the program’s outcomes; one commissioner said the program helped “like, 63 families,” a figure Julia confirmed as approximate.
The program targeted home repairs for veterans, senior citizens and other low-income householders to preserve affordable housing stock by fixing furnaces, frozen pipes and other critical needs. Staff said the model is unusual because many grants pay for first-month rent rather than home repair, and that Centre County’s program has been recognized by the state as an example.
Commissioners moved the Habitat contract addendum to next week’s consent agenda for formal approval.
