MINOR HOUSEHOLD REPAIRS
New York City
Project Metropair
212-453-9542
http://www.metcouncil.org/site/PageServer?pagename=Programs_Home_Services
A program administered by the Met Council in New York City which performs free handyman services for low income seniors ages 60 or older who are New York City residents. Services include installing and repairing:
- Bathtub grab bars
- Smoke and carbon monoxide detector
- Door locks and chains
- Window locks and screens
- Wood railing
- Broken tiles
- Electrical outlets and switches
- Doorbells
- Light bulbs
- Handheld showers
- Holes, cracks and dents in the walls
- Waterproofing tubs and showers
- Winterizing windows, doors and A/C units
Heichal Hachesed
347-385-6877
An all volunteer home improvement organization available for widows and the elderly in Boro Park and Flatbush. They will do small and light home improvements such as electric, plumbing, lighting, lifting, reaching unreachable spaces, changing light bulbs, smoke & carbon monoxide detectors, and more.
Rockland County, New York
The Chore Service
845-364-2114
Tom Temquist, Director
A free service for senior citizens 60+ and people with disabilities residing in Rockland County, New York.
Volunteers will do simple household repairs including fixing leaking faucets and toilets, replacing light bulbs and smoke detector batteries, installing grab bars, replacing switches, light fixtures and plugs on lamps, putting plastic on windows, applying weather stripping and hanging pictures.
Chore volunteers will NOT do outdoor work or emergency repairs. The only charge is for materials used for the repairs.