Handy Helpers

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Home accessibility and safety are constant concerns for many older adults in Orange County. Ramps, grab bars, and railings can enhance your living experience and help you plan to stay in your home longer. However, it can be both difficult and costly to coordinate and complete these sometimes-necessary home modifications.

Handy Helpers is a volunteer-based safety home repair program through the Orange County Department on Aging. Ramps, railings, grab bars and exterior deck and porch repairs are completed by volunteers, often older adults, throughout Orange County.

  • Residents may submit a home repair request to the Orange County Home Preservation Coalition using the online survey tool or via hardcopy.
  • Residents may contact the Aging Helpline to submit a request at 919-968-2087

Cost

There is no charge for labor through the Handy Helpers program. A large portion of the materials for each project is funded by the OCDOA. The amount of funding available is dependent on a sliding-scale cost-share model. Requirements for eligibility include: 

  • Must be a homeowner (includes owning a mobile home on rented property)
  • 55+ years old
  • Resident of Orange County
  • Income at or below:
    • Single-person income requirement of $54,784 or less
    • Two-person income requirement of $74,028 or less

Handy Helpers does not work on projects related to the roof or mold.

Contact  

For more information, please call or email:

Aging Helpline or (919) 968-2087 

Handy Helper Program Coordinator at (919) 245-4245

Visit our Aging in Place Support Services page to explore all the services offered.

Handy Helper Volunteers

Below are links to be used by Orange County Department on Aging Handy Helpers to submit information regarding their work and find their personal links to their assigned project list. Passwords are required to access all information behind these links. If you have forgotten these passwords, please reach out to the Handy Helpers Program Coordinator at (919) 245-4245. 

Submit a completion/update report on a Handy Helper project.

Find your personal link to view your assigned projects. 

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