Home Repair Assistance

American Red Cross: 540-987-6355 | Danielle Englund, danielle.englund@redcross.org | Provides up to 3 free smoke alarms in any home that needs them.

Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development:  Contact WAP@dhcd.virginia.gov|Assists with lowering heating and cooling costs through weatherization and subsidized repairs on heating and cooling equipment. Available for qualified individuals. 

Lead Safe Roanoke: 215 Church Avenue SW, Room 208 N, Roanoke, 24011 | 540-853-5682 | LSRinfo@roanokeva.gov | The City of Roanoke's Lead Safe Roanoke is a HUD-funded program designed to reduce lead poisoning in children by stabilizing lead-based paint hazards found in rental and single-family homes built in Roanoke City prior to 1978. Eligible applicants receive comprehensive services to identify and stabilize deteriorating lead-based paint hazards in their home and/or rental units.

Roanoke Renovation Alliance: 530 8th Street Southwest, Roanoke, 24016 | 540-400-0959 | info@renovateall.org |Roanoke Renovation Alliance brings volunteers together to renovate homes for low-income homeowners, especially older adults, individuals with disabilities, families with children, and active or retired members of the armed service.

STEP, Inc.: 200 Dent Street, Rocky Mount, 24151 | Contact Keith Holland, Housing Services Director: 540-483-5142, ext. 3026, keith.holland@stepincva.com| Weatherization services for Franklin and Patrick County residents. 

Total Action for Progress: 302 2nd Street SW, Roanoke, 24011| 540-283‑4899 | Free emergency home repair services for those who qualify, as well as weatherization services and indoor plumbing rehabilitation.