We performed electrical, structural and plumbing repairs to eradicate all issues. In total, it took over 10 months, including 4 weeks of actual construction, from the time Angie first contacted Habitat Charlotte until all repairs were completed. Once the construction scope containing all aspects of the repairs was finalized, Angie signed her CHR contract, and work started shortly afterward. Next Angie met with Ashley, her construction supervisor, to review her home’s problems in person, and work with the Habitat construction team and our subcontractors to assess the repairs her home needed. Fortunately, in Angie’s case, Isela informed Angie that repayment was not required…and she was ecstatic. In certain cases, homeowners must repay a portion of the amount needed to repair their homes, but always with an affordable payment plan. Habitat reviews every applicant’s financial situation, using income and other financial factors to determine if a partial repayment for CHR services is required. This included an in-depth review of Angie’s finances to determine the amount that she would have to contribute towards the repairs personally. Now that Angie was pre-approved, she then partnered with Isela in Habitat Charlotte’s Family Support group to go over her finances and her home’s needs in more detail. And when she learned that she’d been pre-approved for CHR services, Angie was overwhelmed – she couldn’t believe that her home’s problems were going to be fixed. According to Donna, Angie was very responsive and emailed everything requested in a prompt manner. She took care to provide the required checklist documents, which included bank statements and utility bills. So she rolled up her sleeves and started her research to learn more about CHR.Īngie first learned of Habitat’s application process and worked with Donna on Habitat’s Family Services team to submit her application. While struggling with the thought of having to move out of a home and neighborhood that she’d lived in for over a decade, Angie heard about Habitat Charlotte’s Critical Home Repair (CHR) program through her uncle Hezekiah, a former recipient of CHR services. As a single, retired homeowner, it was simply beyond her ability, both physically and financially, to repair the problems.

That wasn’t the case about a year ago, when issues – some serious – began to appear in Angie’s home. Other than the “two troublesome trees” in her back yard, Angie is happy and content. She and her neighbors on the block, many of whom have lived here for over 15 years, tend to look out for each other. Angie Stinson loves her Charlotte home and the quiet neighborhood that she lives in.

Ultionus good ending