A Brush With Kindness
Do you or a neighbor need A Brush with Kindness?
A Brush with Kindness is a program that helps low-income homeowners in preserving their homeownership by focusing on exterior home repair services. When basic expenses exceed income month after month, home maintenance is the usual casualty. Years of deferred maintenance can cause a downward spiral of home deterioration and unsafe living conditions.
- Are you living in challenging circumstances, which have created issues that are beyond what you can handle on your own?
- Are you struggling to keep your home in livable condition?
- Have you had to choose between paying for food, medication, taxes, and basic utilities?
- Are you facing city code violations or homeowner insurance cancellation due to the condition of your home?
Once a homeowner’s eligibility is determined and their application is accepted, El Dorado County Habitat for Humanity’s A Brush with Kindness program provides caring volunteer groups who come alongside and assist homeowners in completing minor repairs, painting, and other home maintenance.
Apply for A Brush With Kindness
Homeowner eligibility:
- Must complete Homeowner Application
- Family income must be under maximum income guidelines
- Homes must be owner-occupied
- Scope of work must match program resources
- All able-bodied homeowners and residents of the home are required to work alongside volunteers
- Homeowners are expected to be cooperative partners with staff and volunteers
- Homeowners are asked for financial pledge to the A Brush with Kindness program on larger projects—payable when they sell or refinance their home
Go To:
Application Guidelines and Family Selection Criteria
A Brush of Kindness Homeowner Application
A Brush with Kindness is about connecting people and restoring homes through simple acts of kindness so that homeowners can once again live in a safe and decent home.
Sample of activities at various levels of skills/cost
Level I (low cost/low skill)
Window repair (screen, glass, glazing)
Scrape, paint, caulk
Minor siding & trim repair
Landscaping (pruning/trimming, weeding, reseeding)
Clean up, brush removal, junk removal
Board replacement in porch/stair/ramp
Minor roof repair & soffit/fascia replacement
Door replacement
Level II (increased skills and costs)
Major roof repair/replacement
Porch/stair/ramp construction
Extensive siding and trim repair/replacement
Window replacement
Weather stripping
Interior work (only as it relates to exterior work)
Level III
Partnering with other agencies for interior renovations and energy retrofitting
