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Senior Service Directory

Home Repair

Limited help with minor home repairs and home weatherization. See also the "Action Guide."

Knox County Department of Community Development

215-3980
City-County Building, 400 Main Street, Suite 345, 37902
No-interest loans for income-eligible Knox County homeowners to pay for home repair, septic tank and drainfield problems, or water and sewer line service.

Neighborhood Housing, Inc.

524-2774
Knoxville Leadership Foundation
901 E. Summit Hill Drive, Suite 300, 37915
Home Repair Program provides free home repairs—such as re-shingling roofs, painting, building ramps, and other minor home repairs—to low-income homeowners of Knoxville. Recipients of services must own and live in the house being repaired and must meet income guidelines. Recruits and coordinates volunteers to make home repairs.
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Project Live – Living Independently Through Volunteer Efforts (CAC)

524-2786
Office on Aging
2247 Western Avenue, 37921 (street)
P.O. Box 51650, 37950-1650 (mailing)
In-home assessment, case management, and referral to services. Volunteers make limited minor home repairs and safety modifications for older adults who meet eligibility requirements. No fees; contributions accepted.

Utility Companies

Contact your utility company to see if it has low- or no-interest loans for home improvements such as upgrading water/ sewer connections, repairing or replacing septic tanks, and installing more efficient heating or air-conditioning equipment.

Weatherization and Home Repair (CAC)

637-6700
CAC Center for Energy &Housing Services
2247 Western Avenue, 37921 (street)
P.O. Box 51650, 37950-1650 (mailing)
Both programs are free and have eligibility requirements. Weatherization offers whole-house weatherizing to low-income homeowners and renters to reduce long-term energy costs. Home Repair offers low- and moderate-income homeowners and renters limited help with minor home repairs related to health and safety or with building wheelchair-accessible ramps. Limited help available for low-income renters with accessibility needs.