Tower Grove Neighborhoods Community Development Corporation (TGNCDC) has invested over 1M in blight removal, trash pick up, infrastructure improvements, affordable for sale and for rent development projects in Tower Grove South over the last five years. We're proud of our accomplishments and we look forward to reporting on our overall success in the coming months.
One community development activity we identified as an area of need was programming around existing homeowners and helping them with home repairs. Home repair programs help our neighbors age in place by helping them stay in place instead of having pressure to move due to roof leaks, no heat, masonry problems, and other deferred maintenance items that decrease quality of life and add a layer of stress. We've heard stories of neighbors living with trash cans in their bedrooms to collect rainwater!
Through our framework and vision plan and our five year strategic plan, collaborating with other CDCs to deliver more services to our neighborhoods was a top priority. We're fortunate to have developed a strong relationship with Carondelet Community Betterment Federation (CCBF) who recently received a grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank on Des Moines for 1.8M to help low to moderate income people, disabled and seniors with home repairs.
With our request, they included the 63116 zip code (Tower Grove South) in their successful application for funding. TGNCDC and CCBF are excited to introduce this new program focused on helping existing residents with home repairs. The scope of work is determined by need and program guidelines. CCBF estimates many repair projects to be in the $15,000 to $20,000 range and could include work on heating and cooling systems, tuck pointing, roof and gutter replacement and repair, ADA enhancements, etc.
Anyone interested in learning more, please contact Kelly at 314-752-6339 with CCBF for more details on income restrictions, program guidelines and to apply.
