Aging in Place Programs
Home Repairs
By providing free critical home repairs, we help give homeowners the ability to stay in their homes and “age in place” in safe, healthy environments. Project Houseworks’ Home Repair Program provides roof replacements, toilet and plumbing repairs and fixes for gas leaks and other serious problems that require immediate attention.
Home Modifications
Project Houseworks’ Home Modification Program focuses on enhancing the independence and mobility of those with disabilities, to help them remain safe in their homes. Our program helps to prevent unnecessary institutionalization by offering free modifications that help increase safety, security and all-around independence.
Home Affordability Program
Project Houseworks’ Home Affordability Program helps low-income families and persons achieve the dream of home ownership by providing affordable purchasing opportunities.
Warm the Metro
Warm the Metro is an annual program we offer each fall, in partnership with the Heating and Cooling Contractors Association (HACCA). Members of HACCA volunteer to provide furnace maintenance checks and free repairs (sometimes even replacements) for homeowners enrolled in Project Houseworks.
Brush Up
Every community deserves a fresh coat of compassion to shine, but for many homeowners in need, the exteriors of their houses tell a different story. Cracked paint, peeling surfaces, and weathered exteriors often symbolize more profound challenges, such as financial hardship or physical limitations.
Brush Up: Painting the path to community transformation is where Project Houseworks steps in. With your support, we’re painting more than just walls—we are restoring hope, dignity, and pride through our volunteer-led fundraising event that allows teams to paint the exteriors of older adults and immigrant and refugee homeowners in the Omaha Metro Area.
Each stroke of paint symbolizes our commitment to uplifting those who often feel overlooked, granting them a renewed sense of belonging. We invite you to join us, where we can create a vibrant and welcoming environment for all together.
Last year, 350 volunteer teams painted 25 homes, committing more than 2,100 community service hours! This year, Brush Up will be on Friday, August 15, and Saturday, August 16.
Thanks to a generous donation from the Dr. C.C. and Mabel L. Criss Memorial Foundation, every registration, sponsorship, and donation totaling $50,000 will be matched dollar for dollar.
To volunteer, sponsor a team, or learn more, click HERE!
Support a Senior
A Project Houseworks sponsorship provides community-minded companies and their employees, foundations, service organizations and congregations with an opportunity to serve older adults while building a positive association with a nonprofit that holds a long, successful history in Omaha neighborhoods No homeowner wants to forgo basic home maintenance, but illness, aging, rising costs, job loss and other extenuating circumstances can force a neighbor to make difficult decisions. Project Houseworks and its programs help restore the homes in your neighborhood to safer, healthier conditions. Contact us at (402) 965-9201 or by email to see where your skills are needed most.