LATEST URDC REPAIR ALLOWS WEST OAK LANE SENIOR TO REMAIN IN HER HOME

URDC completed another successful home repair for a senior in East Oak Lane. Ms. Jones is an 87-year-old homeowner who has lived in her home since 1957. She lives alone and needed a number of repairs to remain in her home safely, including a new back door, patching of basement walls, and a new bathtub, as her current tub was too high to use safely. URDC provided Ms. Jones with a grant to finish her repairs, since she could not afford them based on her Social Security income.

Ms. Jones’ repairs were part of URDC’s highly successful Owner Occupied Program, which helps finance costly home repairs for senior and low-income homeowners in northwest Philadelphia. The program has assisted over 275 families and allowed them to live in safer, healthier homes. It is part of URDC’s mission to Build a Better Germantown….One House at a Time.