Home Repairs: Iowa

The programs and resources listed below help homeowners with home repairs and improvements.

	Ames/Story County Partnership - provides financial assistance for housing repair work in Ames, Collins, Colo, Huxley, Maxwell, McCallsburg, Nevada, and Zearing
	East Central Iowa Council of Governments - Benton, Iowa, Johnson, Jones, Linn, and Washington counties
	Iowa Northland Regional Council of Governments - Bremmer, Buchanan, Butler, Chickasaw, and Grundy counties
	Northeast Iowa Community Action Corporation - Allamakee, Bremer, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Howard and Winneshiek counties
	Polk County - limited to designated areas of Delaware and Saylor Townships in Polk County, Iowa
	Region XII Council of Governments - Audubon, Carroll, Crawford, Greene, Guthrie and Sac counties
	Southeast Iowa Regional Planning Commission - Des Moines, Henry and Lee counties
	Southern Iowa Council of Governments - Adair, Adams, Clarke, Decatur, Madison, Ringgold, Taylor and Union counties
	Southwest Iowa Planning Council - Cass, Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie and Shelby counties
	WestHELP - serving the Polk County portions of the Cities of Clive, Johnston, Urbandale, West Des Moines, and Windsor Heights
	Iowa Affiliates of Habitat for Humanity - through volunteer labor, builds and rehabilitates houses for families in need
	Veterans Affairs Regional Loan Center - loans and grants to qualifying veterans to adapt an existing dwelling to meet specific needs
	USDA Rural Development Office - home improvement loans and grants to low-income homeowners in rural areas
	Community contacts - find out if your community offers home repair assistance
	Make your home more energy efficient

Programs by City/Town

	Cedar Falls
	Cedar Rapids
	Council Bluffs
	Davenport
	Des Moines
	Dubuque
	Iowa City
	Sioux City
	Waterloo:   City of Waterloo   Operation Threshold
	Webster City
	West Des Moines

Other Local Resources

	Housing counseling agencies - member organizations provide housing and income management counseling
	Find your local Better Business Bureau - check out contractors before starting home repairs
	Attorney General's Consumer Protection Division - if you have a complaint against a contractor