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Programs

A Brush With Kindness

“A Brush With Kindness” is a program that helps preserve homeownership by partnering with homeowners struggling to restore/maintain a safe and decent place to live. When basic expenses exceed income month after month, home maintenance is the usual casualty. Years of deferred maintenance can cause a downward spiral of a home leading to deterioration and unsafe living conditions.

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Old Colony Programs

Old Colony Habitat for Humanity has expanded its mission beyond building houses. We are committed to serving more families in our service area who are in need of light repairs to their home, some help with accessibility issues, and if needed, assistance with more serious repairs to maintain a safe and livable home.

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Our Mission

“A Brush With Kindness” brings resources, volunteers and homeowners together repair, replace damaged windows and doors, repair plumbing and electrical problems or complete other maintenance and safety related tasks. Our home repair program brings volunteers from service groups, businesses, congregations and community agencies to help low income homeowners who are challenged by age, disability or circumstance. As with all Habitat builds, homeowners work side by side with Habitat volunteers to complete repairs to their home, and if they are able.

To qualify for our A Brush with Kindness program, you must:

1. Be an owner-occupied homeowner and complete the application form, any person living in the household (over age 18) should complete all sections of the application,

2. Have lived or worked in our service area for at least one year: Assonet, Attleboro, Bellingham, Berkley, Dighton, East Freetown, Fall River, Foxboro, Franklin, Mansfield, Norfolk, North Attleboro, Norton, Plainville, Raynham, Rehoboth, Seekonk, Somerset, Swansea, Taunton and Wrentham.

3. Scope of work requested must match our program resources – we are taking applications at this time for home exterior projects with a materials limit of $1,000.

4. Meet the following HUD Median income guidelines: Click Here.

5. Have secure employment, good credit, legal residency, no felony convictions and no more than one conviction for a misdemeanor,

6. All able-bodied homeowners and residents of the home are required to work alongside volunteers. Homeowners and residents are expected to be cooperative partners with staff and volunteers.

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Donate online and help build strength, stability, and self-reliance through shelter! At Old Colony We build because we believe that everyone, everywhere, should have a healthy, affordable place to call home. Donate money, resources, time or a vehicle.

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Frequently

Asked Questions

Who is Eligible?

Home is in one of our 19 communities we serve
Owner occupied for at least the last 2 years and have homeowners insurance
2020 Maximum Gross Income allowed based on 60% of Area Median Income.
Needed repairs match what ABWK does
Cannot have received assistance through ABWK in the past 2 years

What we do

Exterior Painting
Carpentry repairs on roofing, siding, doors, windows
Tree trimming and removal
General cleaning (does not include regular lawn care or snow removal)

What we don't do

Emergency repairs
Driveway Paving
Cosmetic repairs (Remodel)
Large Structural repairs (Foundations, waterproofing, etc.)
Building additions (Rebuild garage, finish basements or attics)

Communities We Serve

Assonet, Attleboro, Bellingham, Berkley, East Freetown, Fall River, Foxboro, Franklin, Mansfield, Norfolk, North Attleboro, Norton, Plainville, Raynham, Rehoboth, Seekonk, Dighton, Swansea, Somerset, Taunton, and Wrentham.

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Old Colony Habitat ReStore

9 Washington St.
Attleboro, MA 02703

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