About
"Seniors Minor Home Repair Program"
In 2014, former Houston City Council member Dwight Boykins created a program
to address the needs of seniors in his council district with minor home repairs.
As of 2021, the program assisted over 607 seniors intending to expand in addition to parts of Houston.
"My mother is a senior and by the Grace of God, she has boys to help her".
Houston Seniors are our precious assets with pride that keeps them from asking for help.
I assembled a board of directors (from the district) that focuses on their neighborhood. Once the application is approved, the contractor, board member, and homeowner meet at the repair location and agree to move forward.
In life you can never be too kind or too fair; everyone you meet is carrying a heavy load.
Our Mission
2014 was the inaugural Year for the Senior Minor Home Repair Program and for the creation of the seniors assistance find IMC councilmember Dwight Boykins developed the idea for the assistance program as a result of walking the streets of District D and speaking to see you citizens about their needs the program seeks to assist senior citizens living in District D with minor home repairs at no cost to them this program is governed by the seven senior citizens from the district D community, over the course of the 12 months the District D office received over 500 calls and requests for home repair assistance.
In order to raise funds for the home repair process council member Boykins and the Seniors Fund planned the first annual "Swinging for Seniors Golf Tournament" the tournament was held on July 30, 2014 at Hermann Park Golf Course over 25 teams participated and raised over $40,000 to assist District D Seniors
With the Houston chapter of Habitat for Humanity the mission of the senior minor home repair program in Houston habitat neighborhood revitalization initiatives both focused on repairing existing older homes and providing a safe and reliable living environment. Other contractors partnerships include total property management and Anderson brothers builders and Ironworks both owned and operated by District D residents.
The seniors assistance fund is passionately committed to making a difference in the lives of seniors and district D while improving their quality of life thank you to our sponsors for your commitment to this worthy mission and for your generosity we look forward to your continued support.
•To date 607 homes have been repaired through the program
repair span over eight ZIP Codes
•Program partnerships include: Habitat for Humanity Allison hey executive Director the dynamic group LLC Jonty McCutcheon VP of operations total property management Monica shop owner Anderson brothers builders and Ironworks Danny Anderson seen your owner
Repairs Include
•Screen door repair
•Home lighting repair
•Bathroom faucet replacement
•Gutter replacement
•Front door replacement
•Power wash home
•Install a bathroom rail
•Repair kitchen
•Cabinet doors replace
•Back door and frame
•Repairs to panels in home
•Garage doors slide paneling
•Windows
•Back door panel
•Replacement leaking faucets
•Doorbells
•Bedroom closet doors
Can We Help you?
To qualify for the program, participants must be a District D and age 65 years or older. These
requirements allow the board to assist as many district seniors as possible with the available
funding.
The Senior Assistance Fund, Inc. is passionately committed to making a difference in the lives
of seniors in District D while improving their quality of life. Thank you to our sponsors for your
commitment to this worthy mission and for your generosity. We look forward to your continued
support.