Lincoln County | Community Home Repair Program

Habitat for Humanity of Lincoln County: Community Home Repair Program

Last updated: June 9, 2026. Program terms and funding change; confirm current details with HFHLC using the contacts and sources below.

Habitat for Humanity of Lincoln County (HFHLC) is a local nonprofit that helps low-income homeowners across Lincoln County, Oregon address critical home repair needs. Its Community Home Repair Program focuses on health, safety, and accessibility, helping preserve affordable housing and allowing homeowners, especially seniors, to age in place. Funding comes from several sources, each with its own timelines and terms, so having funding available does not by itself guarantee that a given home or homeowner will qualify.

What the Program Covers

The program addresses repairs that keep a home safe and habitable. Typical work includes:

• Health and safety repairs, such as addressing plumbing, mold, or electrical hazards.
• Accessibility modifications, such as ramps, grab bars, or wider doorways for seniors and people with disabilities.
• Structural repairs to roofs, walls, and similar building elements.
• Energy efficiency improvements, such as weatherization, sometimes coordinated with Energy Trust of Oregon.

This program is not an emergency or crisis-based resource. Homeowners facing an urgent failure or disaster should seek emergency services; HFHLC may be able to refer you to another program, but cannot guarantee if or when a home can be served.

Eligibility

To be considered, applicants must meet HFHLC's published criteria:

• Lincoln County homeowner, currently living in the home, who has lived there at least two years before applying.
• Unable to do the repairs themselves and unable to pay someone else to do them.
• Current homeowner's insurance, and current property taxes and/or mortgage payments on the home.
• Household income below HFHLC's limits, which are set by household size. See the income chart on the HFHLC Home Repairs page for current figures.
• Willing to partner with HFHLC by following the program agreement and staying responsive and communicative.

Two categories of property are excluded: recreational vehicles (motor homes, fifth wheels, and the like), and older manufactured homes. Per HFHLC, manufactured homes must be built after 1977 to qualify. (Note: an earlier version of this article listed 1972, which is incorrect.)

How to Apply

Applications are not handed out on the spot, and the program typically has a waiting period. The steps are:

1. Submit an inquiry. This registers you in HFHLC's inquiry database. Only households in that database receive an application, sent when funding appropriate to your home's needs becomes available. You can use the online inquiry form or the downloadable inquiry form.
2. Home visit. HFHLC assesses the home's condition and whether the needed work fits the program's capabilities.
3. Additional review when required. Depending on the funding source, some homes need extra steps such as radon and lead testing or environmental review.
4. Program agreement. Approved homeowners partner with HFHLC under the program's terms.
5. Repairs completed. HFHLC coordinates contractors, volunteers, and partners to complete the work safely and to code.

Why It Matters

By focusing on health, safety, and accessibility, the program helps low-income homeowners, seniors, and people with disabilities stay in their homes and avoid small problems growing into costly ones. It also draws in local volunteers, contractors, and partners, strengthening the community in the process.

Contact Habitat for Humanity of Lincoln County

Sources

• Habitat for Humanity of Lincoln County: Community Home Repair Program
• HFHLC Online Inquiry Form
• HFHLC Contact Information