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City Home Repair Applications

Applications for the Fiscal Year 2008-2009 Tucson Annual Residential Rehabilitation (TARR) Program will be taken via a lottery system to ensure that everyone who submits an application during the timeframe will have an equal opportunity for placement on the list. The application period runs from Tuesday, September 2, 2008, through Wednesday, October 15, 2008. Read more...

Chicanos Por La Causa Tucson - Roof Replacement Program
200 N. Stone Ave.
Tucson AZ 85701
520-882-0018
http://www.cplctucson.org
Community Home Repair Projects of Arizona, Inc.
P.O. Box 26215
Tucson AZ 85726
520-745-2055
Gospel Rescue Mission - Community Ministries (Neighborhood Outreach)
338 W. 28th St.
Tucson AZ 85713
520-740-1501, ext. 209
http://www.grmtucson.com
Handmaker Jewish Services for the Aging
2221 N. Rosemont
Tucson AZ 85712
520-547-6029
http://www.handmaker.org/
Interfaith Community Services - Faith in Action Program, Handy Helpers
2820 W. Ina Rd.
Tucson AZ 85741
520-297-6049
http://www.icstucson.org/
Modest Needs Foundation
115 E 30th St, FL 1
New York, NY 10016
http://www.modestneeds.org/
Pima Council on Aging - Home Repair, Adaptation, and Renovation
8467 E. Broadway Blvd.
Tucson AZ 85710
520-790-7262
http://www.pcoa.org
Pima County Community services - Housing Renovation/Weatherization
2797 E. Ajo Way
Tucson AZ 85713
520-243-6789, Applications
http://www.pima.gov/CED/
Rebuilding Together Tucson
P.O. Box 27143
Tucson AZ 85726
520-294-7765
Teaching & Helping Program
129 S. Irving Ave
Tucson AZ 85711
(520)795-3413
tres1@mindspring.com
This is a program to train young people to make repairs to homes. The homeowner pays for the cost of materials, and the labor is free. The apprentices are supervised by experienced tradesmen.
TMM Restore
2958 E. 22nd St.
Tucson AZ 85713
520-326-1936
http://www.tmmfs.org
Tucson Urban League - Housing Weatherization & Rehabilitation
2305 S. Park Ave.
Tucson AZ 85713
520-882-4872
http://www.tucsonurbanleague.com

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