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Financial Help with Home Expenses

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 -- Housing Programs
200 N. Stone Ave.
Tucson AZ 85701
520-882-0018
http://www.cplc.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
http://www.grmtucson.com
Handmaker Jewish Services for the Aging
2221 N. Rosemont
Tucson AZ 85712
520-322-7035
http://www.handmaker.org
Interfaith Community Services - 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 and Adaptation
8467 E. Broadway Blvd.
Tucson AZ 85710
520-790-7262
http://www.pcoa.org
Pima County Community Services - Home Repair and Weatherization Programs
2797 E. Ajo Way
Tucson AZ 85713
520-243-6696
http://www.pima.gov/CED
Rebuilding Together Tucson
P.O. Box 27143
Tucson AZ 85726
520-325-0160
TMM ReStore
1550 N. Country Club Road
Tucson AZ 85716
520-322-9557
http://www.tmmfs.org
Tucson Urban League - Weatherization Assistance Program
2305 S. Park Ave.
Tucson AZ 85713
520-791-9522 ext. 2600
http://www.tucsonurbanleague.com

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