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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 -- 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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