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Healthy Homes Detroit

Healthy Homes Detroit. The Goal: Make 120+ homes healthy and safe Aligning partner resources Build community awareness Develop a replicable model. Healthy Homes Detroit Accomplishments. 73 families enrolled 68 homes assessed 50 HHRTs completed

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Healthy Homes Detroit

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  1. Healthy Homes Detroit The Goal: • Make 120+ homes healthy and safe • Aligning partner resources • Build community awareness • Develop a replicable model

  2. Healthy Homes Detroit Accomplishments • 73 families enrolled • 68 homes assessed • 50 HHRTs completed • 38 homes completed; Repair work underway on additional 8 houses includes Kresge/Skillman Pilot & HUD to date

  3. Healthy Homes Detroit Accomplishments Number and Types of Repairs ~Moisture/Mold/Roofs/Gutters/Tubs: 25 ~Safety/Stairs—Porches : 13 ~Basic Weatherization: 30 ~Safety/ Furnace or Boiler Repair: 5 ~Safety/Electrical: 9 ~Safety/Asbestos: 3 ~Integrated Pest Management: 5

  4. Healthy Homes Detroit Accomplishments • Referrals to Partners • MCAAA Weatherization Program: 19 • Asthma Home Visit referrals 19 • Energy Visits: DTE & WARM 10 • Lead: PDD and MDCH 8 • Citizens Bank 4

  5. Healthy Homes Detroit Financial Support • HUD HHP Grant: $999,995 • Kresge/Skillman Pilot: $140,000 • GHHI/OSF-Repairs: $61,500 • GHHI/OSF-Training: $200,000

  6. BRAIDING RESOURCES: Partnerships Make the Difference • Lead Grants with Detroit Planning and Development & MDCH • Boarding up homes with WSU Center for Urban Studies • Weatherization with Michigan Community Action Agency Association • Home Energy Consultations with DTE Energy • Smoke and CO Detectors from Children’s Hospital • Home Repair Grants with Citizens Bank • Asthma Home Visits by the Asthma & Allergy Foundation/MI

  7. Growing HHD: New aspects • Going to a more intensive case management system • Enhancing braiding/expanding referrals • Radon Testing Blitz!

  8. Growing HHD: New aspects Increased Attention to Lead: • Lead Inspection/Risk Assessments • Promoting Lead Safe Work Practices • Creating “Work Lead Safe” Project including stipends for RRP and materials

  9. Growing HHD: New aspects Weatherization Fixes • Healthy Homes staff/contractors do minor fixes (door sweeps; caulk; window insulation kits; adding thermostat) • Update on MCAAA grant

  10. HHD: Braiding Resources • Woodland: ~Main Hazards/Issues/Repairs ~Partners and Braided Resources -PDD Lead -Home Energy Visit -WSU CM Database -Applied for MCAAA Weatherization -Children’s Hospital: Smoke & CO Detectors ~Funding Sources: Skillman/Kresge

  11. HHD: Braiding Resources

  12. Healthier Home=Healthier Kids!

  13. Barriers to Success • Leaking Roofs • Uncertainty of Weatherization Dollars • Large cost of Lead Fixes/Enforcement • Unpaid Property Taxes • High Cost of Repairing Units

  14. Barriers to Success • Roofs and large houses in disrepair= ~mold/moisture/lead/pests/asthma ~No Weatherization Grants

  15. Barriers to Success • Uncertain Weatherization Dollars= ~cold/high energy bills/shut offs/’dirty’ air ~No WAP grants if: asbestos, roof leaks, water in basement

  16. Barriers to Success • Unpaid Property Taxes • No Lead Fixes • Less mold/moisture repairs • More asthma • No PDD Lead Grants • No Citizens Bank Grants • Foreclosure and Homelessness

  17. Barriers to Success • Lead Issues • Costly • Some houses without kids under 6 • Many houses behind on taxes

  18. Barriers to Success Lead Issues • Wayne County Prosecutors Office enforcing the Michigan Landlord Penalty Law • Since 2005, 244 properties have been remediated due to WCPO • Have 119 open files • Need funding to keep this effort moving

  19. Healthy Homes Detroit Repairs/ Physical Improvements

  20. HHD: Products Installed WARM Training and CLEARCorps staff installing products

  21. Before… and after

  22. Before… and after

  23. Before… and after

  24. Before roof repairs…

  25. Before… and after

  26. And…of note… • 16 houses are Repeat Offender Houses (2 or more lead poisonings) • 4 CO Incidents • 2 fires prevented

  27. Healthier Homes=Healthier Kids

  28. Thank you for helping to make homes in Detroit safer, healthier, and more energy efficient!

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