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THIS MONTH WE CELEBRATE, UM, THE FACT THAT WE HAVE A GRANT THAT HELPS US TO MAKE HOME SAFE FOR LOW TO MODERATE INCOME FAMILIES.
WHETHER IT BE A HOMEOWNER OR A RENTER.
THIS GRANT HELPS TO PREVENT LEAD POISONING.
AND LEAD POISONING IS TOTALLY PREVENTABLE.
WE ARE TRYING TO REACH FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN UNDER SIX YEARS OLD.
SOMETIMES THESE HOMES, THEY HAVE PEEL AND PAINT AND PEEL AND PAINT IS THE NUMBER ONE SIGN OF LEAD POISONING, ESPECIALLY IF THE HOME WAS BUILT BEFORE 1978.
IF THERE'S A CHILD LIVING THERE, WE WANNA GET IN THE HOME.
THE INSPECTIONS ARE TOTALLY FREE.
AND, UH, ONCE WE INSPECT THE HOME, WE COULD POSSIBLY DO THE LEAD ABATEMENT.
CHILDREN UNDER SIX YEARS OLD ARE THE MOST VULNERABLE TO LEAD.
THEY COULD POSSIBLY HAVE BRAIN DAMAGE, NEUROLOGICAL ISSUES, LEARNING DISABILITIES FROM LEAD POISONING.
THEY TESTED FOR THE LEAD ALL AROUND THE HOUSE.
I'M VERY THRILLED ABOUT THIS YEAR.
I'M VERY HAPPY WHAT THEY DONE.
WHEN WE FOUND OUT THEY HAD THE LEAD, THEY SENT, UM, THE WORKERS OVER HERE.
THEY WERE VERY PROFESSIONAL AND NICE.
THIS WINDOW HAD SOME LEAD, UM, UP IN THE PAINT SOMEWHERE.
THEY PUT UP A WHOLE CONTAINMENT.
ALL OF THIS WAS COVERED AND THEY, UH, TOOK SOME SWABS, I GUESS, AND SENT IT OFF TO THE LAB WHEN THE RESULTS CAME IN AND IT SHOWED THAT THE TREATMENT THAT THEY DID WORKED AND EVERYTHING WAS GONE, THEY ACTUALLY REPAINTED THE AREA FOR HER.
WHEN WE COME INTO THE HOME, FIRST, WE'RE GONNA INSPECT THE HOME.
WE'LL KNOW EXACTLY WHERE THE LEAD IS, WE'LL ENCAPSULATE THE LEAD, OR EITHER WE WILL TOTALLY ABATE THE LEAD.
WE HAVE CERTIFIED LEAD CONTRACTORS THAT COME IN.
WE HAVE A POOL OF CONTRACTORS THAT WILL COME IN AND BID ON THE JOBS, AND THEN WE'LL DO THE LEAD ABATEMENT.
THE HOUSE IS COMPLETELY SAFE DURING THE CONSTRUCTION AND MOST OF THE, OUR HOMEOWNERS ARE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE DONE DURING THE LEAD REMEDIATION.
ONCE WE TOTALLY TAKE CARE OF THE LEAD ABATEMENT AND WE MAKE SURE THAT THE HOME IS LEAD SAFE, THEN WE'LL GO BACK AND DO A HEALTHY HOME ASSESSMENT.
THIS IS ASSESS THE HOME FOR MOLD, ASBESTOS, HVAC, PEST CONTROL, SAFETY AS FAR AS ENTRY AND EXIT, BATHROOMS, THINGS LIKE THAT.
ONCE WE DO THAT ASSESSMENT, THEN WE'LL GO IN AND WE'LL DO UP TO $5,000 OF REHAB IN THE HOME.
EVERYTHING WORKED OUT REAL NICE.
THEY DID A, A GREAT JOB, ESPECIALLY IN THE BACK BATHROOM.
I HAD A LEAK AND THEY FIXED THAT, PUT ME A NEW CABINET IN THE BATHROOM.
SOME OF THE WORK INSIDE WAS THROUGH THE HEALTHY HOMES GRANT.
THEY CAME AND DID LIKE A ASSESSMENT OF THE HOUSE, SEEING WHAT IT IS THAT THEY COULD HELP, UH, REPAIR SOME OF THE SOCKETS INSIDE NEEDED TO BE CHANGED 'CAUSE THEY WERE KIND OF CLOSE TO WATER, SOME OF 'EM.
SO IT HAD TO BE A CERTAIN KIND.
AND WE GOT SOME NEW SMOKE DETECTORS INSTALLED AS WELL.
HERE'S, UH, ONE OF 'EM, IT'S ACTUALLY THREE OF THEM THAT WAS INSTALLED.
ONE WAS INSTALLED IN THE KITCHEN AND THE OTHER ONE IS RIGHT ABOVE THE OTHER BEDROOM IN THE HALLWAY.
HER PORCH, SHE HAD A TILE, BUT BECAUSE SHE'S SO OLD NOW, BECAUSE IT WOULD BE SLIPPERY WHEN IT'S RAINING, THEY PULLED OUT THE TILE, SANDED IT DOWN AND EVERYTHING, AND THEY PUT SOME PAINT ON THERE WITH A NON-SLIP GRIP UP IN THERE.
ONCE YOUR HOME IS SAFE AND YOU COME HOME TO A BEAUTIFUL, SAFE HOME, THERE'S NO HAZARDS IN YOUR HOME, THEN OF COURSE IT, IT MAKES THE QUALITY OF LIFE BETTER.
WE WANT THE COMMUNITY TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE THIS, THIS PROGRAM TO HELP THEM.
IT'S ABOUT MAKING YOUR HOME SAFE.