AmeriCares HomeFront is looking for New York and Connecticut residents in need of home repairs for its upcoming repair blitz in Spring 2009. Interested homeowners must apply before November 30, 2008 in order to be considered. The nonprofit offers help with faulty windows, doors, steps, railings, leaky roofs, painting, plumbing and electrical needs at no cost to qualifying, low-income homeowners in Fairfield, Hartford and New Haven Counties in Connecticut, and Westchester County, New York. For an application, call 1-800-887-HOPE (4673) and visit the organization’s Web site for more information.

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