Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form

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Organization Name: People Working Cooperatively
Legal Name (if Different): People Working Cooperatively, Inc
Also Known As: PWC
Mailing Address: 4612 Paddock Rd
City: Cincinnati
State: Ohio
Postal Code: 45229
Main Phone: 513-351-7921
Main Fax: 513-351-2734
Organization Website: www.pwchomerepairs.org
Employer ID Number: 31-0859104
Organization Tax Status: non-profit organization

Proposal Information

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Today’s Date: 4/2/2024
Requested Amount: 10,000

Project Title: People Working Cooperatively Home Repairs and Modifications Program
Project Description:

With this program, PWC provides critical and urgent home repairs and accessibility modifications so that low-income homeowners and their families can remain living more independently, safely and healthily in their own homes. Typically, our clients have annual incomes below $14,000 a year and they are elderly, veterans, single parents or grandparents raising children, or individuals with disabilities. While they were once able to afford a home of their own, the vast majority of PWC’s clients have experienced a life change – a serious illness or injury, the loss of a good job or a spouse, or simply getting older and having to live on a fixed income that doesn’t keep up with the cost of living – that has put maintenance of that home beyond their financial reach. This is where PWC can help. Our staff of 85+ trades professionals are certified, licensed, and bonded and can fix problems in plumbing, roofing, electrical and HVAC systems, and fundamental homes structures such as floors, walls, ceilings, steps, doors, entry ways, walkways and more at the highest of professional standards. PWC’s trades staff also give us the capacity to address emergency needs such as a burst pipe spewing water or a furnace that stops working in the middle of winter 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. PWC serves a diverse clientele. 49% of clients are black, 40% are white and 11% come from other racial backgrounds or declined to respond. While 72% of households we serve are headed by someone over 60, 20% of individuals benefitting from a PWC service are under the age of 18. 68% of clients are female, and 32% are male. PWC services are provided at no cost to the client.

Total Project Budget: 4,838,300

Other Funding
Sources For The Project (Committed & Potential): PWC receives support from over 50 governmental agencies and foundations. Please visit https://www.pwchomerepairs.org/partners for a full list of funders and programmatic partners. Additionally, PWC has recently been awarded a challenge grant by the Farmer Family Foundation which will match dollar for dollar all grants from new foundations, including any support the Hermanowski Foundation provides for PWC’s Home Repairs and Modifications Program, up to $500,000.

Project Duration: ongoing
Geographical Area Served: PWC provides services in 21 counties across southwestern Ohio, northern Kentucky and southeastern Indiana
Age Group To Be Served: all ages

Contact Information

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Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Ms.
Contact First Name: Pamela
Contact Last Name: Taylor
Contact Title: Grants Manager
Contact Phone: 513-482-5132
Contact Email: grants@pwchomerepairs.org