Programs & Resources Financial Assistance Programs To Check Your Credit Counseling & Financial Education Financial Fitness Classes Foreclosure Intervention Project Repair Tool Loan Home How-To for Women Purchase/Rehab Activities Schedule of Workshops Repair Tip of the Month Previous Repair Tips Current Events HouseMender University Series Financial Fitness Classes Mission Community Benefit History Board of Directors Volunteer Opportunities Virtual Tour Contact Us Site Map HRRC Home Keeping Cleveland Heights in good repair!

UPCOMING EVENTS In addition to our Project Repair Workshops, Home Repair Resource Center will offer the following events: HouseMender University "Financial Fitness/New Home Buyer" Classes" Special Offerings for Sustainability Week   Free advice from the experts Home Repair Resourse Center is pleased to offer the following presentations as part of our HouseMender University series: Choosing a New Heating System Jim Ellia, Efficient Heating & Cooling Learn what questions to ask a heating and cooling contractor when replacing your furnace or boiler: proper sizing, efficiency, features to look for, etc. Wednesday, September 29th, 2010 - 7 pm Remodeling Basements Defensively Alex Pesta, City Architecture If you are planning to finish your basement, learn what you can do to protect your wall and flooring materials from being damaged from water intrusion, mold, etc. Wednesday, October 27th, 2010 - 7 pm Conserving Energy with GeoThermal Heating & Cooling Systems Jim Rudesill, Grace GeoThermal Learn about geothermal systems and how they can reduce energy usage. Wednesday, November 17th, 2010 - 7 pm These HouseMender University sessions will be held at Cleveland Heights - University Heights Public Library 2345 Lee Road Reservations are requested – call 381-9560. Financial Fitness/ New Home Buyer Classes Home Repair Resource Center's interactive workshop series will help you develop your money skills, provide you with strategies for improving your credit, teach you how to protect your home investment, and prepare you for home purchase or refinance. Classes are open to all Ohio residents. Choose from among the following FREE classes, and reserve your seat by calling (216) 381-6100: August 6 - 8 pm Cleveland Hts.-University Hts. Main Library   2345 Lee Road 3   Tuesday Power of a Personal Budget 10   Tuesday Creditworthy Equals Choices 17   Tuesday Understanding Mortgages & Refinancing 24   Tuesday Avoiding Mortgage Delinquency 31   Tuesday Home Maintenance for Home Buyers September 6 - 8 pm Cleveland Hts.-University Hts. Main Library   2345 Lee Road 2   Thursday Power of a Personal Budget 16   Thursday Creditworthy Equals Choices 23   Thursday Understanding Mortgages & Refinancing 30   Thursday Avoiding Mortgage Delinquency October 6 - 8 pm Cleveland Hts.-University Hts. Main Library   2345 Lee Road 3   Wednesday Power of a Personal Budget 13   Wednesday Creditworthy Equals Choices 20   Wednesday Understanding Mortgages & Refinancing 27   Wednesday Avoiding Mortgage Delinquency November 6 - 8 pm Cleveland Hts.-University Hts. Main Library   2345 Lee Road 2   Tuesday Creditworthy Equals Choices 9   Tuesday Power of a Personal Budget 16   Tuesday Understanding Mortgages & Refinancing 23   Tuesday Avoiding Mortgage Delinquency

Please note: These classes are part of Home Repair Resource Center's Home Buyer Education Program. The program offers classes and individual guidance that prepare residents for buying a home. Information will be provided on various down payment assistance programs that are available, including the City of Cleveland Heights' "Down Payment Assistance Loan Program." The City program is available to eligible applicants interested in purchasing homes renovated through HRRC's Home in the Heights subsidiary.

Special Offerings for Sustainability Week

As part of the special events being held as part of Sustainability Week, sponsored by the Sustainable Heights network, during the week of October 2 - 10, Home Repair Resource Center will offer the following:

Monday, October 4th, 5:00 to 7:00pm
OPEN HOUSE at Home Repair Resource Center
Drop in to see our facilities and learn about all our programs to help sustain you in your home: keeping your home in good repair, keeping your finances in shape, and knowing your options if you are facing mortgage delinquency. Our counselors and instructors will be on hand to meet with you and answer questions.

Monday, October 4th at 7 p.m.
“Energy Audits: A sustainable approach to assessing building performance & maintaining your older home”
Speaker: Wesley B. Walker, BPI
You can make an older home energy-efficient and save on heating costs. Learn what techniques and equipment can be used to assess and improve the efficiency of your home.
In addition, Allison Urbanek, HRRC Financial Programs Counselor, will give a brief overview of HRRC programs that can help make energy-saving improvements more affordable.
Call 381-9560 to register

Throughout October:
Keeping your $Green$: Financial Stability Kits
Ways to trim your budget and save on everyday things. Download the kit from our website or pick one up at our office as of October 1st.

Thursday, October 7th, 4 - 8 p.m. – 3795 Berkeley
Home in the Heights Rehab OPEN HOUSE
Tour our latest rehab project and learn how Home Repair Resource Center is working to sustain our neighborhoods by renovating foreclosed, vacant properties and selling them to responsible owner/occupants.

You’ll see a work in progress: the home currently being renovated by HRRC subsidiary, Home in the Heights. All homes renovated by Home in the Heights feature high energy efficiency and low maintenance costs, with new kitchens, bathrooms, and numerous other improvements. Construction utilizes green technology, high-quality materials, and superb finish detail to match neighborhood and community standards.

All these events are free and open to residents of all communities. To view the entire calendar of Sustainability Week events, click on this link.