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How Homeowners Are
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- Applicants are made aware of Christmas in Action through media or referral
- Applicant submits application
- Application is reviewed to insure:
- Applicant must own house
- Applicant must reside in house
- House must be located in Wichita County
- Applicant is low-income elderly and/or low-income disabled
- Must provide income documentation for all occupants of household
- Appraiser interviews homeowner and determines:
- Work tasks
- Tools needed
- Skills needed
- Number of volunteers needed
- Time to complete each task
- Estimated cost for the project
- In late March/ early April team captains select projects according to:
- Team skills
- Number of team members
- Scope of project
- The House Captains contacts the homeowner to discuss repairs.
- Captains pick up supplies, tools and materials either from Christmas in Action warehouse or building retailers.
- The last Saturday of April the team reports to the project site to do repairs.
- When project is complete, the house captain:
- Fills out all appropriate forms
- Shows homeowner what work has been done and retains homeowner signature
- Returns tools and unused materials to Christmas in Action warehouse
- Issues team members T-shirts and certificates of appreciation

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