Let’s save some homes!
We provide help to:
Homeowners in need – Families and individuals facing the loss of their home due to repairs they can’t afford.
Small businesses – Especially those that anchor communities but can’t keep up with rising costs. Needed repairs, energy upgrades or renovations can save or destroy some business.
Small family landlords – Owners of 10 or fewer rental units, who provide affordable housing but can’t maintain it at full market price.
These small family businesses are vital to providing affordable housing while also decentralizing the real-estate market.
The Fortunate – We also serve homeowners, businesses, landlords who are doing well.
When we work with fortunate people and businesses at fair market value, the profits generated helps fund less fortunate people.
Not knowing is expensive and dangerous
Starting with inspections, allows us to identify problems and then prioritize repairs, while also giving us data to phase in preventative maintenance.
Safeguarding Homeownership
If you know the services you need, reach-out about them.
If you’re not sure, we usually start with an inspection.
These eight services are a prime focus, as they can determine if homeowners keep or lose their homes, when budgets are too tight.
Full home inspection
Expose hidden problems that advance unnoticed.
These problems often grow up to cost a family’s home.
Electrical
Fixing unsafe or outdated electrical systems may save your home life.
Waterproofing & Drainage
Preventing flooding, mold, and foundation loss.
In the US, over one third of all construction death is due to falling.
Many people are killed doing repairs they cannot afford. The premature, horrific loss of a father or son can have devastating effects on an entire family.
Plumbing
Leaking faucets and pipes cost thousands in wasted money and water.
Even very slow pipe leaks cause mold and structural rot.
Often this damage is unnoticed, until damage is severe.
Structural Repairs
Stabilizing foundations, walls, and framing.
Insulation and Energy Efficiency
Proper insulation and Retrofoam injection insulation helps reduce the workloads on your heating and cooling systems.
The money saved through energy efficiency can help make life more affordable.
Roofing & Weather Protection
Stopping leaks before they cause serious structural damage and mold contamination.
ADA Accessibility & Safety
Making homes livable for aging or disabled residents so they are not forced out.
From Crisis to Security: Building Hope, Saving Homes
It seems we are always in a cycle of getting past hard times, or heading towards them, Life is a mind field, and some will weather storms better than others.
It’s often that last small thing that breaks a family, living on the edge.
These small family businesses are vital to providing affordable housing while also decentralizing the real-estate market.
Too often, those unattainable repairs end in foreclosure, broken families, early nursing home placement, and the loss of generational wealth.
The Crutch Foundation exists to stabilize home ownership, extend their functional lives, and keep ownership in the hands of families—right here in America.
An ounce of prevention.
We believe it’s as important to help people avoid life altering pitfalls, as it is to pick-up those who have, or are in the process of falling.
So, we will maintain a constant vigil for news and knowledge that will empower our followers and members to help them solve problems or address them, before they become serious.
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Building Trade by building trade, family by family, we will pull people together from all levels of society to benefit from the solution they also help us create.
It’s you, me and your neighbor, that could and should be a Crutch in challenging times, so we may not be at the mercy of cold government policies and bureaucracies.
Together We Will Build More Living Into Life.
from stable to sustainable
Once a home is stabilized and urgent repairs are completed, the next step is to protect that investment.
Preventive maintenance and energy efficiency upgrades ensure that every dollar a homeowner spends goes further, lowering monthly costs, improving comfort, and extending the life of the home.
These efforts not only make daily living safer and more affordable, but also reduce the risk of future crises that could once again threaten homeownership.
Our Phase Two Priorities Include:
- HVAC System Upgrades
Safe, energy-efficient heating and cooling systems improve indoor air quality, reduce fuel costs, and keep families comfortable year-round. - Window & Door Replacements
Sealing drafts and reducing heat loss help maintain stable indoor temperatures and significantly cuts utility bills. - Interior & Exterior Maintenance
From roofing and siding to paint and plumbing, regular upkeep prevents small issues from becoming expensive structural problems. - Customized Maintenance Plans
Each plan is tailored to a homeowner’s budget, energy use, and the condition of their property. This ensures improvements are practical, phased, and affordable.
Why It Matters
At this point families begin to move from survival to sustainability.
By focusing on prevention and efficiency, homeowners gain control over ongoing costs and strengthen their long-term independence.
Together, we can help ensure privately-owned family homes remain a refuge and an asset for years to come.