Partnerships and Collaborations

Christmas in April

HAP has successfully partnered with Christmas in April whose mission is to rehabilitate the houses of low-income homeowners, particularly the elderly and people with disabilities, so that they may continue to live in warmth, safety and independence.  

Habitat for Humanity

HAP collaborates with HFH and the City of Hyattsville on two programs:

Aging in Place/CAPABLE – provides an OT (6 visits) and a Nurse (4 visits) to assist in identification of challenges and finding solutions to aging in place problems for seniors 65+ who are income eligible. It can provide for minor home repairs and modifications; grab bars/door levers; assistance in fall prevention; and assistive devices.  It can also make other repairs/weatherization (with matching funds) that are more major. This program was created at Johns Hopkins and been shown to make improvements in seniors’ safety. A cognitive assessment is required.

A second program, also income-based, is for home repairs including; roofs, plumbing, exterior doors, porches, ramps, electrical, insulation, HVAC, and is open to all ages but funds are much more limited and priority is for those who are in the CAPABLE program.  

HAP publicizes the programs, assists with the application process and follows the senior resident after the end of the program.

Safe Homes

In partnership with Prince George’s County Fire Department, HAP volunteers meet with neighbors to assess fire risk and safety steps to make homes more safe. Volunteers also install fire department approved ten-year smoke and carbon monoxide detectors.

Snow Removal

When there is snowfall in Hyattsville, HAP’s emergency phone tree goes into action to call neighbors and offer to help shovel their sidewalks and driveways.  This is a collaboration with the City of Hyattsville and the Hyattsville Youth Club.

Yard Clean-up

HAP has collaborated with young volunteers, through the Girl Scouts and the University of Maryland, as well as the Hyattsville Youth Club, to help neighbors with occasional yard maintenance, including raking leaves, trimming shrubs, pulling weeds, and even doing some planting.

Vegetable Delivery

During the summer, HAP members grow vegetables in the Community Garden and coordinate volunteers to pick up vegetable bundles donated by members of the Community Garden and deliver them to frail seniors.  The deliveries continue through the growing season.

Fundraiser

An annual event during which Franklins will give HAP 20% of all sales for lunch and dinner, wine and beer, and gifts in the store. All participants have to do is turn in their receipts to the host desk or the store checkout counter and say it’s for the HAP fundraiser.