This agency provides services which promote independence for people with disabilities. Services include home and vehicle modification, attendant care, assistive equipment (including recliner lift-chairs and stair lifts if needed for medical reasons), and counseling. Call for income guidelines. Counselors visit potential clients' homes. The Displacement Prevention Partnership, operated within the regional Independent Living offices (http://www.ncdhhs.gov/dvrs/iloffices.htm) and financed through the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency, provides accessibility modifications to enable homeowners with severe mobility impairments to remain at home. Homeowners can receive accessibility modifications up to $6,000 (as an unsecured loan forgivable at $2,000 per year for three years) to remain safely at home.
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