Healthy Homes
The White Mountain Apache Housing Authority Healthy Homes Program was established in 2017, designed to assist White Mountain Apache intended to help learn about the potential hazards inside your home - and what to do about these hazards.
The program allows those who have ownership of their home and must meet the eligibility requirements.
Healthy Homes Objectives:
- Carry out direct remediations where housing-related hazards may contribute to elderly and children’s injury and illness.
- Environmental health and safety concerns.
- Deliver education and outreach activities to protect children from housing-related hazards. (The 8 Principles of Healthy Homes.)
- Build capacity to assure Healthy Home projects are sustained.
- Healthy home grant is a pilot program to help make our homes safer. The program provides homeowners with information on how to prevent health and safety hazards.
FOCUS CRITERIA:
- Areas of mold or damages
- Fire Hazards (fire extinguishers, electrical, carbon monoxide, etc.),
- Pest infestation/pesticide use
- Vegetation (3ft from the house)
- Sanitation (plumbing, etc.)
- Weatherization (broken windows, air draft, etc.)
- Handicap accessibility
- Structure (floor damage from mold)
Requirements:
Complete Application
- Picture ID for everyone over 18 years of age
- Tribal Affidavit
- Proof of Ownership of Home
- Proof of Income (meet the NAHASDA Income Guideline)
- Legal documents (custody)
- Current electricity/water bill
- Colored photos of mold/damages
- Signed Meth consent form
- Medical condition document
- Marriage license
Outreach Activities:
To educate tenant/applicant, poor housekeeping, rodents’ infestation, etc., tenant/applicant participate in assisting with minor home repair and hoarding. Example: fixing holes in the wall, replacing light fixtures, etc.
Current Healthy Homes
- 192 Applicants (Whiteriver-Cibecue- Hondah/McNary)
- 2 Homes in Progress for Remediation
- 8 applicants in progress
- No longer accepting applications
- Grant ending September 30, 2022
Here are some of our rehabilitated home:
PROJECT 3: 
The Healthy Homes Program’s main goal is to assist the Homeowners to be able to live in a safe and healthy environment.