Fuller Center of NWLA

The Fuller Center NWLA is a
501 (c)(3) charitable organization

"Sell your possessions, and give to the needy. Provide yourselves with moneybags that do not grow old, with a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also."

Luke 12:33-34

Greater Blessings – Home Repairs

Through The Fuller Center’s Greater Blessing repair program, homeowners in need can apply to Fuller Center of NWLA to have their homes restored to a simple, decent living condition.

The Program

The program seeks to aid homeowners with extremely limited income who cannot afford, for example, to replace a leaking roof, fix broken windows or repair hazardous kitchens or bathrooms.

Millions of Americans own their own homes, yet lack the funds or physical ability to keep them in a state of minimum repair.

In the United States, nearly two million homeowners have a hole in their roof.

Almost three million are missing bricks, siding or other outside wall material.

Two and a half million homes have a crumbling foundation and close to four million occupied homes have broken windows (2005 American Housing Survey).

Repairs available

The following types of repairs are available through the Greater Blessings home repair program.

  • Roof leaks–(minor) prevention of further damage
  • Minor plumbing or sewage repair (related to health/sanitation)
  • Electrical – plug/switch repairs (others: AS IT RELATES TO SAFETY!)
  • Ramps / Steps
  • Window/door leaks – repair
  • Flooring – Minor repairs only small room replacements. (NO FULL HOUSE REPAIRS!)

Once repairs are complete

  • The Fuller Center works with each homeowner to help them structure an affordable tithing plan.
  • All of this is done without charging interest, without the use of a mortgage and without requiring the title to the property as collateral.
  • Homeowners are “paying it forward,” because their tithes enter a fund used exclusively for other Greater Blessing repair projects.

Our founder, Millard Fuller, believed that providing opportunities to work in partnership enhances human dignity, which is why these home repairs are not given away.

Greater Blessings Forms

Greater Blessings Brochure

Project Photo Galleries

The Greater Blessings Process

  • Homeowner submits an application to Fuller Center NWLA

  • The Fuller Center provides a written job estimate and work agreement

  • A tithing plan based on the homeowner’s budget is developed

  • Volunteers repair the home

  • When the work is done, the homeowner is given a Greater Blessing box with enough envelopes in it to tithe the cost of the materials over an agreed-upon period and on terms they can afford

  • If unexpected bills or medical emergencies come up and a monthly payment cannot be made, the tithe schedule is simply increased by one month

  • Homeowner tithes are recycled to purchase materials to help another neighbor in need

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