Union Miles Development Corporation

Homeowner Programs

Union Miles Development Corporation is committed to creating and maintaining quality housing in the Union Miles community. The following programs will help to achieve this goal, click on programs to learn more information and requirements:

CEI Rewire
Cleveland Action to Support Housing
Emergency Furnance Replacement Program
HEPA Vaccum for Homes with EBL Children
Home Weatherization Program

House Warming Program
Lead Screening
Neighborhood Recycling Program
Repair - A - Home Program
Senior Housing Assistance Program (SHAP)
Water Conservation Program

Click a program to obtain more information.

Home Weatherization Program
Call (216) 341-0757

Services: Safety inspection and tune-up/repair of heating units, electrical upgrade when necessary, air leakage reduction, repair/replacement of water heaters, insulate heating ducts and water heaters.

Eligibility Requirements: Homeowners and tenants are eligible if they meet HEAP income guidelines. All heating fuels (natural gas, propane, fuel oil, electric coal and wood) are included.

Repair-A-Home
call (216) 341-0757

Loans ranging from 0% to 3% interest are available to owner-occupants of 1-4 family dwellings who meet the HEAP income guidelines. Monies must be used to repair homes to code and housing quality standards.

Cleveland Action to Support Housing (CASH)
call (216) 341-0757

Homeowners may obtain a low-interest rehabilitation loan at interest rates of 40% below maket rate. No income limitations. No maximum amount of loan.

Senior Housing Assistance Program (SHAP)
call (216) 341-0757

Small grants are available for elderly (60+) and disabled low-income homeowners who reside in and own single or two-family homes in need of critical, health, safety, and emergency maintenance repairs.

Emergency Furnace and Hot Water Heater Repair or Replacement Program
call (216) 341-0757

This program offers repair or replacement of your furnace and hot water heater in owner-occupied properties. You must meet HEAP income guidelines.

Water Conservation Program
call (216) 341-0757

This program offers K-line replacement, sewer line repair (street to home), and some minor plumbing repairs. Offered to owner occupants who meet the HEAP income guidelines.

CEI Rewire
call (216) 341-0757

This program offers upgrade of the service panel of your home's electrical box. Offered to owner occupants who meet the HEAP income guidelines.

Lead Screening
call (216) 341-0757

Union Miles Development Corporation offers lead education information to residents as well as free lead screening for children 6 years of age and younger.

Did you know that ingesting lead paint and breathing in lead dust is the #1 contributor to lead poisoning which causes brain damage and affects of 200,000 children each year?

Lead-contaminated water from lead pipes and fixtures also contributes to lead poisoning in over 40,000,000 homes. Every time you drink from the faucet, cook with tap water, or brush your teeth, you may be at risk.

UMDC offers information on reducing lead hazards in the home. Call us at (216) 341-0757 or stop by 9250 Miles Park Avenue and ask for Benie your Cleveland Lead Exposure Prevention Project (CLEPP) coordinators.

HEPA Vaccum for homes with EBL Children
call (216) 341-0757

Union Miles NOW has the HEPA cvacuum cleaner for families whose homes have been identified as having children with Elevated Blood Lead Levels. The purpose of the HEPA vacuum cleaner is to remove dust and lead to help keep children lead-free. To find out how to borrow the HEPA vacuum cleaner, call Benie Hopkins at (216) 341-0757 ext. 227.

Neighborhood Recycling
call (216) 341-0757

UMDC now offers nieghborhood recycling information to residents interested in being kinder to Mother Earth. The recycling program can be used in our daily lives as well as with a community clean-up. For more information on how you can make a difference, please give us a call.

Housewarming Program
call (216) 341-0757

Services: Safety inspection and tune-up/repair of heating unit and/or insulation measures - attic and sidewalks. CO alarm is installed and if necessary the heating unit will be replaced. Then you will be referred to the HWAP for insulation.

Eligibility Requirements: Must be a Dominion East Ohio Gas customer. Homeowners and tenants are eligible if they meet the HEAP income guidelines. Heating units are limited to owner-occupied homes and tenants of low-income landlords.

Neighborhood Historic Preservation Program
call (216) 426-3106

The Cleveland Restoration Society helps homeowners preserve or restore their home’s original exterior appearance. Free advice provided on exterior paint color selection, porch and masonry repair, roof replacement, and more. To help make projects affordable, low interest, 12-year term historic home rehabilitation loans are available to credit worthy owners of 1 – 3 unit homes that are at least 50 years old. Click Here To Visit The Cleveland Restoration Society Website