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If by assistance you mean financial help to pay for it you can try contacting your local Area Agency on Aging (or call 2-1-1) to see if there are any assistance programs for such a thing.

This forum gets this question a lot (and also tree removal) and you need to realize that if you can't afford such types of maintenance and repairs then you cannot afford to live in your house any more. The expenses will not stop at just the roof. Please consider selling it (as is) and downsizing to a senior community apartment or even a facility.
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“Needing a new roof” sounds a bit more major than “assistance with repairs”. You will need a lot of luck for either!
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Sell your house as is.

Rent in senior housing.
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You've signed up to an international forum of caregivers to elderly loved ones here at Agingcare. Many of us could use some free help too, but that's not the purpose of the forum. The purpose is to ask caregiving questions and to share personal experiences with one another so we can all learn and support one another.

Contact your homeowners insurance about your coverage for a roof.

Good luck.
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Yes, try your homeowners. If damage was done during a storm, it maybe covered. Call your Office of Aging to see if there are any programs out there.
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Sandra2424 Jun 21, 2026
Don't bother the office on aging about your choice to stay in your home. Everyone wants to stay in their home, but we have to be realistic.
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There have been more and more posts on getting free home repairs. Contact some roofing companies like everyone else has to. If you cannot afford it, you need to sell your house as is and move to more affordable, appropriate housing. I don't know why people are recommending to contact agencies and bother them with this. Why do you expect free help? Why do you own a house if you can't maintain it?
If you have questions or need advice on caring for the elderly, I can assure you that we would be as helpful as possible with advice or recommendations.
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check with your banker to get a reverse mortgage to pay for a roof

call your local habitat for humanity office, they do some of this in my town
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I've seen the home's of many seniors who have put off moving for too long, and leaving a leaking roof to badly damage the home is a throughline. If you can't afford to repair the roof you can no longer afford to stay in the house and need to sell it and move into an apartment or senior community, etc. Leaving a leaking roof means compounding damage and by the time you finally sell, your house is a hot mess and will have lost significant value.
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Need a
roof badly.
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JoAnn29 7 hours ago
We really can't help u with this. Read the responses and call the Depts mentioned to see if they can help.
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This post is almost 2 months old. OP has not responded nor has other posts. Reporting to have closed for comments.
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