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1 Fire causes 71 deaths a causes 71 deaths a year in Chicago. Is your home safe? You can afford to protect your family and your biggest asset your home. Contact the Chicago Home Safety Partnership Community safety starts at home

2 Make your home safe for your family. The Chicago Home Safety Partnership can help you. Call for A Free Home Safety Evaluation Eligibility information for a Chicago Home Safety Loan Additional home safety information

3 Is your home safe from fire? The Chicago Home Safety Partnership can help you find out. Through the Chicago Home Safety Partnership, a Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc. construction specialist or independent certified home inspector can check your electrical, heating, and safety systems. They can identify dangerous conditions and explain to you any hazards in your home. Are you worried that you might have Bad wiring? A faulty heating system? Improperly hooked up appliances? Then call the Chicago Home Safety Partnership at for a free Home Safety Evaluation. The evaluation is free and confidential thanks to grants from local insurance companies. You have no obligation to purchase or apply for anything. Of course, we recommend that you eventually make repairs or correct hazardous conditions we find. This is your choice. And we can suggest some next steps.

4 Think you can't afford home safety repairs? The Chicago Home Safety Loan Fund is for you. Low-cost loans are available for eligible homeowners who want to make and keep their homes safe from fire and other hazards. Loans are available to upgrade or replace electrical, heating, and safety systems. Do you have Space heaters that you want to replace with a new heating system? An electrical system that needs upgrading? Inadequate fire exits or poor exterior lighting? Working smoke and carbon monoxide detectors? Are you eligible for a Chicago Home Safety Loan? Loans are available for owner-occupants in single-family homes and buildings with up to four units in Chicago neighborhoods with the highest fire losses. Borrowers must be at or below 120% of area median income. Loans range from $1,000 to $20,000. The interest rate is 5 percent. The maximum loan term is 15 years.

5 What can you repair/ upgrade with a Chicago Home Safety Loan? Common repairs covered by the loan fund include Electrical Replacing dangerous wiring Upgrading electrical systems Heating Replacing or upgrading heating systems, including the replacement of space heaters Opening clogged chimneys and repairing chimneys and flues Replacing outdated heating controls on furnaces or boilers Safety Installing home security systems, outdoor safety lights, and/or deadbolt locks Installing security storm doors Installing breakaway burglar bars

6 What is the Chicago Home Safety Partnership? The City of Chicago, insurance providers, and Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago, Inc., have come together to help reduce loss due to fire while building stronger neighborhoods through the preservation of Chicago's affordable housing. Partners: Allstate Insurance Company American Family Insurance City of Chicago Fire Department City of Chicago Department of Housing CNA Farmers Insurance Group First Alert* The Ford Foundation Illinois Department of Insurance Illinois FAIR Plan Association Illinois Insurance Association Kemper Insurance Companies Lake States Insurance Liberty Mutual Insurance Nationwide Insurance Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago, Inc. Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Pekin Insurance Company Prudential Property & Casualty Insurance Company SAFECO Insurance Companies State Farm Insurance Companies Travelers Property Casualty Insurance * In-Kind Donation A program of Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago a

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