Delivering Hope through Comprehensive Home Repair

Good Works assists low-income homeowners with home repair needs in central and northern Chester County, PA. Repair work may include roof repair, plumbing and heating, electrical wiring, fire or flood restoration, code compliance, floor repair, etc.

Apply for Help

Good Works focuses on repairs that make homes warmer, safer, and drier for homeowners that qualify for assistance. There is no cost for these repairs, and volunteers do most of the work.

Program Qualifications

To qualify for assistance, you must:

  • Own and live in your home for a minimum of 2 years
  • Live within our geographic service area (see map below)
  • Meet our income guidelines (2x the federal poverty guidelines)
  • Property taxes must be up-to-date
  • Mortgage must be up-to-date

What It Means to Homeowners

  • We couldn’t have lived here without Good Works. Thank God for volunteers, they came from all walks of life. They did whatever needed to be done. Good Works is called through Jesus. God is good! Everyone worked together and brought us back together. We knew we could live here the rest of our lives. We knew we’d be safe here. [Good Works] made it livable.
    Coatesville Homeowner (2024)
  • [Good Works] took a lot of stress off me and got me caught up on everything. Anytime you come in contact with people that have a relationship with God is great. [Good Works helped me remain in my home by] completing repairs that were needed that I couldn’t do. I saw that people care and have helped me.
    Coatesville Homeowner (2024)
  • I am absolutely grateful for the work that was done. My life was changed for the better. It took a load off of my family. The volunteers were amazing! Very helpful, very friendly, and caring! It made me believe that there is hope and faith.
    Honey Brook Homeowner (2024)
  • Craftsmen and ladies gave as unto the Lord. [They] made my trailer more of a safe home! [Good Works] made me appreciate the love of Christ and made [my home] a lot safer, warmer, more efficient. No tripping over things. New friends gave of themselves.
    Phoenixville Homeowner (2025)
  • The reminder of Christ and the Restoration of our Faith! Good Works and God smiled upon us and shared our desire to give back. [Good Works rekindled] faith for [us through] praying, conversations, closeness. The community [came] out to help us in a time of need and the pure intentions of God were shared with us. The Good Works community and quality of work was great.
    Phoenixville Homeowner (2025)
  • My faith has been wavering since my husband’s passing. It has improved since Good Works has come along. Good Works helped me remain in my home by fixing things like a new roof, which I couldn’t afford to fix. Good Works checked on electric and made sure fire alarms were installed. The volunteers at Good Works came on Saturdays, giving up their time to help fix my house. People are willing to help others in need through their beliefs.
    West Chester Homeowner (2025)
  • Talking about the Lord with the Ambassador and seeing God’s faithfulness to me, seeing answered prayer, becoming more aware of God working in life, and His love for me in making this happen.” I grew in faith, read my devotions more, more prayer. [I feel safer in my home through] ramp, electric, reinforcements in foundation and walls. Jesus is with me, providing for me, meeting my needs, and putting people in my life through Good Works.
    Coatesville Homeowner (2025)

Where We Work

  • Atglen
  • Caln
  • Charlestown
  • Coatesville
  • Downingtown
  • East Bradford
  • East Brandywine
  • East Caln
  • East Coventry
  • East Fallowfield
  • East Goshen
  • East Nantmeal
  • East Pikeland
  • East Vincent
  • East Whiteland
  • Easttown
  • Elverson
  • Highland
  • Honey Brook Borough
  • Honey Brook Township
  • Malvern
  • Modena Borough
  • North Coventry
  • Parkesburg
  • Phoenixville
  • Sadsbury
  • Schuylkill
  • South Coatesville
  • South Coventry
  • Spring City
  • Tredyffrin
  • Upper Uwchlan
  • Uwchlan
  • Valley
  • Wallace
  • Warwick
  • West Bradford
  • West Brandywine
  • West Caln
  • West Chester Borough
  • West Fallowfield
  • West Goshen
  • West Nantmeal
  • West Pikeland
  • West Sadsbury
  • West Vincent
  • West Whiteland
  • Westtown
  • Willistown

The Application Process

For more information, or to request an Intake Form, you may:

  1. Call our office 610-383-6311 or download the Intake Form in Microsoft Word format or as a PDF. (See the two red download buttons below.)
  2. Complete and return it by mail Good Works, PO Box 1441, Coatesville, Pa 19320 or email to apply@goodworksinc.org.
  3. If your Intake meets Good Works’ initial criteria, one of our Application Interviewers will be assigned to call you to schedule an Application Visit.

The Applications Coordinator will review the paperwork submitted by the Application Interviewer and verify all provided information. You will be notified if more information is needed or if a decision has been made. If you would like more information, or would like to check on the status of your application, please contact the office at 610-383-6311.

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FAQ

Once we have reviewed your Intake and determined if your information meets Good Works’ initial criteria, one of our trained volunteer Application Interviewers will be assigned to call you to schedule an Application Visit. The purpose of the application visit is to help you in completing the application form, introduce you to Good Works, and provide other resources including and beyond home repair needs.

A short time before we start working at your home, a home inspection will be scheduled. The purpose of the home inspection is for the Repair Supervisor to evaluate all repairs that are requested. There is a chance that not all of the repairs you request will be approved. A work plan will be created, and it will list those repairs that Good Works will commit to complete at no cost to you. Also, you will review the ways you and your family will participate on workdays based on your ability.

Most of the repairs are done by Good Works volunteers. The volunteers are led by a volunteer Work Crew Leader and a Technical Advisor. Please visit our Programs page to read more about the volunteers completing the repairs.

If there is an emergency, such as lack of heat in the winter months, or a lack of water, we will make every effort to schedule that repair as soon as possible. However, we are not an emergency repair service; we do not have technicians on call on evenings, weekends, or holidays.

Currently, our wait list is about 2 years long. However, we may work on more urgent needs sooner, while other repairs might take 2 or more years to complete.

YES! We have a wide network of resources and are ready to pray with you about any of your needs.

We Want to Help

While we cannot help everyone, we want to help as many people as we can. If you do not fit our assistance guidelines, or have needs beyond our focus on comprehensive home repair, we invite you to get in touch with our team. We will do our best to connect you to organizations that can help.

Call us: 610-383-6311