Demonstration
Lead Elimination Action Project
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded a $930,789 grant to NCHH to eliminate lead hazards in more than 25 home-based child care programs in Syracuse and Rochester, New York. Over the course of the next two years, the NCHH/Enterprise Foundation team will identify 25 single-family, owner-occupied homes in need of critical lead hazard control in low-income neighborhoods in Rochester and Syracuse. Each home will be the site of an existing childcare business, run by the homeowner. The lead hazard control measures will include window replacement, paint stabilization, the creation of smooth and cleanable surfaces, treatment of friction and impact surfaces, and specialized cleaning. In addition to lead hazard control, the program also hopes to make such safety-related home improvements as: installing hardwire smoke detectors; upgrading electrical systems; remediation trip hazards; fixing stairs, handrails and improperly spaced spindles; placing/replacing fire extinguishers; upgrading heating systems; and fencing child play areas. All of this will be done with minimal disruption to the lives of the host families and their livelihoods (i.e. the child care businesses) or to the parents whose children are cared for, while maintaining a safe, quality childcare environment. With an average of four children being cared for in each home, the NCHH/Enterprise Foundation team estimates that at least 150 children will benefit from the hazard controls.
For more information, please contact Carol Kawecki at
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