• Paint Tacoma Beautiful Homeowner Application

    Free exterior painting for moderate- and low-income Tacoma homeowners!
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  • Application Information

  • Eligibility Requirements

    Homeowners Must:

    • Qualify as low-income at or below 80% of the Area Median Income for their family size (see table above)
    • Own the property for which they are applying for
    • Reside at the property for which they are applying for
    • Not have plans to sell the property in the next 2 years
    • Not appear on the following lists:
      • SAM No-Fund List
      • HUD No-Fund List
      • National Sex Offender Registry

    Properties Must:

    • Be located within Tacoma City Limits (this does not include unincorporated Tacoma)
    • Be single-family houses (no duplexes, triplexes, etc.)
    • Not have any open code violations
    • Be outside of flood zones
    • Not be in foreclosure
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  • Additional Notes

    • Free to eligible homeowners.
    • Dependent on volunteer labor.
      • Once a house is accepted into the program, it will not get painted until volunteers with the appropriate skills and availability are able to paint it. In some cases, this may take more than one year.
      • Many volunteers are reluctant to paint 2-story homes because of safety concerns. Homeowners with 2-story houses may apply, but please be aware that we may not be able to find volunteers skilled enough to assign the project to.
      • Homeowners with family or friends who can help paint are more likely to be accepted.
    • A multi-step application process that can take many months (see below).
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  • Questions

    If you have questions about your application, please contact Jessie Thompson at (253) 579-3970 or JessieT@AssociatedMinistries.org.

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  • Volunteer Crew Information

    Paint Tacoma Beautiful provides all of the paint and supplies to paint a given project or house, but we can only paint as many houses as we have volunteer crews to provide the labor. In most cases where the homeowner can provide their own volunteer crew (made up of family and/or friends), projects will be guaranteed selection.
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  • Financial Verification

  • Paint Tacoma Beautiful is a program of Associated Ministries, which receives federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) pass-through funding from the City of Tacoma. CDBG regulations mandate that funds benefit low and moderate income persons. For these reasons, you will be asked to provide the anticipated gross annual income for each adult member of your household, including income and assets.

    Types of Income: Possible types of income include but are not limited to: wages, salary, tips, bonuses, commissions, military pay, public assistance, Social Security/SSI, retirement benefits, VA benefits, child support, regular gifts, unemployment, and some types of financial aid. All income listed must be gross income (income before taxes and deductions).

    Income from Assets: Income from assets must also be included in Total Gross Annual Income. Possible types of assets include, but are not limited to: checking accounts, savings accounts, cash on hand, money market accounts, certificates of deposit, stocks, bonds, 401(k) and real estate. Include the annual interest from these accounts in your total income.

    Note: these are confidential statements and will be used only to monitor benefits provided by the Dept. of Housing and Urban Development and the City of Tacoma. This is not considered a public record.

  • Please upload one form of financial verification documentation for each adult member of your household. Images and/or scanned copies are acceptable. Please make sure that submissions include both sides (front and back) of documents if two-sided.

    Acceptable forms of financial verification include:

    • Most recent years' tax return
    • Two most recent paystubs
    • Award letter for Social Security or other government benefits
    • Three most recent bank statements.
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  • Financial Verification Certification

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  • Consent & Authorization

  • I have read and understand the Eligibility Requirements and Selection Process on this application. My household meets the income guidelines. I am not planning to sell or rent my home within the next two years. Furthermore, my home is not in a foreclosure process at this time.

    I understand that:

    • The people who may work on my home are unpaid volunteers, and few are skilled in the building trades.
    • Many two-story or taller houses are beyond the scope of our volunteers' abilities, and that homes needing extensive repair prior to painting will not be considered.
    • Paint Tacoma-Pierce Beautiful and Associated Ministries make no guarantees, express or implied, about any of the material(s) used or work done by anyone on my house.

    I hereby release Paint Tacoma-Pierce Beautiful and Associated Ministries, and all associated with them, including participating organizations forming paint crews and participating individuals on those crews, from all liability arising from negligence or any personal injury or property damage arising out of or relating to the work done. 

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  • Demographic Information

    Providing demographic information allows us better understand the clients we serve, identify gaps in service delivery, create benchmarks to work towards equity, and fundraise to expand our program. For these reasons, we ask that you answer the following questions, keeping in mind that "Prefer not to say" will always an option. The more information we can collect, the better we can server our community.
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