Damians Ladder

Damians Ladder provides small home repairs at low or no cost, tailored to each client’s needs . Our mission is to help seniors and people with disabilities in Santa Cruz County stay in their homes and maintain a good quality of life. COMMUNITY NEED 33% of Santa Cruz County residents are over 60 years old.  Older adults often can’t make their own small repairs or find providers offering affordable services. This results in them living in substandard and unsafe conditions. By helping these residents with small home repairs, we enable them to live with greater comfort and safety. OUR IMPACT @  One of our clients was quoted $3000 by a contractor to install three stair rails on her front and back steps, which she could not afford. We found that the rails would cost $50 each, so she purchased them. Our Service Volunteers installed the rails free of charge. @  In a local Senior Mobile home park, several residents were given a deadline to bring their entry stair railings up to code or face fines and penalties if the park owner were to do the work. Our team helped eight fixed-income residents rebuild their stairs or replace the railings, bringing them up to code at no cost to the residents. We spent approximately $1500 on materials for this project. A video about this project is available on YouTube. Since we began in December of 2023, we have served 363 clients, opened 558 service tickets, and closed 87% of them to date. We have 16 Service Volunteers who do the work. We know that what we do makes a difference; that is why we do it. Your donations will make a difference in the life of a Senior or a person with disability in Santa Cruz County.

Since December 2023 thru November of 2025 our growing team of volunteer field handypersons have completed 500 Services for 370 individuals. Services range from minor plumbing and electrical repairs, installation of grab bars, repair of stairs and hand rails to installing smoke alarms, changing light bulbs and furniture assembly. There is never a charge for labor.  We do ask those who can afford the cost of materials to do so.  If they are unable to pay the work will be performed without cost. For additional informaion please see our website www.damiansladder.org