Free home repairs help local brothers preserve their mother’s legacy

Timothy Brock and his brother, Terrance, are working to preserve the home their mother left them. Built in 1956, the New Town house needs new screens, a wheelchair ramp and a roof.“In the Bible, it says you should leave a legacy for your family, and she truly tried to do that for me and my brother,” Brock said, referring to his mother who spent decades working as a nurse and buying property as she could afford it.Brock has tried to keep up with the repairs himself, but his income doesn’t provide enough left over to offset rising material costs. “A sheet of OSB that once cost $5 or $6 now costs about $30, so you do the math,” he explained about trying to afford to put a new roof on his home.For many senior citizens, major repairs can be out of reach. Carrie Davis, President and CEO of Wealth Watchers, said the organization often hears from older residents living without air conditioning or heat, or dealing with leaks that can affect their health. “It’s so important that these seniors re