Pennsylvania’s Whole Home Repairs program was a success — and a national model. What happened to it?

This story was originally published by WESA. The calls still come in to ACTION Housing, from people living in older homes who need a major repair that they can’t afford. Low-income homeowners call the Pittsburgh-based nonprofit because at one time it administered the Whole Home Repairs program. The state-administered initiative offered up to $50,000 for certain major home repairs, such as installing a new roof, fixing foundations, or replacing out-of-date knob-and-tube wiring. Unfortunately for...