PIKE COUNTY, Mo. — A Missouri agency is seeking homeowners for a do-it-yourself renovation program.

In the featured image, NECAC Construction Supervisor Howard Sommer, right, works with Self-Help Housing client John McElfresh.

It’s called Self-Help Housing, and NECAC administers the USDA program in Lincoln, Marion, Monroe, Montgomery, Pike, Ralls, Shelby and Warren counties.

Participants must meet income guidelines. They’ll work with a NECAC construction supervisor, who will provide one-on-one instruction. Supplies and tools will be purchased by the program, but the labor will be contributed by the families and volunteers.

Applicants may qualify if they make less than the following per year: One-person household, $27,180; two-person, 36,620; three-person, $46,060; four-person, $55,500.

NECAC has been involved with Self-Help Housing since 1999.

If you’d like more information, call NECAC at 573-324-6622.