08/28/2026
We are grateful to the Landfall Foundation for awarding WARM NC a $50,000 grant to help launch our First Responder Referral Initiative, a key part of WARM’s Home Safety Intervention (HSI) Program!
This early investment will help WARM respond more quickly when first responders identify low-income older adults and people with disabilities whose emergency calls are connected to unsafe housing conditions. Falls, inaccessible entrances, unstable steps, missing handrails, and mobility barriers can drive repeated 911 calls, avoidable injuries, and preventable hospital visits.
First responders can stabilize an immediate crisis, but they cannot repair the home conditions that make the next emergency more likely. Through this initiative, WARM will create a direct referral pathway from emergency response to targeted home safety repairs, including wheelchair ramps, handrails, grab bars, safer entrances, and other accessibility modifications.
By addressing the source of these emergencies, HSI helps interrupt the cycle of repeat response, reduce strain on emergency and healthcare systems, and support residents’ ability to remain safely and independently at home.
Thank you, Landfall Foundation, for investing in this important first step and helping WARM build a stronger connection between housing, health, and public safety in New Hanover County!
