Healthy Home Helpers
The Rochester Healthy Home Helpers (HHH) program helps residents improve indoor air quality, reduce utility costs, and make their homes safer, more comfortable, and more energy-efficient. Through free, in-home consultations, trained Navigators work with residents to identify simple improvements, install helpful materials, and connect households to programs that support energy upgrades, weatherization, and healthier living environments.
Why It Matters
Many homes in Rochester, especially in older areas, face challenges such as poor ventilation, high radon levels, moisture issues, and energy inefficiencies. These conditions can contribute to higher utility bills and impact health outcomes such as asthma and heart disease. Healthy Home Helpers helps address these challenges by combining trusted, one-on-one support with practical improvements and connections to existing programs and resources.
Who Can Participate
Healthy Home Helpers is available to residents living in:
- Single-family homes
- Duplexes, triplexes, and fourplexes
- Manufactured or mobile homes
Both homeowners and renters are welcome to participate.
What to Expect
After signing up, a Navigator will contact you to confirm eligibility and schedule your visit. Before the visit, you’ll have a short phone call (about 15–20 minutes) to talk through your goals and priorities.
During the in-home visit (typically 60–90 minutes), Navigators will walk through your home with you, discuss any concerns related to comfort, air quality, safety, or energy use, and identify practical next steps. You’ll receive a free Healthy Home Kit with installable items, along with personalized recommendations and connections to programs such as energy audits, rebates, weatherization services, and radon testing.
After the visit, you’ll receive a customized report and follow-up support to help you take the next steps.
Inside a HHH Energy Kit
During an in-home consultation, a team of Navigators will walk through your home with you and discuss causes of indoor air pollution and safety concerns. You will get personalized recommendations, resources, and access to other additional services. Assessments will be 1-2 hours and all resources and services for this program are free! Items inside the Healthy Home Energy Kits reach a value exceeding $130, items including:
- LED light bulbs
- Weatherization materials (such as window kits and insulation spray foam)
- Low-flow showerhead and faucet aerators
- Carbon monoxide/smoke detector
- Radon test kit or voucher
- RPU Energy Audit voucher
- Additional household and safety items (green cleaning supplies, child safety outlet covers)
All services and materials provided through this program are free. There are no income requirements for program participation.
How Do I Sign Up for an In-Home Consultation?
Residents can request a free in-home consultation by completing the interest form below:
A Navigator will follow up to schedule your visit and guide you through the next steps.
Get in Touch
For more information, please contact Kayla Betzold, Sustainability Coordinator for the City of Rochester.
- Minnesota State contacts regarding Healthy Homes topics.