More than 100 volunteers are looking for people who need help repairing their homes.

Central Whidbey Hearts and Hammers holds a work day in early May but planning is starting now by combing the area looking for people who need their homes fixed but aren’t able to perform the work.

“The people we want to help the most are the people who find it most difficult to ask for help,” volunteer Bill Skubi said while speaking during the Tuesday evening Coupeville Town Council meeting.

Central Whidbey Hearts and Hammers has been helping families by holding one work day a year for the past three years. The volunteer group is an offshoot of the long-standing South Whidbey Hearts and Hammers.

Last year, volunteers completed 21 projects at homes scattered within the boundaries of the Coupeville School District. Skubi said the projects were completed with the help of $5,000 in donations and $5,000 in in-kind support.

“It’s neighbors helping neighbors,” Skubi said.

To qualify for help from Central Whidbey Hearts and Hammers, a person has to own their home and be its primary resident. In addition, owners must  live within the boundaries of the Coupeville School District and they have to be financially or physically unable to complete the repairs. Skubi said the highest priority goes to fixing health and safety problems.

Central Whidbey Hearts and Hammers is now accepting applications, which are due at the end of January.

Applications are available at Town Hall or from Gifts from the Heart food bank, or call 240-9264 or email cwheartsandhammers@gmail.com. More information about Central Whidbey Hearts and Hammers can be found at centralwhidbeyheartsandhammers.com.

The organization is also looking for donations and volunteers to help next year. A volunteer dinner is scheduled to take place in February.

“We’re revving up for 2012 right now,” Skubi said.