diff --git a/builder-frontend/src/components/homeScreen/HomeScreen.tsx b/builder-frontend/src/components/homeScreen/HomeScreen.tsx
index f6e24b35..039fd79d 100644
--- a/builder-frontend/src/components/homeScreen/HomeScreen.tsx
+++ b/builder-frontend/src/components/homeScreen/HomeScreen.tsx
@@ -1,38 +1,51 @@
 import { Accessor, createSignal, Match, Switch } from "solid-js";
 
 import EligibilityChecksList from "./eligibilityCheckList/EligibilityChecksList";
-import ProjectsList from "./ProjectsList"
+import ProjectsList from "./ProjectsList";
 import Header from "../Header";
 
-import BdtNavbar, { NavbarProps } from "@/components/shared/BdtNavbar";0
+import BdtNavbar, { NavbarProps } from "@/components/shared/BdtNavbar";
+0;
 
 const HomeScreen = () => {
-  const [screenMode, setScreenMode] = createSignal<"screeners" | "checks">("screeners");
+  const [screenMode, setScreenMode] = createSignal<"screeners" | "checks">(
+    "screeners"
+  );
 
   const navbarDefs: Accessor<NavbarProps> = () => {
     return {
       tabDefs: [
-        { key: "screeners", label: "Screeners", onClick: () => setScreenMode("screeners") },
-        { key: "checks", label: "Eligibility checks", onClick: () => setScreenMode("checks") },
+        {
+          key: "screeners",
+          label: "Screeners",
+          onClick: () => setScreenMode("screeners"),
+        },
+        {
+          key: "checks",
+          label: "Eligibility checks",
+          onClick: () => setScreenMode("checks"),
+        },
       ],
       activeTabKey: () => screenMode(),
       titleDef: null,
-    }
+    };
   };
 
   return (
     <div>
-      <Header/>
+      <Header />
       <BdtNavbar navProps={navbarDefs} />
-      <Switch>
-        <Match when={screenMode() === "screeners"}>
-          <ProjectsList />
-        </Match>
-        <Match when={screenMode() === "checks"}>
-          <EligibilityChecksList />
-        </Match>
-      </Switch>
+      <div class="px-12 py-8 text-gray-700">
+        <Switch>
+          <Match when={screenMode() === "screeners"}>
+            <ProjectsList />
+          </Match>
+          <Match when={screenMode() === "checks"}>
+            <EligibilityChecksList />
+          </Match>
+        </Switch>
+      </div>
     </div>
-  )
-}
-export default HomeScreen;
\ No newline at end of file
+  );
+};
+export default HomeScreen;
diff --git a/builder-frontend/src/components/homeScreen/ProjectsList.tsx b/builder-frontend/src/components/homeScreen/ProjectsList.tsx
index af91db72..9d038e9a 100644
--- a/builder-frontend/src/components/homeScreen/ProjectsList.tsx
+++ b/builder-frontend/src/components/homeScreen/ProjectsList.tsx
@@ -6,14 +6,18 @@ import NewScreenerForm from "./NewScreenerForm";
 import MenuIcon from "../icon/MenuIcon";
 
 import {
-  fetchProjects, updateScreener, deleteScreener, createNewScreener,
+  fetchProjects,
+  updateScreener,
+  deleteScreener,
+  createNewScreener,
 } from "@/api/screener";
 import { useAuth } from "@/context/AuthContext";
 
-
 export default function ProjectsList() {
-  const [projectList, { refetch: refetchProjectList }] = createResource(fetchProjects);
-  const [isNewScreenerModalVisible, setIsNewScreenerModalVisible] = createSignal(false);
+  const [projectList, { refetch: refetchProjectList }] =
+    createResource(fetchProjects);
+  const [isNewScreenerModalVisible, setIsNewScreenerModalVisible] =
+    createSignal(false);
   const [isEditModalVisible, setIsEditgModalVisible] = createSignal(false);
   const [editModelData, setEditModalData] = createSignal();
   const navigate = useNavigate();
@@ -67,24 +71,36 @@ export default function ProjectsList() {
   return (
     <>
       <div>
+        <div class="bg-gray-100 rounded-xl p-8 flex flex-col text-sm">
+          <div class="text-xl font-bold">
+            Welcome to the Benefit Decision Toolkit!
+          </div>
+          <div class="pt-2">
+            The Benefit Decision Toolkit is an open-source, civic tech project
+            that aims to provide an easy and affordable platform for building
+            benefit eligibility screening tools.
+          </div>
+
+          <div class="pt-3">
+            Create a new eligibility screener by adding and configuring
+            eligibility checks from our library of pre-built eligibility rules.
+            Or build custom checks that meet your specific needs.
+          </div>
+          <div
+            onClick={() => setIsNewScreenerModalVisible(true)}
+            class="
+                mt-2 px-4 py-2 w-fit cursor-pointer bg-blue-500
+                rounded-lg shadow-md hover:shadow-lg hover:bg-blue-600
+                font-bold text-sm text-white"
+          >
+            Create new screener
+          </div>
+        </div>
         <Show when={projectList} fallback={<div>Loading...</div>}>
-          <div class="flex flex-wrap gap-4 p-4 w-100">
-            <div
-              onClick={() => setIsNewScreenerModalVisible(true)}
-              class="
-                p-4 w-80 h-60 flex justify-center cursor-pointer
-                border-4 border-gray-300 rounded-lg
-                shadow-md hover:shadow-lg hover:bg-gray-200"
-            >
-              <div class="flex items-center text-2xl font-bold">
-                Create new screener
-              </div>
-            </div>
+          <div class="flex flex-wrap gap-4 py-4 w-100">
             <Show when={projectList.loading}>
               <div class="w-80 h-60 flex items-center justify-center border-2 border-gray-300 rounded-lg shadow-md">
-                <div class="text-2xl font-bold">
-                  Loading screeners...
-                </div>
+                <div class="text-2xl font-bold">Loading screeners...</div>
               </div>
             </Show>
             <For each={projectList()}>
@@ -100,15 +116,13 @@ export default function ProjectsList() {
                       class="absolute px-2 top-2 right-2 hover:bg-gray-300 rounded-xl"
                       onClick={(e) => handleProjectMenuClicked(e, item)}
                     >
-                      <MenuIcon/>
+                      <MenuIcon />
                     </div>
                     <div
                       onClick={() => navigateToProject(item)}
                       class="h-60 p-4 flex flex-col justify-center items-center"
                     >
-                      <div class="text-2xl font-bold">
-                        {item.screenerName}
-                      </div>
+                      <div class="text-2xl font-bold">{item.screenerName}</div>
                     </div>
                   </div>
                 )
diff --git a/builder-frontend/src/components/homeScreen/eligibilityCheckList/EligibilityChecksList.tsx b/builder-frontend/src/components/homeScreen/eligibilityCheckList/EligibilityChecksList.tsx
index 4a4becd9..b56160b6 100644
--- a/builder-frontend/src/components/homeScreen/eligibilityCheckList/EligibilityChecksList.tsx
+++ b/builder-frontend/src/components/homeScreen/eligibilityCheckList/EligibilityChecksList.tsx
@@ -24,26 +24,26 @@ const EligibilityChecksList = () => {
   };
 
   return (
-    <div class="px-12 py-8">
+    <div class="py-8">
       <Show when={initialLoadStatus.loading() || actionInProgress()}>
         <Loading />
       </Show>
-      <div class="text-3xl font-bold mb-2 tracking-wide">
-        Eligibility Checks
-      </div>
-      <div class="text-lg mb-3">
-        Manage your eligibility checks here. Click on a check to view or edit
-        its details.
+      <div class="text-xl font-bold mb-2">Eligibility Checks</div>
+      <div class="text-md mb-3">
+        Manage your custom eligibility checks here. Click on a check to view or
+        edit its details.
       </div>
       <div
-        class="btn-default btn-blue mb-3 mr-1"
+        class="px-4 py-2 w-fit cursor-pointer bg-blue-500
+                rounded-lg shadow-md hover:shadow-lg hover:bg-blue-600
+                font-bold text-sm text-white"
         onClick={() => {
           setAddingNewCheck(true);
         }}
       >
         Create New Check
       </div>
-      <div class="grid gap-4 justify-items-center grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 xl:grid-cols-3">
+      <div class="mt-4 grid gap-4 justify-items-center grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 xl:grid-cols-3">
         <For each={checks()}>
           {(check) => (
             <CheckCard