"Photographs are gone, memories are gone, appliances that they need every day. Their livelihood is just washed away. And it's scary,” said Katie Walpole, director of program strategy of Home Headquarters, Inc.
Read MoreHome HeadQuarters, a nonprofit housing agency, built the new home with state funding aimed at driving higher efficiency in New York's housing
Read MoreSyracuse has relatively cheap home prices, but that doesn’t make it easier to provide quality affordable housing. In some ways, it makes it harder, according to a new study to be released today by City Hall.
Read MoreBill Sweeney was promoted to vice president, member advocacy. In his new role, Sweeney integrates merged entities into CFCU and ensures a successful integration to achieve strategic rationale, value drivers and synergies.
Read MoreThe Micron community-engagement committee has the task of supporting the company’s community-investment strategy.
Read MoreNew York lawmakers this week approved legislation banning gas furnaces and stoves in newly constructed building three years from now. That’s a historic step toward reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Read MoreGov. Kathy Hochul and Micron Technology have chosen 14 people to lead an advisory group that will help guide the company’s investments in the community.
The governor and Micron President and CEO Sanjay Mehrotra announced the community engagement committee’s members today during a visit to the Oncenter in Syracuse.
Read MoreGovernor Kathy Hochul and Micron Technology, Inc. today announced the members of the Micron Community Engagement Committee, including representatives from Central New York and Micron that will support the company’s community investment strategy. The Committee is made up of local stakeholders to ensure meaningful, ground-up participation and discussion of Micron’s implementation and impacts to the larger region and will also include five ex-officio members. The formation of this group is a critical component of the Community Investment Framework agreement made between New York State and Micron in October 2022.
Read MoreFinding housing in Buffalo is not an easy journey to take. Whether you're looking to rent or own, it can be tough, but there are organizations who want to help you out.
Read MoreThe YWCA of Syracuse and Onondaga County will host the Walk to End Racism on Wednesday, April 26, and the 25th Annual Day of Commitment, presented by Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, on Thursday, April 27. These events bring the Syracuse community together to advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion in our neighborhoods, organizations and society.
Read MoreU.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced that 43 Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) across New York State will receive $116,822,564 in federal funding to help low- and moderate-income communities recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. The funds will be used to expand lending related to small businesses and microenterprises, for grant making and investing in underserved communities, and to support borrowers that experienced disproportionate economic impacts from the pandemic and have unmet capital and financial services needs.
Read MoreAn Onondaga County developer plans to build 84 homes in Minoa, and he doesn’t plan to sell any of them.
Read MoreDirector of Program Strategies from Home HeadQuarters Katie Walpole said with the NYS Resilient Retrofits Program income-eligible homeowners in Broome County, who live within the 500-year floodplain can receive loans up to $50,000 to combat the effects of climate change and possible flooding.
Read MoreThe Syracuse City Common Council approved plans for the Department of Neighborhood and Business Development to fund development of more affordable housing for the Southside neighborhood at its Monday meeting.
Read MoreWith the help of volunteers, local companies, unions, and the sweat equity of future homeowners; Oswego County Habitat for Humanity, (OCHFH) recently completed renovations to a home at 21 Liberty St. for the Tunaley family in Oswego, OCHFH Executive Director Samuel Raponi.
Read MoreLow-Interest Loans Available for Home Flood Proofing and Climate Resiliency Upgrades
Homeowners meeting income eligibility requirements and living in the 500-year floodplain can receive loans of up to $50,000 for flood mitigation and energy efficiency improvements
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The Resilient Retrofits 1% Loan Program kicks off next week with a media announcement in the town of Lackawanna on Wednesday, April 5, 2023. Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz will join New York State Homes & Community Renewal Deputy Commissioner Leonard Skrill and HHQ's Deputy Director Anna Falicov to announce the $9 million loan fund for income-eligible Erie, Broome, Kings & Queens and Suffolk County homeowners who live in the 500-year floodplain to help preserve their homes in the face of increasing flood events and other climate-readiness needs. For more information on the Erie Program, visit www.homehq.org/erieretrofits.
Read MoreMore than 100 business and nonprofit leaders from across the state voiced their support for the New York Housing Compact - Governor Hochul's comprehensive strategy announced in the Fiscal Year 2024 Executive Budget to address New York's housing crisis and build 800,000 new homes in the next decade. The plan builds on the Governor's vision to make New York more livable, more accessible, and more affordable.
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