Home HeadQuarters of Syracuse has been helping homeowners and renters in CNY for 25 years. One of their recent commitments is to end lead poisoning in the area. Home HeadQuarters works with the Central New York Community Foundation to provide scholarships to contractors and landlords for an environmental protection agency training. That training teaches about safe lead removal and protection measures. Kathleen Walpole, director of program strategy, impact and evaluation, said that the program helps everyone in the process of lead removal.
Read MoreBecause Sales4Rehab properties do not qualify for traditional financing, this partnership with Home HeadQuarters is a vital part of the Land Bank’s continued expansion of programs and resources designed to return vacant properties back to productive use, with a special focus on addressing housing disparities and better serving historically underserved populations within Chautauqua County.
Read MoreTonight, Home HeadQuarters is celebrating its 25th anniversary.
Read MoreCongressman John Katko announced Tuesday that Home HeadQuarters Inc., of Syracuse, will receive $387,000 in federal funding. The funds are available through NeighborWorks America, which, according to their website, “creates opportunities for people to live in affordable homes, improve their lives and strengthen their communities.”
Read More"Actually that's happening on Woodlawn…That neighborhood being created by Home Headquarters, with efforts of course from the land bank. We've notice people taking active measures to improve the houses around that neighborhood. If you drive by there, you'll see people working on their porches and roofs."
Read MoreHeadQuarters offers financial assistance to eligible property owners for home improvements and repairs
Read MoreJenna McClave was hired as development project manager. She is a life resident of Syracuse and for decades worked for local nonprofit organizations, most recently Home HeadQuarters, Inc., where she started as senior lending administrator before moving into their home ownership department to run the pre-purchase home buyer education program. McClave is a HUD-certified housing counselor and spent the last three years as manager of the Syracuse Financial Empowerment Center leading a team of counselors to assist more than 1,000 Central New York residents to achieve many outcomes, most notably reducing their debt by more than $2.6 million.
Read MoreThe City of Buffalo and Erie County are leveraging an $800,000 grant from Attorney General Letitia James to establish a $3 million revolving loan fund for small and low-income landlords after the attorney general reached a settlement with a group of landlords and property owners.
Read MoreNew York is the first state in the nation to receive U.S. Treasury Department approval to distribute money set aside for states to establish a homeowner assistance fund.
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