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American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)
Dollars Have Arrived!
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City of Syracuse homeowners and aspiring homeowners can now take advantage of an influx of funding made possible through the City of Syracuse from the U.S. Department of the Treasury as part of the American Rescue Plan Act. Here's what is available now:
Syracuse Urgent Care Program - 50/50 loan and grant to address emergency repairs like a leaking roof, no heat or no hot water. Homeowners must live within Qualified Census Tracts and the household must meet income eligibility requirements. Read more and print out an application on our website by clicking through the link above.
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Digging Out from Under: The Crew that's
Working Hard to Catch Up
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The phones at Syracuse Model Neighborhood Corp. (SMNC), one of the city's largest non-profit, affordable rental housing providers, started ringing at a fever pitch a couple months ago. SMNC Site Director Kevin Schoon thinks the phones and emails really picked up once word got out that Home HeadQuarters was lending a hand to get the Southside rental housing organization |
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SMNC Crew Members pictured left to right: Brian Printup, Corey Dillon, Kevin Schoon, and David Rodriguez. |
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back on track. "Well, that and the Crew started getting out into the neighborhood; people began putting names to faces and learning that we can be counted on."
All the guys agree on one thing: getting SMNC back to being a place where people want to live is the main goal. "I know we can turn this place around," says David Rodriguez, who came to Syracuse from Brooklyn seven years ago. Also, originally from the Syracuse area, Brian Printup and Corey Dillon both joined HHQ as part of Opportunity Headquarters' construction crew. Both guys find working on SMNC properties a daily challenge, but also an opportunity to meet many different people, learn new things and solve big problems. As Brian says, "this is definitely not a job you would call monotonous."
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Buffalo & Erie County Welcome Landlord Program |
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Buffalo and Erie County Landlords can now take advantage of a low-interest property improvement loan to address health and safety repairs and codes issues.
City of Buffalo landlords are also eligible for up to $5,000 in grant funding as part of the loan.
There are no income eligibility requirements for landlords or tenants.
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Timmya Gary Joins Syracuse FEC |
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Syracuse native and former Hillside Works Scholar Timmya Gary recently joined the Syracuse Financial Empowerment Center as a certified financial counselor. Timmya comes to the role having worked previously in mortgage servicing and underwriting, but found herself always looking for a way to incorporate financial literacy into her day-to-day professional activities.
Timmya holds a B.A. in Human Services and Development from SUNY Oswego and enjoys meditating, yoga and juicing. She looks forward to the day when she can bring her focus on well-being and financial knowledge to a wide range of people who she can sit down with and meet face-to-face.
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Attention Cayuga County Residents! |
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FREE for a limited time only!!! In November and December, Cayuga County residents will be eligible to take Home HeadQuarters' “Live & Local” virtual homebuyer education at NO COST!!! This is a $50 value—FREE! You’ll learn everything you need to know about buying your first home from one of HHQ's certified housing counselors, plus hear from some local experts in the field. Visit https://www.homsite.org/homebuyer-education for a current schedule, then register by calling the Homsite office at (315) 253-8451 and asking for your FREE class for Cayuga County residents. Don't miss this deal!
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"An Early Move with Plenty of Space" |
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Raymond Resto (pictured left) didn't come to Home HeadQuarters in the usual manner as most customer who work on their long-term dream of homeownership.
Mr. Resto came to HHQ because he had spent the year just trying to keep things together. Recently widowed, the father of three girls had moved in with family into a one-bedroom apartment to help stabilize the family.
Today, he found himself in our office, along with his brother, to sign the paperwork on a HHQ fully-rehabbed, 3-bedroom home in Syracuse's Strathmore neighborhood. He can move in early with his kids and when the purchase is final, he will have taken advantage of Down Payment and Closing Cost Assistance through the CDFI's Capital Magnet Fund and New York State HOME Funds. We wish Mr. Resto and his family all the best (and all the space) in their new home.
If you'd like to get started on your homeownership journey, sign up for a free HomeOwnership Orientation to see if you're ready for some additional space.
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There is still funding available to landlords in Solvay and the Town of Geddes for property improvements. You can find that program, and other financing options for landlords on our webpage at https://www.homehq.org/rental.
We know funding to help homeowners at risk of foreclosure is coming; we just don’t know when! The State is still waiting to launch the program following Federal approval. In the meantime, if you are a homeowner who is falling behind in your mortgage or fear you will miss payments, sign up for Home HeadQuarters Foreclosure Prevention Workshop on our website at https://www.homehq.org/foreclosure-prevention.
Grants of up to $6,000 with loans of $20,000 are now available as part of the Onondaga County 1% Home Improvement Loan & Grant Program. Do you live in Nedrow? How about Elbridge? There's all kinds of places eligible to participate in this easy home improvement program. Homeowners will need to demonstrate they have had a COVID impact and meet household income eligibility requirements, but let our lending staff help you with all of those requirements!
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Construction, rain, rain, rain, construction, rain, rain, rain, etc. Central New York's construction season seems to get shorter every year! This is a house Home HeadQuarters is building on the Syracuse's Southside as part of Mayor Walsh's Resurgent Neighborhood Initiative. We have a few more slated for starts this year, so keep your fingers crossed for better weather ahead! |
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