Heart of the City Neighborhoods, Inc. (HOCN) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that exists to create, facilitate and support housing and neighborhood development in Buffalo’s core communities.

HOCN in the Media

State Awards $3M to WNY NonProfits for Housing Projects

Monday, June 8, 2015, 6:21am BUFFALO BUSINESS FIRST  By Tracey Drury View Original Article Half a dozen nonprofit groups in Western New York will receive $3 million in state funding to help create more low- and moderate-income housing units. The funds are part of an $11 million allocation announced this week by Gov. Andrew Cuomo …

GHHI Selects Service Providers for Pay for Success Projects

May 19th, 2015 GREEN & HEALTHY HOMES BLOG By Ruth Ann Norton View Original Article   I am delighted to announce—during the celebration of Asthma Awareness Month—that the Green & Healthy Homes Initiative (GHHI) has selected the following service providers to participate in our national, asthma-related Pay for Success (PFS) feasibility study: Heart of the …

Spectrum Health, Priority Health Chosen for Nationwide Asthma Initiative

May 19th, 2015 MICHIGAN LIVE By Kyle Moroney View Original Article   GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Spectrum Health and Priority Health are among a handful of service providers – and the only ones in Michigan — chosen for a nationwide health initiative that brings together private, public and nonprofit sectors. The Green and Healthy Homes …

City Leaders Break Ground on New Apartment Complex for Senior Citizens

TIME WARNER CABLE NEWS Friday, May 15, 2015 at 05:27 AM  BUFFALO, N.Y. View Original Article Here   City Leaders Break Ground on New Apartment Complex for Senior Citizens A number of leaders broke ground Thursday on a new apartment complex for senior citizens on Buffalo’s East Side. Mt. Aaron Manor, a two-story building located …

Buffalo Improvement Projects Getting Buffalo Billion Money

April 24, 2015 BUFFALO NEWS, By Jonathan D. Epstein, News Business Reporter View Original Article Continuing the Buffalo Billion initiative, state officials on Friday awarded $11.72 million in low-interest loans and grants to 21 real estate development projects throughout the city to help renovate more than 350 residential apartments and create more than 50,000 square …

A Holistic Approach

December 2014, AFFORDABLE HOUSING NEWS Heart of the City Neighborhoods, Inc. was featured in Affordable Housing News’ Winter 2014 Issue. To view this feature, visit Affordable Housing News online and turn to page 88.