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

At Bailey Green, an Oasis Emerges in Neighborhood Around Harmac Medical Products

March 12, 2016, 4:55 PM Buffalo News, By Mark Sommer, News Staff Reporter View Original Article   At Bailey Green, an oasis emerges in neighborhood around Harmac Medical Products Pleas Starks Jr. stands on the porch of his home on Wende Street, located in the neighborhood where his employer, Harmac Medical Products, is teaming with …

New York HOME Success Stories 2015 Report

New York Home Success Stories 2015 Report Wednesday, October 28th, 2015 By HOME Coalition Click here to view the New York Home Success Stories 2015 Report, featuring Heart of the City Neighborhoods, Inc.   Additional Information: Today, the HOME Coalition released its new report, “Building HOME: The HOME Investment Partnerships Program’s Impact on America’s Families …

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 …