HOCN offers assistance for homeowners within our service areas in the City of Buffalo, including no interest loans and conditional grants for home repairs.
Home Repair Programs
Our homeowner programs focus on addressing costly repairs in aging homes, providing stability and longevity to homeowners.
HOCN is partnering with the City of Buffalo to assist homeowners with application intake for their Owner Occupied their Emergency Loan Program and other owner/tenant occupied repairs programs to eligible homeowners. HOCN can assist owners with application intake in the following City of Buffalo defined Planning Neighborhoods: Fruit Belt, Masten Park, MLK Park, West Side, Upper West Side, Lower West Side, Elmwood-Bidwell, Elmwood-Bryant, Allentown, and Pratt-Willert.
Not sure which Planning Neighborhood your home is located in? Enter your house number and street name in the Community Partnership Initiative Lookup Tool to learn more.
For owner-occupied repair needs, learn more about the following programs…
HOCN does not currently have any tenant-occupied repair programs available.
HOCN is partnering with New York State Homes & Community Renewal to administer their RESTORE Program to eligible homeowners in the Fruit Belt, West Side, Upper West Side, Lower West Side, Elmwood-Bidwell, Elmwood-Bryant, Allentown, Masten Park, MLK Park and Pratt-Willert Planning Neighborhoods.
Learn more about the following programs…
- RESTORE Program
For homes owner and occupied by seniors in need of urgent repairs
HOCN is also partnering with the New York State Empire State Development to bring the East Side Building Fund, a $10 million fund that aims to assist in the revitalization of commercial or mixed-use buildings on the East Side.
Additionally, HOCN is partnering with the New York State Affordable Housing Corporation to bring the West Side Home Repair Program to eligible homeowners in the 14201 and 14213 zip codes.
At this time, HOCN is not accepting new applications for the Buffalo East Home Improvement Program (BEHIP) as all funding allocated to our organization has been committed to applicants who applied in the Fall of 2022.
Anna Gonez
Homeowner assisted through our Home Repair Assistance Program
“I was very pleased that I was able to have my needs taken care of and with respect on top of it. I’m very happy to tell all who ask about the work done to my home. Once the process was started, it rolled very smoothly. I also like that I was frequently checked up on by Heart of the City staff. Thank you so much for all of your dedication and hard work in this neighborhood. It is much appreciated!!!”