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Just a reminder - if you have received one of our Block Club giveaway packets, your weatherization sign up sheets are due by May 31st!

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Check out this map of our activities last year!

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Valuable Information About the

Weatherization Assistance Program

The Weatherization Assistance Program provides assistance for low income tenants - yes, tenants!

Landlords can participate in the Weatherization Assistance Program.  A small percentage of the work performed is subsidized by the landlord. Landlords pay a onetime fee for the energy audit that will indicate where energy leakage is occurring, check your heating systems, chimney air venting for fumes produced by the heating and hot water tanks, electrical usage on refrigerators, attic and wall insulation levels, and many more factors relating to high energy usage.  That audit fee is then credited towards the overall work performed and the 30% subsidized cost.

As an example, if you are a landlord with a double home renting to two low income families, your audit expenses will be $ 400. Once the audit is performed, and inputted into a technical software program to address the areas in need of weatherization a cost estimate is provided to the landlord. This estimate will provide estimates on the costs to achieve energy savings through weatherizing the units.  If the cost is projected at $5,000 for the entire building, then the landlord would provide $1,500 (30%) of the estimated costs minus the $400 audit fee.  This brings the investment by the landlord to $1,100 for both units and the outer shell.  This one time investment by the landlord will provide years of lower cost utilities borne by the low income tenant and stabilize your rental portfolio. The cost in the example of $1,100 is the rent for one month of both units.

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Neighborhood Housing Services of South Buffalo Offers

Block Club Giveaway, Greening Assistance

Available now, the organization has opened up its Weatherization Assistance Program for pre-applications and will provide a $50 gift certificate to Home Depot, Lowe's or a garden center to 25 block clubs and/or community centers that sign up for our program. This program is available throughout the City of Buffalo. If more than 25 block clubs/community centers participate, a drawing will be held on Saturday, June 1st at the Neighborhood Housing Services of South Buffalo office to select 25 organizations to receive the gift certificates.

One authorized agent of each block club can contact the Neighborhood Housing Services of South Buffalo office at 823-3630, and/or the Weatherization office at 837-0071 to reserve your packet on the pre-application process. Packets can also be obtained by visiting either our offices at 1937 South Park Avenue or 135 Manhattan.

Check out some of our upcoming classes and workshops!

Call us today at 823-3630 to register!

Our workshops are free to those who attend. Our homebuyer education classes are $60 per person or $75 per couple. Pre-registration is required and all money is due before class begins.

Most classes are held at 1937 South Park Avenue.