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NEWS
February 21, 2025
NeighborWorks Community Partners Receives $125,000 Grant from Premium Mortgage Inc. to Support Comprehensive Homeownership Program
NCP is thrilled to announce the receipt of a generous $125,000 grant from Premium Mortgage Corporation. This funding is being used to help launch NCP’s Comprehensive Homeownership Program (CHP) aimed at assisting first-time homebuyers in Western New York.
CHP provides low-to-moderate first-time homebuyers with the help they need to succeed in an increasingly competitive real estate market. (read more....)
New Board Member
NCP is very pleased to announce that Ronald Washington has joined the NHS Rochester Board and
the NCP Regional Board
February 24, 2025
NeighborWorks Community Partners Receives $2 Million Loan from Key Bank to Support Comprehensive Homeownership Program
NeighborWorks Community Partners (“NCP”) is excited to announce the approval of a $2 million loan from Key Bank. This significant funding will support the launch and expansion of NCP’s Comprehensive Homeownership Program (“CHP”), aimed at assisting first-time homebuyers in Western New York.
The Comprehensive Homeownership Program is NCP’s solution to several issues faced by first-time home buyers. “We know there are numerous programs out there offering grants to first-time homebuyers, but these grants are often set amounts, restricted to certain neighborhoods, or available only for a limited time,” remarked Chris Flynn, NCP’s Director of Lending, “The down payment assistance we provide as part of CHP is flexible and can be adjusted according to the needs of the homebuyer. With this funding NCP is launching a first-time homebuyer program that will be sustainable and available for the foreseeable future.” (read more...)
September 26, 2024
Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Awards NCP $800,000 Grant
The US Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund awarded $800,000 to NCP’s Neighborhood Housing Services of Rochester affiliate in order to increase available capital supporting NCP’s Comprehensive Homeownership Program.
March 8, 2024
5 YEARS STRAIGHT!
Our energy division won yet another Century Club Award issued by the United States Department of Energy and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. This distinction is awarded to organizations that demonstrate excellence while improving energy efficiency.
CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES
WARM & DRY IN WESTERN NY
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CUSTOMER FEEDBACK
May 22, 2025
Josie McClary
November 8, 2024
From Randy D.
"Good morning Terry let me tell you it was like Christmas coming early. Hot water, showers, not having to boil water, washing dishes. Oh you just don't know how you've changed our lives back to being more normal. Thank you! Thank Cullen. Thank the installers, and Thank all whom may have been involved. Sincerely from my heart and wife's heart, THANK YOU!!"
From Rochester Community Foundation Initiative RENEW
Joanne & Winston
Joanne and Winston bought their nearly 100-year-old house near the Rochester Public Market 35 years ago. They live with two of their four children and four of their 13 grandchildren. Joanne worked for many years as a daycare provider. She continues to provide before and after school care for the seven grandchildren who live in Rochester. Her husband has been ill and recently had multiple back surgeries.
Their home was dilapidated. When it rained the roof leaked onto the bed, the windows were drafty, and the house needed siding. The family made it a habit to turn away from the house whenever they took family photos. Joanne’s teenage grandchildren were embarrassed by the appearance of the home and avoided being picked up or dropped off in front of the house. It was depressing and overwhelming because they could not afford the repairs.
Joanne with Al from NCP
Joanne called NeighborWorks Rochester (NWR) looking for funds for a new roof. Al met with Joanne at her home and told her she could qualify for some serious home improvements but Joanne met his words with skepticism. She said, “When Al said we could get a new furnace, a hot water heater, siding, windows, a bathtub surround, and insulation I was like ‘am I dreaming?’ and thought ‘I’ll believe it when I see it.’”
Now the home is warmer in the winter and since they live on a busy street, Joanne has noticed that is it quieter. Getting a new window installed into the bathroom, where there had not been any exterior window, made a huge difference. Joanne says, “I can still hardly believe the change!”
Family members actually drove past the house because they did not recognize it and everyone tells them how beautiful the house looks. Joanne’s daughter and granddaughter have not gone to the hospital once since work was completed. Both of them have severe asthma and trips to the ED happened on a regular basis.
Joanne says, “Everyone is feeling much more confident about our home. Especially the younger ones, they see that change is possible. Everyone is feeling upbeat. I feel blessed.”
From Rochester Community Foundation Initiative RENEW
Joyce
Joyce, her daughters, and her dogs moved into their current home in 2015. Their new home needed numerous critical repairs and Joyce was “not handy.” Though she tried to start some of these repairs, finding the time to do so was difficult, as Joyce also served as a caregiver for an aging relative.
One of the safety repairs the home needed was new windows, as the existing windows could not fully close or lock. Joyce slept downstairs on the couch for two years to make sure she could hear intruders if someone broke into the home. In 2017, Joyce worked with Action for a Better Community, who recommended she apply to the City of Rochester Windows Program.
Through these programs, braided resources, and inter-agency collaboration with NeighborWorks Rochester, not only was Joyce’s family able to receive new windows that close and lock, but also a new door, a new sewer line, air sealing, insulation, a high efficiency furnace, and other weatherization interventions. After the work was done, Joyce felt safe enough to sleep upstairs in her own bed.
These improvements resulted in a 30% reduction in fuel usage and will keep 60.12 tons of GHG emissions out of our atmosphere.