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  • HEAP Program for Utility Assistance is Open

    State funding is available to lower the cost of your energy bill. The Home Energy Assistance Progam (HEAP) opened for applications on 11/1/2023. You can apply in person, online or by mail. Eligibility for HEAP is income based; for a single person monthly income must be less than $3,035 for a 4 person household must…

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  • Employment Opportunity

    Action for a Better Community (ABC) has Benefits Project Manager position available. Under the direction of the Associate VP for Planning & Evaluation, the Benefits Project Manager, plays a key lead role assisting in the planning, coordination, and executing of a collaborative initiative called the Benefits Project. This project seeks to empower individuals, service agencies,…

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  • Hotel Furniture Available

    The Esther Project is working two Vision Hotels in the area (Fairfield Inn at Airport and Henrietta) to arrange for the donation of furniture. There are 23 rooms of furniture at each location that will be available. Items that will be available are: dressers, chairs, desk table, appliance cabinets, nightstands, mirrors and pictures. No beds…

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  • Employment Opportunity

    Connected Communities is hiring a Director of Housing and Asset Manager. The Director of Housing and Asset Management will oversee the complete portfolio of Connected Communities subsidiary, CC Special Projects, LLC. This position is responsible for planning, developing, and managing all property and affordable housing development activities from acquisition through construction completion and permanent loanconversion.…

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  • How to Request an ESSHI Support Letter

    The Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative (ESSHI) RFP has been released. A requirement for submission of an ESSHI application is requesting a support letter from the Continuum of Care (CoC) where the project will be located. Partners Ending Homelessness (PEH) is the CoC Lead Agency for Monroe County. Attached you will find information on what…

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  • Youth Anxiety Center – Nazareth University

    Using evidence-based therapeutic methods, the Youth Anxiety Center offers both individual counseling and group counseling to help improve the well-being of adolescents, ages 11-17, experiencing anxiety. Services available include Individual Therapy, Group Therapy and Psychoeducation. The Youth Anxiety Center is open Mondays from 12pm – 7pm. See attached flyer. For more information please contact: ikimber7@naz.edu…

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  • 2023 Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative (ESSHI)

    The 2023 ESSHI Request for Proposal (RFP) seeks to award funding that will provide service and operating dollars for approximately 1,400 units of permanent Supportive Housing for persons identified as homeless with special needs, conditions or other life challenges. This is the eighth round of funding committed by the State with the intent to develop…

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  • City of Rochester Property Portal

    The City of Rochester has recently updated its online tools to review Code Enforcement and habitability issues. “PropInfo” , https://maps.cityofrochester.gov/propinfo/, the longstanding simpler property info viewer is still available.The new Civics and Building Blocks tools allow you to view up-to-date data regarding Code Enforcement and habitability issues.https://www.cityofrochester.gov/CivicsPortal/ Please view the attached document to get more…

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  • FY 2023 HUD CoC Program Funding

    With a great sigh of relief, the FY2023 CoC Program Consolidated Application has been submitted to HUD. The total request to HUD was for $15,279,396.The total included:Renewal Projects – $13,642,318New Projects – $954,962CoC Planning Grant – $682,116 Please go to the following link and view the Application and the Project Priority List:https://letsendhomelessness.org/about/funding/ If you have…

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  • NCADD-RA Fall Workshops

    The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence – Rochester Area is sponsoring seven trainings through the end of 2023: Working with the Addicted Criminal Justice Client – September 27th – 9AM – 4PMCASAC Exam Preparation – October 11, 12 and 13 – 9AM – 12NOverview of DSM5 – October 25th – 9AM – 4PMCreating…

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