716-854-1400 x27
Primary Services
Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Grants/Loans, Housing Search Assistance
Description
A comprehensive housing mobility program that assists participants in the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program with children move to designated opportunity areas of their choice in Erie and Niagara Counties. These areas have lower rates of poverty, violent crime, and unemployment, along with higher school rankings for a better quality of life for families. Mobility Coaches assist with finding housing in a well-resourced area, work with participants to develop family, vocational, and/or educational goals, and link participants with community resources to help them to meet these goals.
MMP provides comprehensive support to tenants participating in the housing mobility program described above through the following secondary services:
- Financial assistance for moving expenses and security deposit for housing in designated opportunity areas
- One-hour workshops on housing search techniques, tenant rights and responsibilities, and basic financial skills
- Individual mobility counseling and support throughout the housing search process
- Assistance with completing the lease application and other required paperwork, as well as negotiations with the landlord
- Post-move support and check-ins provided by the mobility counselor
- Landlord/tenant liaison services and mediation services to resolve landlord-tenant conflicts
Grants of up to $5,000 are available to participating landlords for rental property improvements.
MMP provides comprehensive support to tenants participating in the housing mobility program described above through the following secondary services:
- Financial assistance for moving expenses and security deposit for housing in designated opportunity areas
- One-hour workshops on housing search techniques, tenant rights and responsibilities, and basic financial skills
- Individual mobility counseling and support throughout the housing search process
- Assistance with completing the lease application and other required paperwork, as well as negotiations with the landlord
- Post-move support and check-ins provided by the mobility counselor
- Landlord/tenant liaison services and mediation services to resolve landlord-tenant conflicts
Grants of up to $5,000 are available to participating landlords for rental property improvements.
Hours
Monday-Thursday, 9am-5pm; walk-in 9am-1pm.
Eligibility
Housing Mobility Services & Support: Housing Choice Voucher holders with children living in Erie and Niagara Counties.
Grants for Rental Property Improvement: Landlords in Erie and Niagara Counties who wish to participate in the program.
Grants for Rental Property Improvement: Landlords in Erie and Niagara Counties who wish to participate in the program.
Intake Process
Contact Adrienne Kosis, Program Manager, at 716-854-1400 ext. 27 or akosis@homeny.org.
Program Fees
Free.
Handicap Accessible?
Yes
Date of Official Change
May 08, 2025
Contacts
Adrienne Kosis (Primary)
Program Manager
akosis@homeny.org
716-854-1400 x27