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Buffalo LISC partner, Belmont Housing Resources for WNY is a leading advocate for quality affordable housing in the Buffalo area and the surrounding suburbs, providing services to over 10,000 low-income households annually.
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This past year, Belmont helped to create new opportunities for residents in our community through the development of new and affordable housing opportunities
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The True Bethel Townhomes, a collaboration between LISC, NEF, Belmont Housing Resources, and True Bethel Community Development Corp, was completed in late 2013.
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The project resulted in 30 spacious units for low income families. The site also contains a new community center, complete with a large community room, kitchen, playground, and on-site laundry facilities.
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On Buffalo’s West Side, Belmont Housing worked with another LISC partner, Heart of the City Neighborhoods, to restore a beautiful double family home that sat vacant for many years. This fully restored house is now home to a single-mother and her son.
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In the Buffalo Promise Neighborhood, Belmont is one of many partners working to help fulfill the mission of the Promise Neighborhood initiative by working to revitalize the community within the Promise Zone.
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With LISC’s support, Belmont is working to rehabilitate vacant homes within the Buffalo Promise Neighborhood. Four homes have already been rehabilitated with six more currently in progress.
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Through the collaboration and commitment of multiple partners, the Buffalo Promise Neighborhood is creating a sustainable model for neighborhood revitalization, transforming this neighborhood into a thriving place for families to live, work and play.
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In addition to administering rental assistance programs, Belmont Housing offers a variety of housing-related programs and services including free Financial Education Workshops for residents in Buffalo’s low-income communities.