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Housing
Home Maintenance/Modification
Project Openhouse (POH)
The POH mission is to remove "small" readily achievable architectural barriers within an individual's home for qualified applicants with a permanent disability, thereby assisting in gaining greater independence.
Phone: 311
American Red Cross and FDNY Free Fire alarm program
The Red Cross and FDNY have collaborated on a program to provide free state-of-the-art smoke detectors for New Yorkers.
Phone: 877-733-2767
Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP)
The Weatherization Assistance Program assists income-eligible families and individuals by reducing their heating and cooling costs and addressing health and safety issues in their homes through energy-efficiency measures.
More Information on Weatherization Assistance Program
Access to Homes
Access to Homes is a program that provides financial assistance to home owners or renters that need accessibility modifications to better access their homes. Examples include: wheelchair ramps and lifts, handrails, easy-to-reach kitchen work and storage areas, lever handles on doors, roll-in showers with grab bars, etc.
Phone: 866-275-3427