Queens Community House, INC.
Forest Hills Community Center
108-25 62nd Drive
Forest Hills, NY 11375
Phone: 718-592-5757
Fax: 718-592-2933
Website: www.queenscommunityhouse.org
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Pomonok Community Center
67-09 Kissena Blvd.
Flushing, NY 11367
(718) 591-6060 |
| The Community House provides hands-on help with
housing-related problems and entitlements. They specialize in
helping seniors obtain SCRIE (Senior Citizens Rent Increase Exemption)
and other housing-related benefits and assistance. |
Queens Legal Services Corp-Housing
Unit
Long Island City Office
42-15 Crescent Street
Long Island City, NY 11101
Phone: (718) 392-5646
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South Jamaica
Office
89-00 Sutphin Blvd.
Jamaica, NY 11435
(718) 657-8611 |
| Queens Legal Services Corporation provides
representation to low-income people throughout Queens County.
The legal problems it handles often involve housing, government
benefits, and family matters. |
Neighborhood Housing Services Of Northern Queens
60-20 Woodside Ave
2nd Floor
Woodside, NY 11377
Phone: (718) 457-1017
Fax: (718) 457-1247
Website: www.nhsnorthernqueens.org |
| The organization's mission is to increase and protect
investment in the neighborhoods it serves by creating,
promoting and preserving affordable housing, educating
residents, and supporting neighborhood self-reliance. NHSNQ
offers services ranging from pre-purchase counseling, mortgage
assistance, and rehabilitation loans to a series of educational
courses designed to assist residents with purchasing and
maintaining a home. |
Neighborhood Housing Services of Jamaica, Inc.
89-70 162nd St.
Jamaica, NY 11432
Phone: (718) 291-7400
Fax: (718) 298-6505
Website: www.nhsjamaica.org
NHS offers homeownership education, counseling, technical and
financial assistance to low- and moderate-income residents.
Northwest Queens Hosing Corp.
31-14 30th Ave
2nd Floor
Astoria, NY 11102
Phone: (718) 728-6886
Email: zoeartemis@aol.com
Programs and services are offered to create affordable housing
options and to help clients find other needed social services. We
assist clients in applying for a variety of economic relief programs,
such as Section 8, IT-214 tax credits, HEAP, STAR, and public housing.
Woodside On The Move
39-42 59th St.
2nd Floor
Queens, NY 11102
Phone: (718) 476-8449
Email: WoodsideOnTheMove@hotmail.com
Maintaining decent, affordable housing is an important aspect
of our mission. WOTM has provided assistance to the community in
housing, youth services, business, culture, and job placement programs
that help both businesses and residents. WOTM's activities include
co-ownership of a 78-unit senior residence and also provide tenant
and landlord assistance and homeowner financial counseling.
Greater Ridgewood Restoration Corp.
68-56 Forest Ave
Ridgewood, NY 11385
Phone: (718) 366-8721
To insure neighborhood stability and improvement, GRRC provides
the following services: landlord/tenant counseling; identification
and correction of in-rem/problem buildings, anti-graffiti cleaning
program, and marketing of low-interest loans and grants.
Astoria Restoration Association, Inc.
31-28 Ditmars Blvd
Astoria, NY 11105
Phone: (718) 726-0034
Email: cmpiecora@aol.com
Our Housing Program includes Individual Assistance and Referrals,
and a substantial amount of Financial Assistance for our low income
residents.
Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD)
100 Gold Street
New York, NY 10038
Phone: (212) 863-6300
Website: www.nyc.gov/hpd
Program: HomeFirst Down Payment Assistance
Type: Down-payment assistance and closing costs
Habitat for Humanity – New York City
334 Furman Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Phone: (718) 246-5656
Website: www.habitatnyc.org
Program: Low income housing assistance
Type: Zero-interest mortgages
Neighborhood Housing Services of New
York City
Citywide Office and Homeownership Center
307 West 36th Street
New York, NY 10018
Phone: (212) 519-2500
Website: www.nhsnyc.org |
Northern Queens Office
60-20 Woodside Avenue, 2nd Floor
Woodside, NY 11377
Phone: (718) 457-1017
Jamaica Office
89-70 162nd Street
Jamaica, NY 11432
Phone: (718) 732-8040 |
Program: GAP Loan
Type: Assistance with down payment and closing costs
Program: HOMEFIRST Loan
Type: Assistance with down payment and closing costs
Program: HAP Loan
Type: Second mortgage at a below-market rate
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State of New York Mortgage Agency (SONYMA)
641 Lexington Avenue, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10022
Phone: (800) 382-HOME (4663)
Website: www.nyhomes.org
Program 1: Closing Cost Assistance Loan
(offered for a limited time)
Type: Closing costs financed through a 10-year, forgivable
loan
Program 2: Low Interest Rate Program
Type: Below-market rate loan
Program 3: Achieving the Dream
Type: Very low interest loans
Program 4: Construction Incentive Program
Type: Below-market, initial-period interest rate
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Margert Community Corporation
325 Beach 37th Street
Far Rockaway, NY 11691
Phone: 718-471-3724
Fax: 718-471-5342
Website: www.margert.org
Since 1995 NSCH has coordinated consolidated applications to
HUD. This has resulted in over forty-two million dollars in funding
for housing and services for the homeless.
Margert's First HOME Program funds
are used to provide a first time homebuyer purchase assistance
subsidy, in the form of a deferred payment (forgivable)
loan. |
