CATTARAUGUS COMMUNITY ACTION, INC.
25 JEFFERSON ST
SALAMANCA, NY 14779
http://www.ccaction.org
Service Area: CATTARAUGUS COUNTY
Contact: TINA G. ZERBIAN
Phone: (716)945-1041
Email: tzerbian@ccaction.org
Service Profile: ENERGY AND HOUSING SERVICES DEPARTMENT: ENERGY: Operates the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP), Fuel Assistance (HEAP), Niagara Mohawk Low-Income Customer Assistance Program. All of these services focus on assisting low-income people to improve the quality of their home in Cattaraugus and Allegany counties. Also, CCA was one of ten grantees awarded funding under NYSERDA's first Community Based Organization Initiative. As such, CCA has been the Regional Implementer of these services in a six-county area, subcontracting with four other entities: Chautauqua Opportunities, New Buffalo Impact, Niagara Community Action, and Wyoming Community Action. Programs available through NYSERDA at CCA are: Assisted Home Performance with Energy StarŪ, Home Performance with Energy StarŪ, WNY Environmental Projects (Mitigation Funds), EmPower, Expanded EmPower,
HOUSING: Rural Preservation Program administers HOME programs that address owner-occupied rehabilitation throughout Cattaraugus County and a Community Development Block Grant Governor's Office for Small Cities owner-occupied rehabilitation program on behalf of the Village of South Dayton. The RPP is active in assisting communities plan and apply for funds that assist with housing rehabilitation. The Property Management Department manages facilities which are owned in a limited partnership with Cattaraugus Rural Housing Corporation, a subsidiary corporation of CCA. These include four USDA Rural Development 515 Projects, a 22 room SRO, two duplexes and eight transitional apartments. Funding sources include: NYS DHCR, NYS HTF, Section 8 Rental Assistance, the Enterprise Foundation, The Enterprise Social Investment Cooperation, USDA RD, and the Homeless Housing Assistance Program.. Contact Ken Tomczak: ktomczak@ccaction.org.
SERVICES DEPARTMENT: VICTIMS SERVICES: Provides many services for victims in Cattaraugus and Allegany Counties. These include: Domestic Violence Residential program, Domestic Violence Non-Residential Program, Children's Program, Rape Crisis Program, Aid to Victims or Witnesses, Batterers' Intervention Program, Violence Prevention Initiative and DSS Domestic Violence Liaison.
NUTRITION SERVICES: Addresses nutritional needs of the county residents through it's Nutrition Outreach and Education Program, Emergency Food Pantry, Lighthouse Community Kitchen, which provides meals for the needy four days a week, a Budget Club, Summer Food Service Program and Food Recovery, and Seeding and Gleaning Project. YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES: Provides the school based program Family and Schools Together and Family Group counseling. Contact Amy Maitland at amaitland@ccaction.org
COMMUNITY BUILDING: HOMELESS SERVICES: Provides a wide range of supportive services using the Family Development Model developed by Cornell University. Programs include Homeless Intervention Program, FEMA, HUD Supportive Housing Programs, Support Services for the Derby SRO.
Contact Jodi Fuller at jfuller@ccaction.org.
Service Area: ALLEGANY COUNTY, CATTARAUGUS COUNTY, AND THE SENECA NATION OF INDIANS RESERVATIONS
Contact: KEN TOMCZAK
Phone: (716)945-1041
Email: ktomczak@ccaction.org
Service Profile: Weatherization assistance providers can assist eligible homeowners and owners of rental properties with measures to improve energy efficiency including:
Weatherization Services may also include other energy-related improvements such as: water heater repair/replacement, roof repair/replacement, chimney repairs, lighting fixture replacement, venting systems, heating distribution system replacement, refrigerator replacement, installation of GFIC outlets, and electrical service upgrade.
Weatherization services are available to income-eligible (60% of State median income) individuals who may be either home owners or renters living in a mobile home, an apartment, or a single-family home.
Contact: TINA G. ZERBIAN
Phone: (716)945-1041
Email: tzerbian@ccaction.org