Overview
Background:
Since its incorporation in 1981, the North Country Housing Council., a private, not-for-profit organization now operating as the North Country Housing Council, has brought more than $50 million in public and private funds to bear on the housing and revitalization needs of St. Lawrence County:
- Homeownership assistance program: $14 million
- Housing preservation and rehabilitation: $15 million
- Multi-family and elderly rental housing projects: $6 million
- Community development facilities: $15 million
What We Do
Among other things, in 2009-10, the St. Lawrence County Housing Council:
- Provided quality home buying education and/or counseling to 641 individuals
- Assisted 56 homebuyers with grants for purchasing their first homes
- Rehabilitated 42 houses
- Successfully managed two hundred residential units mostly serving senior citizens and people with disabilities
- Wrote and Administered grants for the Pickens Hall project in Heuvelton
- Wrote and Administered grants for the newe TAUNY Center
- Administered Main Street Renewal grants in Potsdam, Heuvelton and Canton.
- Obtained a million dollar grant for the new Hermon Fire House
The Housing Council and NeighborWorks®
The St. Lawrence County Housing Council is a member of the nationwide NeighborWorks® network of more than 245 community development organizations working in more than 4,400 urban, suburban, and rural communities across America. These organizations engage in revitalization strategies that strengthen communities and transform lives. In the last five years alone, NeighborWorks® organizations have generated more than $10 billion in reinvestment and helped more than 500,000 families of modest means purchase or improve their homes.