General Assistance

City/Local Organizations

Chautauqua Home Rehabilitation & Improvement Corp (CHRIC)
- http://www.chric.org/
  First time home buyer programs, home repair programs
Chautauqua Opportunities (C.O.I.)
- https://www.chautauquaopportunities.com/
- COI leading the fight against poverty by mobilizing resources and creating partnerships to promote empowerment, economic independence and opportunities
- Mortgage Assistance, 502/504 Loans, Child Care Council
- #716-366-3333

Small Business Development Center at Jamestown Community College
- www.sbdcjcc.org
- The SBDC delivers high quality business counseling and training to clients looking to start a business or improve the performance of an existing business. To request an appointment with one of our certified business advisors, go to our website at www.sbdcjcc.org or call 716-338-1024.
- Free Classes on Different Business Topics on the Online Business Academy at www.SBDCBusinessAcademy.com

Chautauqua Opportunities Business Development (C.O.I.)
- https://www.chautauquaopportunities.com/
- Michael Michalski - #716-410-5215
- “Small Business Essential Course”, Business Plan Building, Possible Start-Up Grants

Dunkirk Office for the Aging
- #716-363-3865
- Available Resources for Aging or Disabled Assistance

Chautauqua County / New York State (NYS) Other Assistance

Home Energy Assistance (HEAP) Program (NYS)
- https://otda.ny.gov/programs/heap/
- Income Eligible Heating Assistance

NYS Homeowner Assistance Fund (HAF)
- Homeowners | Homes and Community Renewal (ny.gov)
- The New York State Homeowner Assistance Fund (HAF) Program (NYS), assistance to homeowners who are at risk of losing their home resulting from COVID-19.

NYS Office for the Aging
- Get Assistance | Office for the Aging (ny.gov)
- The New York State Office for the Aging's (NYSOFA's) home and community-based programs provide older persons access to a well-planned, coordinated package of in-home and other supportive services designed to support and supplement informal care. NYSOFA's overall goal is to improve access to, and availability of, appropriate and cost-effective non-medical support services for older individuals to maximize their ability to age in their community and avoid higher levels of care and publicly financed care.
NYS SNAP (Food Stamps) Assistance
- Apply for SNAP (ny.gov)

NYS Supplement Program
- New York State Supplement Program | OTDA (ny.gov)
- The State Supplemental Program is funded by NYS general tax revenues. Summary of The Supplemental Security Income benefit provides a minimum level of monthly income to eligible individuals or couples nationwide who are aged, blind or disabled, as well as to eligible disabled or blind children.

NYS Unemployment Assistance
- Unemployment | The State of New York (ny.gov)

NYS Weatherization Program
- https://hcr.ny.gov/weatherization-applicants
- Weatherization Program (NYS), income Eligible Energy Cost Assistance
NYSERDA Home Efficiency Programs
- https://www.nyserda.ny.gov/All-Programs/Home-Energy-Efficiency-Upgrades

PACE For Seniors
- PACE for Seniors: Comprehensive Care for Those Who Need it Most - AgingCare.com
- PACE is an optional Medicare and Medicaid benefit that serves older adults who meet their state’s standards for nursing home-level care. PACE offers comprehensive medical and social services that can be provided at an adult day health center, in a participant’s home, and/or in an inpatient facility. For most patients, these services enable them to continue living in their own homes, rather than moving to a long-term care facility.
State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)
- State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) | ACL Administration for Community Living
- The State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) is a counseling program designed to answer the elderly’s questions about health insurance. Whether it is Medicare, Medicaid, supplemental insurance or other coverage, volunteers are trained to answer questions, compare policies, organize paperwork and help with claims and filing appeals.
NY Connects
- NY Connects is your trusted place to go for free, unbiased information about long term services and supports in New York State for people of all ages or with any type of disability.
Substance Misuse Treatment
- Find Dunkirk, New York Drug And Alcohol Rehabs Near You | Rehabs.org
- Rehabs.org was developed by bringing together experts in substance misuse treatment from leading nonprofit, academic, and government institutions. Through this important resource, individuals can hear stories from people with similar experiences, discover the answers they need for recognizing and dealing with substance misuse, and locate support.
Hearing & Vision Assistance
- iCanConnect - National Deaf-Blind Equipment Distribution Program
- iCanConnect provides free equipment and training for people with both significant hearing and vision loss who meet the program’s disability and income eligibility guidelines.