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BISHOP SHEEN ECUMENICAL HOUSING FOUNDATION, INC. | BISHOP SHEEN ECUMENICAL HOUSING FOUNDATION, INC.

6605 Pittsford-palmyra Road, Suite E5, Fairport, NY 14450

Eligibility
Varies by county and income level; call for information
Hours
Mon 8 am - 5 pm Tue 8 am - 5 pm Wed 8 am - 5 pm Thu 8 am - 5 pm Fri 8am - 5 pm
(585) 461-4263
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Other | Administrative Office

(585) 657-4114
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Main | Primary contact, repair office

Languages
English
Application process
Application by home owner
Fees
Call for information
Service area
Schuyler County, New York Tioga County, New York Yates County, New York Wayne County, New York Chemung County, New York Cayuga County, New York Seneca County, New York Ontario County, New York Tompkins County, New York
Necessary home repairs through grants to low income families, seniors, veterans and persons with disabilities for owner-occupied single-family homes. Distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. Does Not Cover Cortland County Residents Access to Home grant: helps frail elderly and people with disabilities make exterior and interior modifications to their homes, e.g., installation of ramps, lifts, handrails, expanded doorways for wheelchairs or walkers and adaptive modifications to kitchens and bathrooms. These grants are available to mobile home owners even if they do not own the property on which the home sits. Home grant: No age restrictions; covers a home's interior and exterior. Property is inspected; work is put out to bid to contractors on the approved contractor's list. Lengthy process, but homeowner rarely needs to pay anything. Also covers mobile home replacements for families who own the property on which their current mobile home sits. Gross annual income limits, depend on household size. Affordable Housing Corporation grant: No age restrictions. Bishop Sheen pays 60% of the cost of one major repair; homeowner or another agency pays the remaining 40%. Open to mobile home owners if they own the property on which the home sits.
Last assured
09/22/2025
Providing organization
BISHOP SHEEN ECUMENICAL HOUSING FOUNDATION, INC.
Necessary home repairs through grants to low income families, seniors, veterans and persons with disabilities for owner-occupied single-family homes. Distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. Does Not Cover Cortland County Residents Access to Home grant: helps frail elderly and people with disabilities make exterior and interior modifications to their homes, e.g., installation of ramps, lifts, handrails, expanded doorways for wheelchairs or walkers and adaptive modifications to kitchens and bathrooms. These grants are available to mobile home owners even if they do not own the property on which the home sits. Home grant: No age restrictions; covers a home's interior and exterior. Property is inspected; work is put out to bid to contractors on the approved contractor's list. Lengthy process, but homeowner rarely needs to pay anything. Also covers mobile home replacements for families who own the property on which their current mobile home sits. Gross annual income limits, depend on household size. Affordable Housing Corporation grant: No age restrictions. Bishop Sheen pays 60% of the cost of one major repair; homeowner or another agency pays the remaining 40%. Open to mobile home owners if they own the property on which the home sits.