If you are HEAP eligible, you may be eligible for WAP, too. WAP provides assistance with the following:
- Clean, tune, repair, or replace the heating and/or water heater
- Install insulation to ducts, heating pipe, water heater tank, and pipes
- Install insulation where needed, while performing air sealing
- Replace windows and doors
- Install mechanical ventilation to ensure adequate indoor air quality
- Install smoke and carbon dioxide detectors
- Evaluate mold and moisture hazards
- Install efficient light sources and low flow shower heads
- Replace inefficient refrigerators with energy efficient units
The following are agencies in Erie County who provide weatherization programs. Neighborhood Housing Service of South Buffalo (www.nhssouthbuffalo.org) and Lt. Col. Matt Urban Human Services (www.urbanctr.org\housing-services\weatherization) provide weatherization service in the City of Buffalo. Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) – Supportive Services Corporation (www.supportservices.org) provides weatherization services outside of the City of Buffalo.
Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) - Supportive Services Corporation
201 St. Mary's Street
Lancaster, NY 14086
716-685-6252
Lt. Col. Matt Urban Human Services Center of WNY
1081 Broadway
Buffalo, NY 14212
716-893-7222
Neighborhood Housing Services of South Buffalo
1937 South Park Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14220
716-823-3630
429 Plymouth Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14213
716-884-0356
Housing Services - University District CDA
995 Kensington Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14215
716-832-1010 x207
564 Dodge Street
Buffalo, NY 14208
716-881-6543