General Information
Location
175 Arsenal St # 3
Watertown,
NY
13601

Housing Assistance Resources

If you are in need of funds to assist you with buying or rehabilitating a home, you should contact one of the local housing agencies that specialize in these activities.  The agencies are partially funded by grants, so their programs may change on a yearly basis depending on what funding is available at the time.  The most common programs are home rehabilitation assistance and first time home buyer assistance.  All programs require the participants to be income eligible.

  Neighbors of Watertown  
 www.neighborsofwatertown.com 
315-782-8497

In addition to housing assistance, Neighbors also offers a homebuyer education class for first time home buyers.  Contact their office for more information.

 North Jefferson Improvement Association  
https://www.northjeffersonia.com/
315-686-3212

  Frontier Housing Corporation  
315-639-3940

  North Country Affordable Housing  
 www.northcountryaffordablehousing.com 
315-785-8684

  Community Action Planning Council  
 www.capcjc.org 
315-782-4900

The Community Action Planning Council also acts as Jefferson County's Fair Housing Office.  If you feel you have been the victim of discrimination, assistance is available in filing a complaint.  For further information regarding Housing Rights, call CAPC.

 Fair Housing Brochure 

 If you are looking for information on rent assistance, you may contact: 
  Lewis     County     Opportunities Watertown Office  
749 LeRay Street
Watertown, NY
315-788-0193
 www.lewiscountyopportunities.com 
 housejeff@lcopps.org 

Lewis County Opportunities can provide rental subsidies in Jefferson County through the HUD Section 8 voucher program.  The subsidies provide the means for low income families, the elderly and disabled to obtain decent, safe, affordable housing.

For more information on the HUD Section 8 program,  click here  .

 HEAP  (Home Energy Assistance Program)  

HEAP is a federally funded program that issues heating benefits to supplement a household’s annual energy fund.

For more information,  visit the  Office of Temporary Disability Assistance  .

Or call:

  Jefferson County Department of Social Services  
315-785-3000

If you’re age 60 or older, you may apply for the program through:
  Jefferson County Office for the Aging  
315-785-3191

For other housing related questions, please call HUD directly.

HUD Buffalo 716-551-5755
HUD Albany 518-464-4200

HUD Storefront (Syracuse) 315-477-0616