Buffalo ReUse extends congratulations to Devin Crowle who won a scholarship from UB School of Management – sponsored by Target – for her volunteer experience with Buffalo ReUse. Devin spent over 60 hours with us as Marketing Intern. Devin was an integral part of the success ReUse had at the Buffalo Home & Garden Show and also at our most recent Earth Day E-Waste Recycling Day!! Thank you Devin!
Check out tips from TechSoup for staying green through Christmas……….they call it PREcycling!!!!!
HEAP is a federally funded grant program intended to assist low-income households in meeting immediate home energy needs. HEAP recently changed their guidelines – if you didn’t qualify before, you may qualify now!!
HEAP can help you pay your families energy bills in an emergency situation or over a period of time. Please check out the following eligibility guidelines to see if you qualify for a HEAP Program.
There are THREE types of HEAP benefits:
Regular HEAP – this benefit is an annual supplement to assist eligible households with heating costs or to supplement rent which includes heat.
Emergency HEAP – this benefit is used to meet heat or heat related emergencies. (such as a shut off notice)
Heating Equipment Repair and Replacement – this benefit is available to assist homeowners in replacing or repairing unsafe or inoperable primary heating equipment.
Beginning November 1 each year, clients can apply for regular and emergency benefits. When funding runs out, the application period closes.
Eligibility Rules for Regular HEAP
HEAP eligibility is based on the following:
2010-11 Income Eligibility Guidelines
|
Household Size |
Tier I |
Tier II |
|
1 |
$1,173 |
$2,129 |
|
2 |
$1,578 |
$2,784 |
|
3 |
$1,984 |
$3,439 |
|
4 |
$2,389 |
$4,094 |
|
5 |
$2,794 |
$4,749 |
|
6 |
$3,199 |
$5,404 |
|
7 |
$3,604 |
$5,527 |
|
8 |
$4,009 |
$5,650 |
|
9 |
$4,415 |
$5,773 |
|
10 |
$4,820 |
$5,896 |
|
11 |
$5,225 |
$6,029 |
Emergency HEAP
In addition to regular benefit eligibility criteria, applicants for Emergency Benefits must also have the bill in their name or the vendor must be willing to put the bill in the applicant’s name. Emergency applicants should have a shut off notice.
Heating Equipment Repair and Replacement
HEAP benefits are also available to repair or replace the primary heating system for households when the system is unsafe or inoperable. The applicant must be the homeowner. The dwelling must be the applicant’s primary residence and the applicant must currently be residing in the dwelling.
Applying for Regular Benefits
Households must file an application each HEAP program year. All applicants can apply by mail unless they are self-employed or have rental income. You can also fill out the HEAP application in person at the NYS HEAP Bureau.
Contact Information:
NYS HEAP BUREAU
NYS Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance
40 North Pearl St., 11th floor
Albany, NY 12243
Phone: 518-473-0332
NYS HEAP Website: www.otda.state.ny.us/main/programs/heap
NYS HEAP Email: nysheap {at} otda.state.ny(.)us Additional information and an eligibility prescreening tool can be found at: www.mybenefits.ny.gov
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Did you know there are only 35 shopping days until Christmas? This year flew by, but it’s not too late to get a great gift for that ReSourceful person on your holiday shopping list.
Buffalo ReUse has a lot of great gift ideas for the holidays. Check your list twice and be sure it includes one of these great gifts!
Board Members, Staff, and Friends of Buffalo ReUse are selling Buffalo Dining Cards to raise funds for our great community programs, including the Tool Library, workshops, the gardens, and more.
The deck is complete with (46) $10 Gift Cards to great local restaurants and cafes and (4) Freebie/Discount cards for special deals at local retailers.
For more information, or to place an order, please call Danielle Rovillo at (716) 885-4131 or email
Buffalo ReUse Gifts!!Buffalo ReUse gift cards are a great way to thank that do-it-yourselfer in your family for their hard work, or to help them get that lagging project moving! Grab a gift certificate at The ReSource in any denomination!
You can also give the gift of membership! If you know someone who loves Buffalo ReUse, needs access to resources, or maybe could use access to an extra tool or two, give them the gift of membership.
Buffalo ReUse members get a 15% discount on the last Thursday of each month. (This month the discount day is the day after Thanksgiving).
You can also give a gift membership to the Tool Library. Tool Library members get access to hundreds of garden and home repair tools at two locations – one here at our office behind The ReSource and one at PUSH Buffalo.
Visit the ReSource for more info or contact Danielle at (716) 885-4131
Market America!!We always recommend you shop local, but we all know some of us prefer to shop in our jammies and avoid the lines. If you do cybershop, please consider Market America for your next purchase. If you become a preferred customer for Buffalo ReUse, you earn cashback for shopping with us, and we earn cash for providing this great shopping arena to you! Market America has connections with many of the places you already shop – including Target, Sears, Barnes and Noble, Tiger Direct, eBay, and many many more.
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Buffalo ReUse is proud to announce Black Friday One-Day Only Deals!!
If you are working on a home renovation project, stay tuned to our blog. We will post a new deal each day starting Monday. All deals are for BLACK FRIDAY – the day after Thanksgiving. Don’t worrry, you won’t have to get up at 4am to get in line – we have plenty of stock and we don’t even open until 10am. You can sleep off all that tryptophan before heading to the ReSource for these super sweet deals!!
First and foremost – we are offering our Monthly Member Discount to everyone on Black Friday! Be sure to mention this ad to get your 15% off. We will also have door-busting specials in true Black Friday style that are sure to give you that home repair project “itch”.
There will be four great door-busting deals. Here are some hints:
1.) Planeteers love this big blue buddy
2.) Cat on a hot ________
3.) This item only seats one
4.) You make a better door than a _____________
We will announce one deal each morning, so check back Monday for more info!!
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