Buffalo News: Head of Buffalo housing group cites state program as model

WASHINGTON—The head of a nonprofit group that is working to rebuild Buffalo’s older housing told federal officials Monday that they should look to New York to see how to improve a federal law forcing lenders to invest in low-income communities.

Aaron Bartley, who directs People United for Sustainable Housing, said at a hearing held by three agencies that Green Jobs/Green NY can be a national model. The state program creates a revolving loan pool that low-and moderate-income homeowners can access to improve the energy efficiency of their homes.

The federal Community Reinvestment Act “should require that big banks provide capital for well-constructed programs like Green Jobs/Green NY that create pathways to employment in devastated neighborhoods while greening our cities,” Bartley said at the hearing.

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