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Rider Job Center
Government Office | NYC Human Resources Administration
This location can help you with: Cooling Assistance Benefit, Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP).
Address
300 Canal Place, 4th/ 1st Floor, Bronx 10451Nearby Stops
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0.1 Miles,
138th St - Grand Concourse
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Express
0.1 Miles,
3rd Ave - 138th St
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0.3 Miles,
149th St - Grand Concourse
Details
Service: Face to Face/Drop Box, Monday - Friday: 9:00am to 5:00pm.
Contact by phone
Call: 718-742-3811, 718-742-3924Programs at this location
Financial help to cover the cost and installation of an air conditioner or fanCooling Assistance Benefit
NYC Human Resources Administration
The Cooling Assistance benefit helps eligible households buy and install an air conditioner or fan up to a cost of $800.
Apply in person
You can go to one of the following HRA offices serving in-person, or with drop-off boxes to submit your application for Cooling Assistance benefit:
- Manhattan : Waverly Job Center
- The Bronx: Rider Job Center, Crotona Job Center
- Queens: Senator Leroy Comrie Senate District Office (drop-off only), Queens Job Center
- Brooklyn: Boro Park Jewish Community Council (drop-off only), Coney Island Job Center
- Staten Island: Richmond Job Center
Money for heat and utility expensesHome Energy Assistance Program (HEAP)
NYC Human Resources Administration
HEAP helps eligible households meet the cost of heating their homes. The benefit can pay for fuel, your utility source, heating equipment replacement and repairs. The benefit is paid either directly to the heating vendor or utility company. You can apply for HEAP every year when the program is open.
Apply in person
- Find a HEAP office near you.
- Gather your personal documents and bring them with you to the office.
- You can print and fill out the application before you go in or complete it at the office.