Community Partners

The City of Jamestown Department of Development (DOD) works to support local economic growth and community improvement through various programs and partnerships. The department facilitates business development, administers funding programs, and promotes initiatives aimed at enhancing the city’s overall stability and progress. It also oversees grant and loan programs designed to encourage investment and job creation.

City of Jamestown Department of Development

Chautauqua Opportunities, Inc. (COI)  is a Community Action Agency (CAA) that was created in 1965 and designated as the county’s Community Action Agency. CAA’s are non-profit private and public organizations established under the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 to fight America’s war on poverty. COI understands that to improve our communities, we must engage and be part of the community.  They do this through inter-agency collaborations and community partnerships. COI is committed to improving the community we live in by serving the diverse population of customers who reside in our county.  All community members eligible for COI's programs are encouraged to apply for assistance in becoming self-sufficient.

Chautauqua Opportunities, Inc.

COI is partnered with the Chautauqua County Health Department Lead Programs in the administration of grant programs for lead-remediation. Click below for more information.

Grant Funding Opportunities

Jamestown Community Learning Council is an organization with the mission to strengthen the capacity of families to nurture, support, and provide for their child’s academic development, emotional growth, and physical well-being by establishing effective relationships between home and school. JCLC works to actively engage families in educational activities that will help their children to reach their full potential in school and in life.

Jamestown Community Learning Council

The Department of Planning and Development helps to maintain and enhance the City of Dunkirk's quality of life. The Department is responsible for citywide planning, coordination of economic development activities, and management of the City’s Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG).

City of Dunkirk Department of Planning & Development

CHRIC works to promote neighborhood stabilization, community revitalization, and economic development through projects and partnerships that positively impact Chautauqua County, NY and its residents.

Chautauqua Home Rehabilitation & Improvement Corp.

HOME is a civil rights organization with a mission to promote the value of diversity and ensure all people an equal opportunity to live in housing and communities of their choice. Through education, advocacy, and enforcement of fair housing laws, HOME seeks to ensure that everyone is able to: have their voices heard on their housing issues; defend and safeguard their rights; and have their concerns genuinely considered when decisions are being made about their lives and housing. 

Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME)

CELJ's mission is to improve the quality of life for older, disabled, and low-income adults through the provision of free legal services, primarily in Western New York. Their goal is to use the legal system to ensure that our clients may live independently and with dignity.

Center for Elder Law & Justice

Legal Assistance of Western New York, Inc. provides free legal aid to people with civil legal problems. If you are having a legal problem with a person or agency, and it is not a criminal matter, LawNY® may be able to give you help or advice. 

Legal Assistance of WNY (LawNY)

Citizen's Opportunity for 

Development & Equality, Inc. (C.O.D.E.)

C.O.D.E. is a not-for-profit corporation founded in 1981 to promote revitalization activities in the City of Jamestown, Cattaraugus County, Chautauqua County, and Western NY. They focus on neighborhood preservation and community development.

C.O.D.E