(April 25, 2025) The Welcome Home Westchester campaign applauds the efforts of Westchester County and County Executive Kenneth W. Jenkins, who outlined some of the recent work toward building the affordable housing our county needs during his April 23 State of the County address. “Our county continues to do everything it can to support the […]
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Welcome Home Westchester Celebrates Fair Housing Month
(April 17, 2025) This April, Welcome Home Westchester is recognizing Fair Housing Month, a time to commemorate the 1968 Fair Housing Act. This law, passed as part of the Civil Rights Act, made it illegal to discriminate during housing transactions. Welcome Home Westchester is a multi-stakeholder advocacy effort consisting of business and nonprofit leaders, academics, […]
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Westchester Religious Leaders Voice Support for Faith-Based Affordable Housing Act
(April 11, 2025) New York’s Faith-Based Affordable Housing Act, a proposed bi-partisan bill, would ease the zoning and review process for religious organizations looking to build residences on their land in Westchester County and across the state. This promising legislation can help Westchester’s religious institutions address the housing shortage faced in the county by creating […]
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Welcome Home Westchester Hosts Local Legislature Housing Training for New Elected Officials
(April 7, 2025) The Welcome Home Westchester campaign hosted two dozen local officials on April 3 during its second annual Local Legislature Training, a program designed to provide crucial background, data, best practices and more to newly-elected officials on the housing shortage in Westchester County. The Welcome Home Westchester campaign is a multi-stakeholder advocacy effort […]
Read more...Our Reaction Statement to Governor Hochul’s 2025 State of the State Address
The Welcome Home Westchester Campaign supports Governor Hochul’s continued commitment to building critically needed housing as outlined in her State of the State address. State-level leadership will be necessary to deal with this complex issue. Further investments in the successful Pro-Housing Community Program and the creation of a revolving loan fund for mixed-income rental development […]
Read more...Welcome Home Westchester Partners React to Westchester County’s 2025 Proposed Operating Budget
(November 7, 2024) Westchester County Executive George Latimer presented his seventh budget proposal to the Westchester County Board of Legislators, unveiling a $2.5 billion plan that prioritizes vital services for County residents, while upholding fiscal responsibility. The 2025 Proposed County Operating Budget maintains the same tax levy as 2024 for the County General Fund, marking […]
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PRESS RELEASE: The Welcome Home Westchester Campaign Unveils “5 in 25” Agenda at Press Conference; Urges City, Town, and Villages to Take Housing Action This Year
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Anika Nahar, Communications Director Cell: (201) 394-5582 Office: (914) 273-0730 E-mail: [email protected] THE WELCOME HOME WESTCHESTER CAMPAIGN UNVEILS “5 IN 25” AGENDA AT PRESS CONFERENCE; URGES CITY, TOWN, AND VILLAGES TO TAKE HOUSING ACTION THIS YEAR Campaign Activists Joined by Assemblywoman Levenberg in Effort to Jumpstart the Housing Debate in 2025 […]
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PRESS RELEASE: The Welcome Home Westchester Campaign Hires Campaign Organizer to Spearhead Efforts on Addressing the Housing Shortage
(ARMONK, N.Y.) The Welcome Home Westchester Campaign, a multi-stakeholder advocacy effort consisting of business and nonprofit leaders, homebuilders, academics, think tanks, faith leaders, and community advocates working together to drive a new public conversation around fixing the housing shortage in Westchester County, is thrilled to announce the hiring of Khush Kam-Au as its Campaign Organizer. […]
Read more...Grants from Westchester Community Foundation and Galvan Foundation Jumpstart Community Organizing Efforts of the Welcome Home Westchester Campaign
(ARMONK, N.Y.) The Welcome Home Westchester Campaign, a multi-stakeholder advocacy effort consisting of business and nonprofit leaders, homebuilders, academics, think tanks, faith leaders, and community advocates has been awarded financial support from the Westchester Community Foundation and the Galvan Foundation to expand its efforts in creating a new conversation and narrative around housing. This support […]
Read more...Welcome Home Westchester Reacts to the FY2024 State Budget
(April 19, 2024) The Governor and the New York State Legislature have agreed on a $237 billion budget that includes a number of policies intended to help alleviate problems related to housing in the greater New York City area and statewide, including a couple that are specifically intended to ameliorate the housing shortage. The organizing […]
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