This op-ed was written by Sgt. James A. Jenkins with the help of the Welcome Home Westchester coalition. Sgt. Jenkins is a retired Department of Veterans Affairs Career EAP manager AFGE and a Counselor Emeritus NYS OASAS. We’ll soon be celebrating another Veterans Day in America. Here in Westchester, every city, town, and village will […]

DATE/TIME: Wednesday, November 10, 2021 | 6PM via Zoom A few weeks ago, the Welcome Home Westchester Campaign released its first report, “The Economic Benefits of Building the Housing We Need.” That paper reviewed data from national economic models, academic research, and local studies to describe in detail how building housing in communities sufficient to […]

The proposed 2022 Capital Budget has been released by County Executive George Latimer on October 14, 2021. The Welcome Home Westchester campaign hopes that this budget proposal will be swiftly approved by the Board of Legislators as it presents affordable housing as a top priority for funding and will solidify the County’s commitment to the […]

Welcome Home Westchester released its first white paper exploring Westchester’s need for housing that corresponds to the needs of its diverse communities and the financial rewards that flow from housing development. Read the full article here.

(Briarcliff Manor, N.Y.) The Welcome Home Westchester coalition and allied organizations held a press conference on Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at 12:00 noon to introduce the release of the campaign’s first white paper: The Economic Benefits of Building the Housing We Need. The event was held at 445 North State Road in Briarcliff Manor, an […]

Long before Hurricane Ida, Mamaroneck and Larchmont were facing a shortage of affordable housing options for households making below the area median income. While many luxury housing options have been developed, most are out of reach for current Mamaroneck residents. The median household income between 2015-2019 was $102,138 according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s American […]

“When it comes to housing, inaction has costs. Outdated processes in need of reform at the municipal level have costs. “The way we’ve always done it” has costs. Right now, Westchester residents are paying for all of them,” Tim Foley, CEO and Executive Vice President of the Building and Realty Institute said. “We believe that […]

On June 24, stakeholders from across a broad spectrum of the real estate, construction and affordable housing industries gathered to officially introduce the “Welcome Home Westchester” campaign, a multi-stakeholder effort to address the housing issue that has reached a crisis point over the past several years. The “Welcome Home Westchester” campaign combines several companies involved […]

A new campaign is looking to undo barriers blocking the development of affordable housing in Westchester. A coalition of housing advocates Thursday announced the Welcome Home Westchester campaign. They are working to reform volunteer land-use boards and change outdated zoning codes that are adding to the affordable housing crisis. Read the full article/watch the video […]

Westchester residential builders, corporate leaders and fair housing backers on Thursday united to overcome resistance to affordable multi-family housing throughout the region. The Building & Realty Institute launched a campaign called “Welcome Home Westchester” that takes a multi-pronged approach to the problem. The trade organization aims to work with municipal leaders and their volunteer boards […]