(May 14, 2025) The Westchester County housing shortage, as elsewhere throughout the state, continues to grow. According to Governor Kathy Hochul, this year’s $254 billion budget promises to “build a state where housing is more affordable.” With state investments into initiatives including the Pro-Housing Community Program and Housing Access Voucher Program (HAVP) pilot, as well […]
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Welcome Home Westchester, along with the Faith-Based Affordable Housing Act Coalition and Open New York, will be hosting a Faith Walk in support of the state bill on Tuesday, May 20 at noon at Delfino Park/Mt. Hope AME Zion Church in White Plains. Join local leaders, faith group representatives and other local pro-housing advocates; all […]
Read more...Read the Welcome Home Westchester memorandum of support in full. Welcome Home Westchester, a multi-stakeholder pro-housing advocacy campaign consisting of business and nonprofit leaders, companies involved in homebuilding and the development of housing, academics, think tanks, anti-homelessness advocates, climate activists, faith leaders, and community advocates, is dedicated to addressing the critical housing shortage in Westchester […]
Read more...(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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(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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(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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(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...(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...(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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(February 15, 2024) Today the Welcome Home Westchester campaign hosted 18 local and county officials at Pace University Law School in White Plains for “boot camp” style presentations and discussions on addressing the housing needs of our communities. The program was specifically designed for those who were recently elected or otherwise new to their roles. They […]
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