(October 15, 2026) In an announcement today detailing the 2027 Capital Budget, Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins and Deputy County Executive Joan McDonald emphasized the importance of creating more affordable housing. Jenkins said: “Housing affordability is one of the greatest challenges facing Westchester families. People who work here, raise their families here and contribute to our […]

Join Welcome Home Westchester Policy Advisory Committee members Lifting Up Westchester and Westchester Residential Opportunities, Inc., along with the Westchester Department of Planning, for a webinar on housing programs and resources available throughout Westchester County. 🗓️ Monday, October 19, 2026🕑 2-3 p.m.

Join Welcome Home Westchester partner organization Regional Plan Association, along with the Mercatus Center, for a webinar on “Streamlining Housing in New York,” on Tuesday, September 29, 2026 from 12-1 p.m. The panel will discuss how Albany can make it easier, faster, and more predictable to build housing. RPA will present updated research examining where […]

(August 10, 2026) Welcome Home Westchester (WHW), a multistakeholder advocacy effort working to drive a new public conversation around fixing the County’s housing shortage, is pleased to announce two new members of its Policy Advisory Committee – Open New York and Sustainable Westchester. WHW’s Policy Advisory Committee plays a vital role in guiding the Welcome […]

If you missed Welcome Home Westchester’s “What Westchester needs to know about SEQRA reform II” August 5 webinar, the full session is available above. Thank you to all who attended, our moderator Michael Romita of Westchester County Association, and esteemed panelists for an engaging discussion:

Join Statewide Abstract on Tuesday, October 6, 2026 for an evening of community, connecting and impact in support of Welcome Home Westchester and The Raices Foundation. RSVP today by emailing mmcallister@statewidea.com.

Welcome Home Westchester partner organization Regional Plan Association’s Campaign Director, Joshua Berman, appeared on the “Building Knowledge” podcast, produced by the Building & Realty Institute of the Hudson Valley, to discuss New York’s recent reforms to the State Environmental Quality Review Process (SEQRA). He discusses why the previous SEQRA process often delayed housing, clean energy, […]

Join Welcome Home Westchester and our partners on August 5, 2026 for a deeper look at what New York State’s new reforms to the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) mean for building in Westchester County by attending “What Westchester Needs to Know About SEQRA Reform II.” This virtual session will serve as a follow-up […]

Members of Welcome Home Westchester’s partner organizations and Policy Advisory Committee were interviewed by Silvia Del Fava and Salim Furth for a Policy Brief by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, “How to Streamline Housing Permitting in New York.”

Welcome Home Westchester (WHW) Engagement and Communications Manager Sarah Tavares appeared on the “Building Knowledge” podcast, produced by the Building & Realty Institute of the Hudson Valley, to discuss the WHW campaign’s 2026 efforts to combat Westchester County’s housing shortage. She explains the coalition’s mission, membership, and the local policy options that cities, towns, and […]