FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE “The Keys to Housing Action” provides policy actions Westchester cities, towns and villages can embrace to address the housing shortage White Plains, NY, April 28, 2026: As Westchester County’s population spikes to its highest ever and outpaces every other county in the state, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, the need to […]

(April 26, 2026) More than two dozen elected officials from cities, towns and villages in Westchester County participated in a Welcome Home Westchester training session on housing held at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University in White Plains. Welcome Home Westchester is a group that was formed to explore the housing shortage […]

Welcome Home Westchester, Westchester County faith leaders and advocates joined a virtual rally with nearly 100 of their peers from across New York State in support of the Faith-Based Affordable Housing Act (FBAHA) on April 23. Reverend Dr. Kelly Hough-Rogers of Scarsdale Congregational Church, UCC, a Welcome Home Westchester Policy Advisory Committee member, shared that […]

Welcome Home Westchester partners hosted a Housing 101 Training for newly-elected local officials (April 21, 2026) More than two dozen elected officials from cities, towns and villages in Westchester County joined the Welcome Home Westchester campaign (WHW) for a “Housing 101” training on Monday, April 20. The annual training, designed for newly-elected municipal officials, brings […]

As more empty parking lots, vacant buildings and unused industrial sites are transformed into mixed-use developments, leaders of Welcome Home Westchester partner organizations the Building & Realty Institute of the Hudson Valley and Westchester County Association discussed this promising trend with 914INC. Read the full article here.

In an appearance on the Local Matters Westchester podcast, County Executive Ken Jenkins stated that Westchester’s need for affordable housing continues to increase. Westchester’s Housing Needs Assessment, which provided an overview of the need for the creation and preservation of affordable housing, was conducted in 2019. The assessment concluded that 11,703 new affordable housing units […]

Westchester County’s population is on the rise – and it’s breaking records. According to a new U.S. Census Bureau population estimate, Westchester County outpaced every other part of the state in terms of population gain between 2024 and 2025. With an estimated population of 1,015,743 residents, this marks the highest recorded population for Westchester County […]