(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 […]
Read more...On December 18, 2023, Tim Foley, the CEO of the Building and Realty Institute (BRI) and a member of Welcome Home Westchester’s Steering Committee, testified on the urgent need for more housing in Westchester and throughout NY State to the Assembly Standing Committees on Housing and Cities. Watch his testimony: Full transcript of testimony: […]
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(January 2, 2024) Members of the Welcome Home Westchester coalition penned a letter to Assembly Members Chris Burdick and Dana Levenberg on overall observations and recommendations related to housing. “We believe that it would be a great disservice to our communities, workers, and businesses to endure yet another legislative session without comprehensive statewide housing reform […]
Read more...On July 18, 2023, Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Executive Order to prioritize the construction of housing and ease the ongoing housing crisis. On behalf of the Welcome Home Westchester campaign, read the statement from Tim Foley, CEO of the Building and Realty Institute (BRI): The Governor’s Executive Actions on housing may be small steps […]
Read more...Ron Abad, CEO and Executive Director of Community Housing Innovations (CHI), is a member of BRI’s Suppliers/Service Providers Advisory Council (SSPAC) and a member of BRI’s Welcome Home Westchester Steering Committee. Learn more about him below! As a dynamic speaker and thought leader with a personal mission and passion to strengthen individuals and families and […]
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