Monday, December 12, 2016

FW: blog

The headlines is Public housing rents to go up..we continue down this path of folly and perpetuating poverty with a broken model of renting, not ownership in our housing authorities..its time we change this..

 

Jim Killoran, CEO

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

659 Main Street, New Rochelle NY 10801

(914) 636-8335 ext. 101

 

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Friday, December 09, 2016

FW: BLOG

The key to all we do is to have living conditions that people can live decently here and across the world. I am honored that we have helped sponsor homes all over the world…@200 homes…however I am dismayed that in NY the ability to live and home has become harder and harder in all we do..

Land costs rise,

Real estate rises

Fires burn,, people live in substandard housing in one of the wealthiest counties in the world. However we have the 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 largest cities in the state…

Yet people think because people say Westchester that people don’t need homes..it is the exact opposite.

Right now still trying to help fire victims as well..the mission continues, stronger than ever.

God bless you, please help us with your support. jjk

 

Jim Killoran, CEO

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

659 Main Street, New Rochelle NY 10801

(914) 636-8335 ext. 101

 

Join our Homes for the Holidays Campaign! Your donation helps move our families in for the Holidays! Visit www.Habitatwc.org

 

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Friday, December 02, 2016

FW: BLOG

Its Friday morning, im tired, this weekend we have 7 events, but the added bonus of assisting more than 86 fire victims locally within walking distance of our headquarters has caused a challenge to us like none other.

The crisis of affordable housing grows in NewRochelle…86 people displaced in last 5 days, in three separate fires.. people stuffed in some of the buildings like sardines, because they cant afford high rents, while the gentrification of families and small businesses comes…..

It makes no sense.. I fear a loss of life, of ressidents, police or firefighters, of people who are in need of help and wont be able to get out, of substandard housing and electrical wires put everywhere that make no sense and are danger daily to those living there..

 

Along with that in the journal news yesterday there was an article in journal news on Mt Kisco being sued on lack of code enforcement on immigrant housing.

This can have ramifications for each municipality, where there is a lack of building inspectors, lack of code enforcement therefore, and lack of quality affordable housing opportunities…The crisis continues.

A dire warning…loss of life Is around the corner, lawsuits will abound, and all for the lack of not making affordablility a reality.

Our mission continues stronger than ever, how dow e help citizens and those that work here, live decently, not die and communities that are safe.  Its winter and its only begun….stay tuned..these are scary times,

We have our disaster teams that go out, our volunteers that deploy our headquarters that gets transformed into a disaster center, and more.

If  you want to help our efforts please donate online to habitatwc.org

 

Jim Killoran, CEO

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

659 Main Street, New Rochelle NY 10801

(914) 636-8335 ext. 101

 

Join our Homes for the Holidays Campaign! Your donation helps move our families in for the Holidays! Visit www.Habitatwc.org

 

Poverty, because it’s not just in third world Countries. It’s in our world too. 

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Habitat for Humanity Westchester NY - 25 Years

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