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People cant realize that taking zombie homes and rehabbing them is a breath of fresh air, for sure.

With that in mind, we are excited to create an initiative across this county to help make it

No more zombies and no more ugly..NMU…one of our first homes we helped rehab was a home in Greenburgh, a former Crack  house, I remember I walked in and there crack viles all over the floors, and needless. The police had called me and said..we were watching this old house,..and saw habitat rehabs…can you come and see..

We went over and saw what was going on..3 police cars were waiting and officer Rudy was there, waiting for me, and walked thru the house, and realized this could be a home..from there a mom with her kids who have now graduated college, own their home! A phoenix rising out of the ashes..amazing!

 

We are working on former crack houses for Veterans homes in Yonkers. We worked where a little crack house was in White Plains and now 6 homes stand..we have taken other brick rehabs that another not for profit dropped and now three families are in there..

 

Zombie homes take longer to rehab, you never know their needs..however the greenest house you have is the one you save…

If you know of a zombie home that we can make NMU, beautiful, and make it a home again, email me jim@habitatwc.org

It stabilizes the neighborhood, puts the land back ono taxes, and helps us  to transform whole neighobrhoods as we look at the whole not just the home.  (making community gardens, starting activity, painting and fixing parks, etc..)

With that in mind we move ahead! God bless you….

 

Jim Killoran, CEO

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

659 Main Street, New Rochelle NY 10801

(914) 636-8335 ext. 101

 

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Every day is earth day…usually the one day a year event, takes time and lots of energy from our regular work…every day with us is earth day…for example, did you know we have won awards for our flood designed homes?  How about

Our zero energy home?  We also have used Structural insulated panels since 1996 on the cutting edge of energy efficiency twenty years later…how about our Blue Jean Insulation, not fiberglass made of recycled jeans…we also have 15 community gardens from abandoned lots..we have 160 planters in three cities…..we helped plan hundreds of trees in Breezy point to bring back strong resilient plants to save the earth from wind and ocean…

Perhaps we also need you know I was the first to put solar panels on a downtown building on Main st in So No NewRochelle! At 524 Main…along with fifteen other solar paneled homes…and we have the #greenest recycling store in the county..the RESTORE!  ANY QUESTIONS..GO GREEN EVERYDAY!

 

God bless you

Save the earth,

 

Jim Killoran, CEO

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

659 Main Street, New Rochelle NY 10801

(914) 636-8335 ext. 101

 

The excitement is building. Sign up for our email newsletter at www.habitatwc.org

 

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

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Its Monday morning, we are blessed to have helped so many this weekend, as well as having our many volunteers, from #HoraceMann High school to Eastchester high school, Harrison High, and  @westpointcadets all volunteering all over the county.

Tonite at 6pm we have our volunteer orientation helping us to expand our work, we will also be in Peekskill today, and our Restore gets ready for its

Presidents day sale next week..

 

The crisis of affordable housing is real.  The headline agains reads, “white plains ok luxury apartments….” In lohud.com….the rents haven’t been announced yet.

So much of these policies are bandaids for the mission of having the working people of New York have their opportunities to live decently here…it is a real sham that under the guise of traditional political parties, there are fake news on both sides that they care while no one is addressing the issue of a long term intergenerational new york..

With that in mind we continue, we fight the fight.  Join us, see you tonite at  6pm at our headquarters..

 

Jim Killoran, CEO

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

659 Main Street, New Rochelle NY 10801

(914) 636-8335 ext. 101

 

Join our Martin Luther King Jr. Build-A-Thon January 10^th thru January 16^th! Sponsorships are available. Visit www.Habitatwc.org

 

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

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The crisis in NY where people are leaving, is real..our work now more important than ever..and our Faith in Action movement to help end poverty, more vital..

Your response as a blessing, a charitable act, a mitzvah, a Nehemiah builder..a carpenter like St Joseph, can change zombie homes into homes,

Urban blight to urban might…and much more..with hope and homes and hammers, and gardens..

 

With that in mind, we are blessed, Spring is here, tonite at 6pm volunteer orientation..we continue.

I would be remiss don’t forget about our Sandy families, still families are not back in their homes….from the Hurricane..tonite flooding happens, NYC was underwater, Mamoroneck..be ready,

We need to know that God wants us to be more resilient, to build to grow to help!

Are you ready to join the Theology of the Hammer? God bless you   

 

Jim Killoran, CEO

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

659 Main Street, New Rochelle NY 10801

(914) 636-8335 ext. 101

 

The excitement is building. Sign up for our email newsletter at www.habitatwc.org

 

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

"Like Us" on Habitat for Humanity of Westchester Facebook!

 

Habitat for Humanity Westchester NY - 25 Years

Spring into action; the next 25 years!