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Cant believe what we see daily…

God gives us a book to write each day..from Yonkers to Breezy and Rockaways. From Haiti and El Salvador to Mt Vernon..

Our work continues..

I have been with Habitat for more than 26 years now…

From Paterson Nj and the Lower East Side of NY boards of directors..Litchfield County, President of Westchester..

With the regional office and now here..our world has grown in size..

Our political debt..more than 10 fold increases

Our housing solutions, not really changed at all, same old models..

But I have seen transition of ownership neighborhoods,

I have seen thousands oflives  changed..thousands..volunteers and homeowners..

I have spoken to thousands.

The Ruah,the HolySpirit..has blessed us..so have you.

Thank you.. please support this vital ministry and work..http://www.habitatwc.org

Our world has  grown in size…. p

 

Jim Killoran, Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street, New Rochelle NY 10801

(914) 403-4821

 

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Four families ready to move in..

New lives..new wealth new stability.. a brand new life.

We also work on five families homes who have none, who lost them to sandy.
we have colleges from Boston College, Delhi University, Northern Westchester,

Nyc and all over…God is good..

Will you help support this vital cause….we cant do it without you..email relief@habitatwc.org

 

Jim Killoran, Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street, New Rochelle NY 10801

(914) 403-4821

 

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We have rehabbed the learning center in Breezy, we are setting up at UCC at 94^th..we have rehabbed Christ Community Church at 208^th..

Bases for our operations to reach out..one year New York One Year! Lets get every family in one year back in their homes…

Lets go…lets do this.

Today we build showers for our volunteers coming ..this Sun from University of Redlands California..warriors..

Sandy warriors this year!

Affordable home warriors! For sure..we are all affordable home warriors for walls of love to be built and rebuilt!

We can do this..we will do this..every one in a home in one year! Come NY..lets go!

 

Jim Killoran, Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street, New Rochelle NY 10801

(914) 403-4821

 

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It seems like things become interesting..

The lateness of money by the federal govt for Sandy, causes late money distributed for things that have already been done

The lack of knowledge of some to decide what to use it for..means quick decisions by many… a sad thing.

We are like the turtle we move ahead… and every day is like six months in sandy ville..help us if you can.

In Westchester our other hurricane is denial and sophisiticated prejudice, no questions. By all parties..

Its time to change things folks..we have too..

 

Also reconstruction..this is an amazing time in history.. we are at one of the most exciting times to change the way we live.

To reconstruct this the country green, to help affordable home ownership become a reality..to make it green and attractive and then

To make sure the whole community is reconstructed in a positive way..to that end we work daily…don’t use asphalt, use pervious pavers for

Driveways.

Use hot water solar heating systems…using systems that use less water..

 

Jim Killoran, Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street, New Rochelle NY 10801

(914) 403-4821

 

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40,000 families still without a place to live..

Sandys wrath still has deep pain..but with your help..we can change this..with your hands. Hearts, hammers,

Your donation…your love…

Who would believe this would ever happen..just try to fathom today your whole life is changed, gone..your computer, your tables, clothes,

Photos, kids clothes, important life papers..everything, and your house..what now..

We cant fathom the stress that occurs and is still occurring with famiilies…

Habitat of Westchester is bringing hope..is bringing help, is bringing love to those in need..

With sheetrock, insulation,

With caring and listening, with rebuilding and helping..

Tomorrow we have H2H, Bank of America comes out with a large group.continuing their volunteer effort..

Our friends from all over come..

Can you help  please…http://www.habitatwc.org. email relief@habitatwc.org

 

God bless you

 

Jim Killoran, Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street, New Rochelle NY 10801

(914) 403-4821

 

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Ownership Ownership Ownership..ownership empowers lives, communities, schools, children, neighborhoods, creates leaders, depletes crime and increases tax bases…

Our interest free mortgages bar none create an opportunity for families tohave  their dream. Their dream here and across the world…Martin Luther King stated, we have a dream..our dream in Habitat has created us to be the sixth largest builder in the country, fourteenth in the world…

I have witnessed drugs and substandard housing change..i have seen people take pride in neighborhoods that once  had none..its all about creating that opportunity.

Even in Sandy affected areas…how to we recreate green healthy ownership, rebuilding, opportunities so people are not burdened by rebuilds…but proud to have lived in their intergenerational neighborhoods again…Some of the old Sandy affected areas, were run by agencies that make millions, but did not lift any families out of wealth….its not the 1950s, but 2012..our archaic models need to change..its time…May God bless you and yours…

 

Jim Killoran, Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street, New Rochelle NY 10801

(914) 403-4821

 

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Trauma Stewardship…an everday guide to caring for self while caring for others.

Is vital , by Lara Van Lipsky and Connie Burk..gives some good insights for those of us in the Sandy fields..helping and being helped….

Some days when I arrive late, I forgot what street lights looked like on..as for months lights were off in the Rockaways….It was not until last week, after months and months, a katrina worker wrote..that she felt normal again…

Its like an earthquake hit you inside…because one side of the earthquake, or hurricane in this case stayed ok..parts of new York..while thousands were wiped out…and daily and nightly one remembers that..

Support one another, pray, walk, do something different..we are here for the long haul folks…to get families in, and to rebuild correctly. God bless you!

 

Jim Killoran, Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street, New Rochelle NY 10801

(914) 403-4821

 

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Join us for our great kickoff for our work in Yonkers..

Yesterday I gave Ken Fuirst and Jason Leavitt tours of their house they are sponsoring with their small firm. Small in size, they stepped up for our 25^th anniversary..what a great honor..they helped..they said letus get our firm out to help..it is small companies like theirs that thank you.. for your gift of 25,000 dollars to our work..God bless you to support our Veterans homes…

 

Jim Killoran, Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street, New Rochelle NY 10801

(914) 403-4821

 

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Two extremes…

In many counties today after Sandy..and a snow storm..we see thousands who cant get back into their homes..thirty miles away..a county whose headline today is about a court monitor on affordable housing

Wants designers and architects to try to figure out how to create affordable homes…a concept..i wonder who designed the first Homesteaders homes..or the architect who first went to broad channel, or

The architect for Leavittown…the shift to real estate as something to be sold and resold, rather than to be lived in and passed onto your next generation..has shifted in places like New York. That’s why people will make anything into

Affordable places to live…summer bungalows not made for year long housing..places where tents onces stood and coops are there…it just seems we have had no real affordable housing ownership policy…in the NY area and maybe the country..this has to change..

Stay tuned..

 

Jim Killoran, Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street, New Rochelle NY 10801

(914) 403-4821

 

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We welcome SAR high school to our sites in Breezy point and the rockaways..

They are on riverdale avenue…a great school..i am honored to speak to all Faiths..SAR ,

SAI, an Indian congregation…a Japanese religion based on values…all the religions of the world ultimately talk about loving and serving.

Isn’t that what life is about…SO ADOPT A FAMILY! Today..with your congregation can you ADOPT ONE FAMILY…to help get back in their home..

We wont ask this again..lets just get every family back in! email jim@habitatwc.org....

 

Jim Killoran, Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street, New Rochelle NY 10801

(914) 403-4821

 

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