Welcome Home Westchester
PRESS RELEASE: The Welcome Home Westchester Campaign Unveils “5 in 25” Agenda at Press Conference; Urges City, Town, and Villages to Take Housing Action This Year
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Anika Nahar, Communications DirectorCell: (201) 394-5582Office: (914) 273-0730E-mail: anika@buildersinstitute.orgThecreate new email Welcome Home Westchester Campaign Unveils “5 in 25” Agenda at Press Conference; Urges City, Town, and Villages to Take Housing Action This YearCampaign Activists Joined by Assemblywoman Levenberg in Effort to Jumpstart the Read More »
PRESS RELEASE: The Welcome Home Westchester Campaign Hires Campaign Organizer to Spearhead Efforts on Addressing the Housing Shortage
(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 working together to drive a new public conversation around fixing the housing shortage in Westchester County, is thrilled to Read More »
Grants from Westchester Community Foundation and Galvan Foundation Jumpstart Community Organizing Efforts of the Welcome Home Westchester Campaign
(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 Read More »
Welcome Home Westchester Reacts to the FY2024 State Budget
(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 Read More »
Welcome Home Westchester Holds Boot Camp for Newly-Elected Officials
(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 Read More »
BRI’s CEO Tim Foley Testifies on the Housing Shortage at NY Assembly Hearing
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 Read More »
NYN Media Feature: Welcome Home Westchester on the county’s severe housing shortage
(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 Read More »
Welcome Home Westchester Reacts to Gov. Hochul’s Executive Orders to Prioritize the Construction of Housing
On July 18, 2023, Governor Kathy Hochul signed the opens in a new windowExecutive 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 Read More »
BLOG | Member Spotlight Series: Ron Abad’s Journey To Becoming a Powerful Voice in the Housing Community
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 Read More »
Welcome Home Westchester’s Reaction Statement to the Ongoing Budget Negotiations
(April 19, 2023) For months, we have been advocating for a bold vision for tackling our housing shortage. We have been clear in our campaign’s values that every community in Westchester and the Greater New York City area played a role in creating this housing Read More »
WEBINAR | The New York Housing Compact: What Would It Mean for Westchester? -> REGISTER HERE.
As part of her Executive Budget, Governor Kathy Hochul has proposed one of the most pro-housing and pro-construction agendas within generations. Named “The New York Compact,” it’s an attempt for the state to building 800,000 new homes in 3 years, including an estimated 10,000 here Read More »
Welcome Home Westchester’s Reaction Statement to Gov. Hochul’s State of the State Address
January 10, 2023The Welcome Home Westchester Campaign Joins Other Businesses and Organizations in Reacting to Governor Kathy Hochul’s State of the State Proposal on the New York Housing CompactToday, Governor Kathy Hochul put forth a bold vision for tackling our housing shortage in our region. Read More »