Habitat For Humanity-New York Inc

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY NEW YORK CITY AND WESTCHESTER COUNTY BUILDS A MORE EQUITABLE NEW YORK BY DEVELOPING AND PRESERVING AFFORDABLE HOMES AND BY ADVOCATING FOR HOUSING POLICIES TO HELP COMMUNITIES ADDRESS THE HISTORIC LEGACY OF HOUSING INJUSTICE. WE SERVE PRIMARILY LOW-TO MODERATE-INCOME NEW YORKERS EARNING ROUGHLY 50 TO 90 PERCENT OF AREA MEDIAN INCOME. SINCE OUR INCEPTION, HABITAT NYC AND WESTCHESTER HAS SERVED NEARLY 2,200 FAMILIES THROUGH OUR HOMEBUILDING AND HOUSING PRESERVATION PROGRAMS.

FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYER PROGRAM: HOMEOWNERSHIP IS ESSENTIAL FOR FAMILIES TO BUILD STRENGTH, STABILITY AND SELF-DETERMINATION. WITH SO MANY FAMILIES BEING PRICED OUT OF AN INCREASINGLY EXPENSIVE RENTAL MARKET, WE BELIEVE THAT HARD-WORKING NEW YORKERS DESERVE ACCESS TO PURCHASE A SAFE, AFFORDABLE HOME. THAT'S WHY DEVELOPING BOTH SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES AND MULTI-FAMILY BUILDINGS FOR LOW-TO MODERATE-INCOME NEW YORKERS IS AT THE VERY HEART OF OUR MISSION. FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 2022, WE COMPLETED AND SOLD 34 HOMES TO QUALIFIED FAMILIES, 20 HOMES IN BROOKLYN, 13 HOMES IN THE BRONX, AND ONE HOME IN QUEENS. WE ALSO BROKE GROUND ON NYC'S FIRST NEW CONSTRUCTION PROJECT ON INTERBORO COMMUNITY LAND TRUST. 13 VACANT, DILAPIDATED HOUSES ARE BEING DEMOLISHED AND TRANSFORMED INTO 13 MODULAR AND 3 REHABILITATED SOLAR POWERED, NET ZERO, PERMANENTLY AFFORDABLE HOMES TO BE SOLD TO QUALIFIED HOMEBUYERS. HABITAT FOR HUMANITY NEW YORK CITY AND WESTCHESTER CONTINUED TO DEVELOP AN EXTENSIVE PIPELINE OF 467 HOUSING UNITS. ALL LOCATIONS ARE FINANCED BY PRIVATE CONTRIBUTIONS AND PUBLIC SUBSIDIES PROVIDED BY THE CITY AND STATE OF NEW YORK.

HOUSING PRESERVATION PROGRAMS: WE CANNOT BUILD OUR WAY OUT OF OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING CRISIS, WHICH IS WHY IT IS CRITICAL FOR US TO WORK WITH EXISTING TENANT-OWNED AFFORDABLE BUILDINGS TO KEEP THEM AFFORDABLE FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. OUR HOUSING PRESERVATION PROGRAM IS A HOLISTIC PROGRAM THAT WORKS WITH INDIVIDUAL BUILDINGS ON THEIR INDIVIDUAL NEEDS, PROVIDING LOW-COST SERVICES FROM CONSTRUCTION, FINANCIAL EDUCATION, LEGAL MONITORING AND MORE. FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 2022, OUR HOUSING PRESERVATION PROGRAM SERVED 811 HOUSEHOLDS THROUGH OUR POST- PURCHASE SERVICES AND PRESERVATION WORK. WE COMPLETED 15 CONSTRUCTION PRESERVATION SERVICES CONTRACTS RESULTING IN APPROXIMATELY 725 INDIVIDUALS SERVED. PROJECTS INCLUDED SCOPE ITEMS SUCH AS: HALLWAY REPAIRS AND PAINTING IN COMMON AREAS, ROOF PRESERVATIONS AND REPLACEMENTS; FIRE ESCAPE REPAIRS, REPAIR AND WATERPROOFING OF BUILDING FACADES; INTERIOR UNIT AND HALLWAY WINDOW REPAIR; CONCRETE REPLACEMENT; AND MORE. THESE SERVICES, PROVIDED AT AN AFFORDABLE COST TO THE CO-OP, KEEP COSTS LOW AND ENSURE THAT RESIDENTS CAN REMAIN IN THEIR HOMES.

COMMUNITY PRESERVATION PROGRAM: WE WORKED WITH ORGANIZATIONS IN LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS MAKING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS TO PUBLIC SPACES THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY PRESERVATION PROGRAM. EMERGING FROM THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THE PROGRAM WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND SERVE 5 COMMUNITY SPACES THROUGH THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 2022. THE PROGRAM HAS REVITALIZED 206 NEIGHBORHOOD SPACES IN ITS TENURE. VOLUNTEERS PAINT AND MAKE LIGHT REPAIRS IN PUBLICLY USED FACILITIES SUCH AS SENIOR CENTERS, SOUP KITCHENS, GYMS, LUNCHROOMS, AND CLASSROOMS FOR AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS. WE IMPROVE THE LIVES OF THOUSANDS OF LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS, INCLUDING REGISTERED AND DROP-BY USERS OF THESE PROGRAMS. THE OPERATIONAL COSTS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION PROGRAM ARE FUNDED THROUGH PRIVATE CONTRIBUTIONS.