Financing closed for the construction of La Olazul, a supportive and affordable residential rental building located in the Mount Hope neighborhood of the Bronx. The development will reserve 60% of the apartments for formerly homeless residents receiving supportive services and the balance for low-income individuals and families.
Westhab friends and supporters gathered to celebrate the 2024 Building Communities. Changing Lives Celebration Dinner and raise over $600,000 to support Westhab’s mission! The event was an excellent opportunity to recognize the members of the Westhab community who make this work possible. Read on for pictures of the night and more details!
Westhab and KeyBank Foundation team up to bring college and career readiness to Dayspring teens! With a generous $240,000 grant, the program will create a pipeline to college and careers for low-income students at Dayspring Community Center.
President & CEO Rich Nightingale reflects on 10 years of leading the organization and shares memories and valuable takeaways from his two decade journey at Westhab.
Hudson Family Residence hosted a Career Closet event with work-wear donations organized by a Westhab Junior Board Member. The event served the 100 families at Hudson and, for one resident, gave him the confidence he needed to win the job.
Families were treated to spooktacular holiday fun at Hudson Family Residence this October! The Halloween celebration was one of the first events hosted by the Westhab Junior Board, a group of civic-minded, young professionals looking to make a real difference in our Westhab community. Read on for more about what the Junior Board is up to, including their NYC cocktail party in November!
Westhab is thrilled to announce that lottery applications are now open for Summit on Hudson, a 113-unit affordable housing residence located at 76 Locust Hill Avenue in Yonkers. The deadline to submit the application is September 26, 2023 at 4 pm. Read on to learn how Summit on Hudson is paving the way for the future of affordable housing.
Recently, City in the Community (CITC), the foundation proudly supported by New York City Football Club (NYCFC), stopped by one of Westhab’s South Bronx shelters to give back to the community through a product donation day. CITC and players from NYCFC First Team were joined by volunteers from Midea and NYCFC’s Front Office to deliver over $125,000 worth of donated Midea products. Read on to learn more about the impact of this partnership.
Westhab’s 20th Annual Golf Classic raised a record-breaking $350,000 in support of Westhab’s mission! Read on to learn about the community of partners and friends who made the event a success.
Welcome to the brand-new Queens Boulevard Rapid Re-Housing Center in Queens. Take a tour of our newest shelter space in NYC. Westhab was able to custom-design Queens Boulevard’s layout for optimal programming. In addition to three floors of residential space, the shelter has two floors of social services for residents, including employment, housing, and case … Continued