Affordable Housing Group Westhab Receives Federal Grant

Affordable housing and supportive service group Westhab, Inc. will receive a federal grant of $121,917 help the agency assist homeless families and prepare unemployed residents to find jobs, Westhab announced.

The grant was secured with the help of Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-Westchester/Rockland), the Ranking Member on the Appropriations Committee. The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) AmeriCorps is providing the money, which will support the organization’s 20 AmeriCorps members.

“We must do all we can to support those struggling to achieve independence,” said Lowey in a statement. “Westhab has an excellent record of improving the quality of life for thousands of families and individuals throughout Westchester County, and I will continue working in Congress to ensure organizations like Westhab have the resources to fulfill their selfless, service-oriented missions.”

Westhab President and CEO Richard Nightingale added, “The AmeriCorps program has been an absolute blessing for Westhab; infusing our programs with high-quality, inspiring volunteers. We are grateful to the Corporation for National and Community Services, New Yorkers Volunteer, and the AmeriCorps program for the continued partnership. Whether teaching a 2nd grader literacy skills, preparing someone who is unemployed to ace a job interview, or helping a family secure affordable housing, AmeriCorps members make deep, lasting impact on the communities that we serve.”

Westhab is the largest nonprofit provider of affordable housing and supportive services in Westchester County, NY, and is dedicated to building communities and changing lives.

AmeriCorps members are working to improve schools, fight poverty, rebuild after disasters, provide health services, preserve the environment, and support veterans and military families. Since the program’s inception, more than 900,000 men and women have taken the AmeriCorps pledge, serving more than one billion hours and improving the lives of countless Americans.

Photo credit: Westhab, Inc.

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