A new Brooklyn shelter offers unhoused families with kids a chance at more stability
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From Shelter To Stability. See Inside Westchester Supportive Housing.
This article, originally published by The Journal News (lohud), highlights Westhab’s supportive housing model and its impact in Yonkers and across the Lower Hudson Valley. Developments like Summit on Hudson combine affordable apartments with on-site services to help residents move from homelessness to stability, but supportive housing faces funding and policy challenges as homelessness rises statewide.
Westhab Closes On Financing to Create 81 Affordable Homes in Haverstraw, Rockland County
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Westhab Closes On Financing to Create 81 Affordable Homes in Haverstraw, Rockland County Haverstraw, NY – December 22, 2025 – As New York grapples with a statewide affordable housing crisis, Yonkers-based nonprofit housing developer Westhab, Inc. is partnering with the Village of Haverstraw to turn an underused municipal village parking lot into … Continued
The Next Generation of Changemakers: Westhab’s Junior Board Leads the Way
Westhab’s Junior Board is demonstrating what the next generation of changemakers can do! Their annual Toast to Home event raised over $78,000 to support housing and programs for New Yorkers experiencing homelessness.
Announcing Key Changes to Westhab’s Leadership Team
As Westhab continues expanding its impact across the region, we’re proud to announce new leadership that will advance our mission to build communities and change lives.
Westhab Opens New Family Center in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, Providing 105 Units of Transitional Housing for Vulnerable Families
Westhab announces the opening of the Fort Greene Family Center in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. The 11-story, 105-unit facility provides transitional housing for some of New York’s most vulnerable families with children.
Fair Share, NIMBY, and our Values
In this op-ed, Westhab CEO Rich Nightingale urges New Yorkers to respond to homelessness with compassion—not resistance.
Celebrating Our Youth: End-of-Year Highlights
School’s out, and it’s time to celebrate! Westhab’s annual Youth Showcase brought together all our youth program sites for a fun day of performances shared with friends, family, and each other.