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‘Get involved more.’ Some high school students opt to volunteer during winter break.
Feb 23, 2023 – By: News 12 Staff Instead of relaxing during winter break, St. Anthony’s High School student Charles Rios and fellow high school seniors volunteered Thursday on a housing project with hope as its foundation. They painted and cleaned a Habitat for Humanity house in Huntington Station. The teens said they’re receiving as much…
Read MoreApplicants sought for Habitat for Humanity homes in Riverside (Feb.17 – Riverhead News Review)
Volunteers from the nonprofit Habitat for Humanity joined Southampton Town officials and other community partners on Tuesday for a ceremonial wall-raising in Riverside, marking the fourth in a series of six affordable homes being built in the community through a public-private partnership. Read more
Read MoreGroundbreaking Signals New Chance For Family’s Forever Riverside Home Patch, Feb. 14
By: Lisa Finn It was a forever valentine Monday to the family who will be chosen to fulfill their dream of a forever home on Long Island: Habitat for Humanity of Long Island, in partnership with Southampton Town, hosted a ceremonial wall-raising in Riverside. Read more
Read MoreWalls are rising in Riverside, where family in search of affordable housing will build a future. Newsday, Feb. 14
Link to Newsday article, By: Jean-Paul Salamanca Myrnissa Stone-Sumair stood in the foundation of a Riverside home Tuesday just before its first wall went up and reflected on the significance of the effort in an area where affordable housing can be hard to come by. “It takes a whole lot to build a house,” the Habitat…
Read More‘The House That Beer Built’: Habitat for Humanity partners with breweries to build affordable house on East End (News12)
The fundraiser known as “The House That Beer Built” has two goals – to help boost business at breweries and bars while also putting a roof over the head of a family in need. Watch video
Read MoreThese local breweries are participating in a Habitat for Humanity fundraiser to help build affordable housing (Suffolk Times)
Habitat for Humanity of Long Island and more than 20 area craft breweries, bars and distilleries are partnering to raise funds to build more affordable homes on Long Island. Read more
Read MoreLong Island Fundraiser Will Sell Beers To Help Build A House (Patch)
Discount beer card sales across Nassau and Suffolk will fund Habitat for Humanity’s “House that Beer Built.” Habitat for Humanity of Long Island will partner with local craft breweries, bars, and distilleries, selling craft brew and spirit cards to raise money to build more affordable homes in the region, as part of “The House Beer…
Read MoreBay Shore mother and son ‘just full of joy’ as they get keys to their new home (Newsday)
The “journey” to find a home has been long for Helen Williams and her son, who were forced to move in with another family after their apartment was sold. Now, the family of healthcare workers from Bay Shore have their own home to decorate for the holidays. Read more
Read MoreA home for Christmas (Long Island Advance)
Mother-and-son duo achieve homeownership thanks to Habitat for Humanity. It was a merry Christmas indeed for a local Bay Shore family who received the keys to their new home on Dec. 22 after working with nonprofit Habitat for Humanity to achieve homeownership. Read more
Read MoreCheers to affordable housing! (Long Island Advance)
Habitat for Humanity of Long Island holds fundraiser at Freedom Brewing Corp. to raise a glass to ‘The House Beer Built’ (Long Island Advance) Read more
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