“All Hands on Housing” may be the slogan for the East Hampton Town Board’s efforts to find affordable housing for local residents, but it’s also a pretty apropos slogan for efforts afoot this spring throughout the five East End towns, as they prepare for public ballot referendums on new Community Housing Funds, modeled after the…

The Riverhead High School Interact Club gave back in a big way recently when they opened their hearts and teamed up with Habitat for Humanity to help build a house for a family in need in the community. Read more

Students in Riverhead High School’s Interact Club helped today in the construction of a home in Riverside with Habitat for Humanity. Read more

Asked what inspired them to volunteer to work on a Habitat for Humanity house, Linda Borenstein of East Quogue and Kathy Daly of Patchogue simply pointed their tools, a grout spatula and a putty knife, toward Pat Sanders. Read more

Southampton Town is again in collaboration with Habitat for Humanity to recycle and reuse household and construction items Read more

Two local families moved into brand new homes in Riverside this week, thanks to an affordable housing program — and their own hard work. Habitat for Humanity of Long Island — an independently-operated affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International — partnered with the Town of Southampton Housing Authority to build the two houses, which were…

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…

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

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

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…