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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 as they're giving by donating their time and labor.

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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. 

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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.

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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 for Humanity of Long Island official said from inside the future 116 Vail Ave. “Today we’re here to raise a wall … it’s a symbol that some great work is about to start.”

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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.

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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.

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