Why did Wayne County, Ontario County and Flower City Habitat for Humanity affiliates merge?
For more than 100 years combined, these three Habitat affiliates have successfully provided low-income families with decent, affordable homes. By combining resources, the new Habitat organization is positioned to build more houses, make more critical home repairs, and serve more families through an expanded geographic reach than we could have otherwise.
What will the new organization be called?
The new name will be Greater Rochester Habitat for Humanity as it reflects the combined area we serve.
Why now?
The three affiliates have worked collaboratively together for several years and realized that we can do more together than separate. In addition, the availability of affordable housing across our three counties has declined dramatically in recent years, while the need has increased. As our communities have grown, our service areas have also grown. The combination/merger recognizes and respects not only our changing geography, but the way people interact/live and work from one community to another and positions us to better serve more families in need of affordable homeownership.
Will Habitat still have a presence in Ontario and Wayne Counties?
Absolutely. The combined organization is committed to serving families throughout the three-county/3,400 square mile expanded service area. The offices in Monroe and Ontario will remain open as well as those community-facing processes that occur there (e.g., family selection, volunteerism, and construction) as well as ReStore operations. Currently, the Wayne County location is open to the public by appointment only.
How do I get involved?
We have a variety of opportunities to get involved. Serve on a committee, put in a few hours at your local ReStore or roll up your sleeves and volunteer to help with the house building process through one of our existing programs or with your employer or friends. As we work on the new website you can look forward to one location to sign up. In the meantime, you can find links:
Monroe County at https://give.rochesterhabitat.org/volunteer_calendar.
Ontario County Volunteer – Greater Rochester Habitat for Humanity (ontariohabitat.org)
Wayne County at https://www.habitatwayne.org/volunteer/.
What can we expect over the next several months?
Greater Rochester Habitat for Humanity is planning on building 10 houses in Monroe County, as well as finishing two house in Ontario County in Hopewell and Honeoye with a third home scheduled to start this summer, and a BOCES house that is being built in Newark, Wayne County. We will debut a new website later this year and we are relocating our Culver Road ReStore in 2023.
For more than 100 years combined, these three Habitat affiliates have successfully provided low-income families with decent, affordable homes. By combining resources, the new Habitat organization is positioned to build more houses, make more critical home repairs, and serve more families through an expanded geographic reach than we could have otherwise.
What will the new organization be called?
The new name will be Greater Rochester Habitat for Humanity as it reflects the combined area we serve.
Why now?
The three affiliates have worked collaboratively together for several years and realized that we can do more together than separate. In addition, the availability of affordable housing across our three counties has declined dramatically in recent years, while the need has increased. As our communities have grown, our service areas have also grown. The combination/merger recognizes and respects not only our changing geography, but the way people interact/live and work from one community to another and positions us to better serve more families in need of affordable homeownership.
Will Habitat still have a presence in Ontario and Wayne Counties?
Absolutely. The combined organization is committed to serving families throughout the three-county/3,400 square mile expanded service area. The offices in Monroe and Ontario will remain open as well as those community-facing processes that occur there (e.g., family selection, volunteerism, and construction) as well as ReStore operations. Currently, the Wayne County location is open to the public by appointment only.
How do I get involved?
We have a variety of opportunities to get involved. Serve on a committee, put in a few hours at your local ReStore or roll up your sleeves and volunteer to help with the house building process through one of our existing programs or with your employer or friends. As we work on the new website you can look forward to one location to sign up. In the meantime, you can find links:
Monroe County at https://give.rochesterhabitat.org/volunteer_calendar.
Ontario County Volunteer – Greater Rochester Habitat for Humanity (ontariohabitat.org)
Wayne County at https://www.habitatwayne.org/volunteer/.
What can we expect over the next several months?
Greater Rochester Habitat for Humanity is planning on building 10 houses in Monroe County, as well as finishing two house in Ontario County in Hopewell and Honeoye with a third home scheduled to start this summer, and a BOCES house that is being built in Newark, Wayne County. We will debut a new website later this year and we are relocating our Culver Road ReStore in 2023.
