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Advocacy Update

1/29/2019

 
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Habitat NYS Advocacy Day

Flower City Habitat CEO Matt Flanigan and Development & Volunteer Engagement Manager Ken Braley joined colleagues from across NY for a day of advocacy in Albany.

Combined, Habitat spoke with over 40 legislative offices about the importance of affordable ousing and how we can work together towards our vision of a world where everyone has a decent place to live.

In February, we'll be in DC for Habitat's national legislative conference, "Habitat on the Hill". 
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Volunteer Reflection

1/28/2019

 
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RBJ: Rochester companies feel it’s important to give back

​“If you spend a whole day at Habitat for Humanity building a house with your team members, you feel like a million bucks and like you’ve made a difference.” - Dixon Schwabl CEO Lauren Dixon
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Students & Youth

1/28/2019

 
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Flower City Habitat Participates in Citizenship Conference at Irondequoit High School

Tim Guillemette, Family Services Manager at Flower City Habitat for Humanity, detailed to students how Habitat for Humanity was birthed from regular citizens becoming civically engaged in their community. He hopes students “see that very small communities can cause massive change.“
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Construction Update

1/23/2019

 
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Drywall installation on Eddy Street (Penfield Coalition)

Volunteers from Women Build and Hammer & Saw teamed up to install drywall on the 2018-2019 Penfield Coalition house. Things are moving along nicely and we're looking forward to an April dedication. Stay tuned!

Construction Update

1/16/2019

 
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Blower door test on Child Street (Women Build)

​Our most recent blower door test came in 25% better than code! We build energy efficient, quality, affordable homeownership.
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Construction Partnership

1/14/2019

 
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J Crew partnering with Habitat to recycle jeans into housing insulation

​The partnership, which aims to address the full life cycle of product and speaks to the brand’s deep investment in environmental impact, diverts post-consumer denim from landfills and converting it into a material that helps build communities," the brand explained in a press release.
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Construction Update

1/10/2019

 
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Drywall installation on Child Street (Women Build)

​It may be cold and wet outside, but we're mostly working inside these days. Photos: SAWS2 Women Build team helped us install drywall at 454 Child Street.

Women Build, Penfield Area Coalition of Churches, Thrivent & Harvest Home Coalition are still building regularly - as well as general volunteers! 
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