​The Bonadio Group recently raised $3,500 for Flower City Habitat for Humanity (Rochester) and another $3,500 for Habitat for Humanity Capital District (Albany)! The donations continue a tradition of giving back at the firm’s annual construction summit gathering held at Woodcliff Hotel and Spa in Fairport. 

​“I just wanted to spend my break doing something that mattered and to help people, and it's also a little warmer here than up in Rochester right now, so that's pretty nice,” said Bailey Latourette, a Roberts Wesleyan College Student.

​Edwin, Erwin, and a some of our Hammer & Saw volunteers are participating in their 7th trip to the Miami blitz build! Building in t-shirts in February... we're a little jealous!

We are proud to have contributed over 90 Habitat homes within a half mile of Enrico Fermi School #17 - with more under construction right now.

​Quality affordable housing is often a major key to family stability (and improved student performance), but we also know it takes a holistic approach to have a great neighborhood.

In the JOSANA Neighborhood, School 17 is the hub that brings it all together. In addition to working with us, they work with dozens of community partners to bring quality affordable housing, access to services like an on-campus dental clinic, and much much more.

Here's another story of progress in JOSANA, as the school has reduced suspension days from 3,000 to 217, while increasing attendance and grades.

​“Financial education builds the foundation for any homeowner,” said Malik Evans, Financial Wellness Manager, ESL Federal Credit Union. “Through education, homeowners can gain control over managing their finances so they can build their dream home. And while these classes provide a vital starting point, it is up to all of us to never stop learning and understanding how our finances impact our lives.”

​Health and housing partnerships are rooted in evidence that improvements in housing can support physical, mental, and behavioral health. By studying health patterns and determinants at the community or population group level, epidemiologists can help expand results from health and housing partnerships to serve entire areas or groups with disparate health outcomes.

​“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

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.“

"Being able to watch her grow up in this home, the both of us," Aleah says. "Being able to raise her somewhere comfortable and loving and just having a place called home."

By every measure, 2018 has been a watershed year for Aleah Kendrick. She turned 21. She gave birth to daughter Sa'rai Oliver. And, just six weeks ago she struck out on her own and became a first-time homeowner.