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The Builders Exchange of Rochester and Flower City Habitat Continue Build at Saxton Street with New Community Support

7/15/2022

 
Assemblymember Demond Meeks and the Catholic Charities YouthBuild join build effort.

On Friday, July 15th, Flower City Habitat for Humanity (FCHH) and The Builders Exchange of Rochester (ROBEX) gathered at 226 Saxton Street, Rochester, NY to continue a build with some added community support. Assemblymember Demond Meeks (137) and the Catholic Charities YouthBuild were onsite aiding in the construction of a home for a local family in need. With this added support, this build has new levels of community coming together.

Assemblymember Demond Meeks shared “I am elated to be a part of the incredible work being done on Saxton Street. By providing safe and reliable homes to low-income families, we create an opportunity to build generational wealth and to escape the cycle of poverty. Affordable housing developments like these are essential for bringing support and resources to our families and individuals throughout the city of Rochester. I want to thank Flower City Habitat for Humanity for their dedication to the families of our community” about the experience.

The build, which marks the second partnership between FCHH and ROBEX, began September 2021, when both parties came together to break ground at 226 Saxton St. FCHH and ROBEX have gathered the Rochester building community over the past year to support a deserving homeowner as they work toward achieving the “American Dream” of homeownership. In this partnership, they will be building a home to be earned by a local family through sweat-equity and an affordable mortgage.

Additionally, FCHH and ROBEX hope to bring awareness of the viability of a career in the construction trades, by using the site as a training ground for high school students and job seekers interested in pursuing a career in this industry as the build continues. The build is completely supported by ROBEX and their construction industry members, who are donating time, funding, and materials to make this specific build possible. Completion of the home and dedication ceremony are anticipated in early fall of this year.

Flower City Habitat for Humanity CEO, Matthew J. Flanigan stated “We (FCHH) would like to thank Assemblymember Meeks for joining us on this particularly special build day, working with young people, building a Habitat home across the street from the high school he graduated from. The work that the Assemblymember and YouthBuild members completed today takes us one step closer to another brand new Habitat home and another stable homeowner in the JOSANA Neighborhood.”

Builders Exchange of Rochester CEO Kim Gaylord added “The Builders Exchange of Rochester is proud to rally the generosity of the local construction industry to give back to the community through our support of Flower City Habitat for Humanity and the YouthBuild workforce development program. Habitat homeownership and good paying jobs in the construction trades are both great ways to build economic stability in Rochester.”
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Thank You Bank of America

2/15/2021

 

Bank of America donates personal protective equipment

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As we kick-off another work week, please help us thank Bank of America for this huge PPE donation!

“Ensuring that our partners in Rochester have the resources they need to help our vulnerable communities is important to Bank of America", said Kristina Dengler, Rochester Market Manager.

​"We've been able to donate 76,000 masks, 25 cases of hand sanitizer, and 16,000 gloves to our friends at Flower City Habitat for Humanity. Now staff and volunteers can continue their crucial work safely, and their customers can have access to vital PPE as well.”

Leaders Build Celebration

12/5/2019

 
Thank you to all of the volunteers and sponsors who celebrated another successful Leaders Build year, we look forward to continuing to build homeownership, communities, and hope with you in 2020!

Construction Update

10/8/2019

 

6th Annual Global Build Week with Bank of America

​Bank of America and Habitat for Humanity are kicking off the sixth Global Build in 108 communities, including here in Rochester!

Yesterday, our local branches brought 24 volunteers and a generous $20,000 donation to support the construction of 105 Holworthy Street, one of four new homes being built at the intersection of Holworthy & Dakota Streets.

Habitat and Bank of America have partnered for more than 30 years, with nearly $80 million in funding invested from the bank's charitable foundation and 40,000 volunteer hours from employees annually, ranging from board service to home build initiatives and financial literacy training.

Locally, Kristina Dengler, VP, Rochester Market Manager serves on our Board of Directors, and more local volunteers will be out on Holworthy Street again this afternoon!

This year is the largest Bank of America #GlobalBuild to date with nearly 2,800 #BofAVolunteers across 10 countries!

Construction Update

6/5/2019

 

Drywall installation at 39 Love Street (Brighton Coalition)

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As part of the 2019 Leaders Build Week (presented by Brighton Securities), volunteers from Brighton Securities, Davie Kaplan Wealth Care Advisors, Edgcomb Financial Advisors, North Forest Office Space, and Xerox joined us for a day of networking and giving back to the community through construction volunteering.

Today's work was drywall installation at 39 Love Street (remodel sponsored by the Brighton Church Coalition) and painting at 129 Fernwood Street (vacant rehab sponsored by ESL Federal Credit Union).

Thank you to all of the volunteers and sponsors that are helping us turn these two houses back into safe, stable, and affordable homeownership opportunity for two more Habitat homebuyers!

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Leaders Build celebration

12/11/2018

 
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Leaders Build 2018 saw over 300 participants and $30,000 raised!

​Leaders Build volunteers got back together to celebrate a successful 2018 and start looking forward to 2019. The great night of networking and sharing build-day stories was generously sponsored by Cobblestone Capital Advisors, LLC.
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Leaders Build Celebration

11/10/2018

 
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2018 was a great year for our Leaders Build program. Join Flower City Habitat staff, Leaders Build Committee members, and other Rochester business and community leaders as we celebrate a successful year and start looking towards 2019!

Leaders Build in the news

9/24/2018

 
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Monroe County Post: Urban League receives Habitat’s Golden Hammer Award

​More than 150 business and community business leaders from more than 25 local organizations recently gathered to celebrate neighborhood revitalization through community partnerships at Flower City Habitat for Humanity’s annual Leaders Build Luncheon. 
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Leaders Build Update

9/6/2018

 
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Golden Hammer Award Announcement

​New construction and repairing of homes is often the first thing people notice in an improving neighborhood - and we all know how critical the stability of a decent home is - but without adequate job training and economic opportunity many people can be left behind.

That's why the work of Urban League is so important and why we continue to partner with them on transformational workforce development programs like YouthBuild.
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Executive leaders build

9/5/2018

 
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Leaders join Sage Rutty to help build Habitat Home on Silver Street

Over the past few weeks, employees, clients, and friends of Sage Rutty have been volunteering with us and making great progress on 91 Silver Street!

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