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.”

Please help us thank Youth Build Cohort #10, for their incredible work over the last 8 weeks of construction training! When they started, 226 Saxton was just a hole in the ground and now the second story subfloors are all installed!

Learn more about the Catholic Charities Family and Community Services YouthBuild program at https://www.fcscharities.org/services/employment-skills/#youthbuild

226 Saxton Street is being built through our partnership with The Builders Exchange of Rochester and Rochester Junior Builders Exchange. Learn more at https://robex.com/habitat-build/

It's Spring and we are getting ready for a lot more construction volunteers VERY SOON! In these photos, some of our regular volunteers built window and door frames to help with the upcoming Framing Frenzy at Rochester Institute of Technology!

RIT students can learn more at https://www.rit.edu/studentaffairs/lead/connect-with-community/on-campus-service-projects

Others looking to volunteer can browse upcoming shifts at give.rochesterhabitat.org/volunteer_calendar. We currently have a lot of need for volunteers at our two ReStore locations and more construction volunteering will be available starting in April.

Starting the second story at 226 Saxton Street! Thank you YouthBuild!

This home is being built through our partnership with The Builders Exchange of Rochester and Rochester Junior Builders Exchange.  Learn more at https://robex.com/habitat-build/

Learn more about the Catholic Charities Family and Community Services YouthBuild program at https://www.fcscharities.org/services/employment-skills/#youthbuild

Saturday was a snowy day of service for RIT's Theta Psi Chapter of Pi Kappa Phi!

The day included painting, cutting and installing trim, installing storm doors, and more at 871 Smith Street and 375 Campbell Street. Thank you for building with us!
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Learn more about group volunteering at www.rochesterhabitat.org/groups

Subfloor done and exterior walls going up at 226 Saxton Street! Thank you, #YouthBuild!

This home is being built through our partnership with the The Builders Exchange of Rochester and Rochester Junior Builders Exchange. Learn more at https://robex.com/habitat-build/

Learn more about the Catholic Charities Family and Community Services  YouthBuild program at https://www.fcscharities.org/services/employment-skills/#youthbuild

More progress at 226 Saxton Street, thanks to YouthBuild! Floor joists are done, subfloor in progress!

This home is being built through our partnership with The Builders Exchange of Rochester and Rochester Junior Builders Exchange. Learn more at https://robex.com/habitat-build/

Learn more about the Catholic Charities Family and Community Services YouthBuild program at https://www.fcscharities.org/services/employment-skills/#youthbuild

As painting finishes up on the Holworthy Street and Smith Street new builds; flooring is next — and if you do it in that order, you don't have to worry about paint drips!

Big thanks to students from RIT and Edison Tech for great volunteer groups this week!