Habitat for Humanity New York City (NYC) provides volunteer opportunities in building homes for families in need and helping New Yorkers access affordable housing.

HAS THIS PROGRAM BEEN SUSPENDED DUE TO COVID-19? No. To combat the COVID-19 epidemic, Habitat for Humanity NYC launched the "Emergency Housing Response Fund (EHRF)" to undertake the following:

• Deploy ReStore trucks to support direct service community partners through distribution of food and medical equipment

• Offer mortgage relief and access to other resources for our portfolio of Habitat Homeowners that may be facing economic hardship

• Provide low-income New Yorkers support with other urgent housing needs, including assistance with tax preparation, public assistance applications and other financial services

• Deploy a construction response team to support vulnerable New Yorkers through rapid-repair housing stabilization projects

• Create an Urgent Needs Fund for furloughed non-profit employees, including Habitat NYC suspended workforce

• Repurpose Sydney house, our newly complete building, as emergency housing for healthcare workers (no longer viable due to funding and timing limitations)