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Please attend the public hearing on the code amendment at the Tuesday, September 17, 2024 Riverhead Town Board meeting at 6 p.m. at Riverhead Town Hall, 4 West Second Street, Riverhead, NY 11901.
If you cannot make the Town Board meeting, please contact Supervisor Hubbard to let him know why you oppose this proposed law at 631-727-3200 Ext. 251 or hubbard@townofriverheadny.gov (more…)
Long Island Housing Services, Inc. (LIHS) is thrilled to announce that it will also be honoring New York State Assembly Deputy Speaker Phil Ramos at its 55th Anniversary Fair Housing Gala. Deputy Speaker Ramos has stood against the status quo when it is necessary to call out how systemic racism is hurting our fellow Long Islanders. (more…)
🏘️⚖️🖥️ Free/GRATUITA Fair Housing training on November 13, 2024/13 de noviembre de 2024 on Zoom. Register in advance/Regístrese con anticipación: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Tk2-PN88QwewKZdThBMZUg#/registration ASL interpretation. 🗣️Este webinario/entrenamiento de capacitacion acerca de justicia en la vivenda tendra interpretes en Español
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Long Island Housing Services, Inc. (LIHS) is thrilled to announce its 55th Anniversary Gala, taking place on October 9, 2024, at the elegant Savoy Ballroom in the Long Island Hilton. This milestone event will honor Enterprise Community Partners, led by the Senior Vice President Baaba Halm, for their unwavering commitment to fair housing rights in New York State. Together, we can continue to bend the arc of history towards fair housing for all on Long Island. https://lifairhousing.networkforgood.com/events/72665-long-island-housing-services-55th-anniversary-party
“Enterprise is thrilled to be this year’s Long Island Housing Services 2024 Gala honoree” said Baaba Halm, Senior Vice President of Programs, Enterprise Community Partners. “This honor is a testament to the strong partnership between Enterprise and LIHS and our shared commitment to strengthening fair housing on Long Island and beyond. Through our work together we have strengthened source of income protections, successfully won significant increases in fair housing enforcement dollars, and fought for equitable affordable housing development. I look forward to future collaboration together to make housing more affordable and accessible for those in need.” (more…)
Please come party with us to celebrate bending the arc of history toward justice for the last 55 years. DJ Steezo is back from when he helped us dance the night away two years ago. The Savoy Ballroom was built for clubbing. And, of course, Ian insisted we end the night with another ice cream bar.
Limited Sponsorships available now: https://lifairhousing.networkforgood.com/events/72665-long-island-housing-services-55th-anniversary-party
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🏘️⚖️🖥️ Free/GRATUITA Fair Housing training on July 31, 2024/31 de julio de 2024 on Zoom. Register in advance/Regístrese con anticipación: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_laKTCXLFT_qvRgkg_kxgRg. 🧏 ASL interpretation. 🗣️Este webinario/entrenamiento de capacitacion acerca de justicia en la vivenda tendra interpretes en Español
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Settlement reached in Long Island housing discrimination lawsuit
LIBOR and Land Trusts and Bronx, Oh My!Long Island Housing Services’ Executive Director Ian Wilder will be taking part in 3 different trainings for Fair Housing Month: (more…)
From a Newsday Guest Essay by Ian Wilder, Long Island Housing Services’ Executive Director:
While much of the recent discussion over how to fund our schools has focused on districts where enrollment is declining, some districts are being overburdened by increased enrollment. We should be discussing how to shift resources from underburdened districts to overburdened ones, to better serve students Islandwide and reduce segregation’s continuing effect on students. I come to this topic as a nonprofit administrator with deep experience in budgeting, influenced by my work at the intersection of education and housing and by being raised by a father who was an educator.
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Please come party with us to celebrate bending the arc of history toward justice for the last 55 years. DJ Steezo is back from when he helped us dance the night away two years ago. The Savoy Ballroom was built for clubbing. And, of course, Ian insisted we end the night with another ice cream bar.
Limited Sponsorships available now: https://lifairhousing.networkforgood.com/events/72665-long-island-housing-services-55th-anniversary-party
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