2025-2026 Impact Report: Celebrating 45 Years
YES TO HOME
Celebrating 45 years of building communities, changing lives, and saying yes to a future where every New Yorker has a place to call home.
2025-2026 Impact Report: Celebrating 45 Years
YES TO HOME
Celebrating 45 years of building communities, changing lives, and saying yes to a future where every New Yorker has a place to call home.
It starts
with housing
Across the country – and profoundly here in the NY metro region – we face a housing supply crisis and an urgent affordability crisis. Building the housing we need will not be quick or easy.
But there is cause for hope. More and more, our community is saying yes to investment, change, growth, and a brighter future.
Federal, state, and local governments; local elected leaders; supporters and partners like you; Westhab residents and clients; and Westhab employees are all saying yes to accelerate housing production and services to seize the opportunities we’ve created.
Westhab is embracing this moment, leveraging 45 years of mission-driven impact to deliver for our community. From our first development in Rockland County to our most recent building opening in the Bronx, we are investing in a stronger New York.
Thank you for being part of the Westhab story and saying yes to a future where everyone has a place to call home and the opportunity to thrive.
Rich Nightingale
President & CEO
Westhab Team at the 2026 Celebration Dinner
Board of Directors
Jefferson C. Boyce, Co-Chair
Jesse Krasnow, Co-Chair
Betsy Hills Bush, Vice Chair
Robert H. Petrocelli, Jr., Vice Chair
Seth L. Rosen, Vice Chair
Jonalie Korengold, Secretary
Paul Turovsky, Treasurer
James Foy
Al Gutierrez
Ken Hanau
Ajay Kumar
Daniel Magidson
Frederick K. Mehlman
Tracy Mehlman
Ebony Miranda
Cesar F. Pereira
Richard St. Paul, Esq.
Daniel Sarmiento
Mark Talgo
Yes to a New Future
"After coming from the shelter into this new home, I feel like nothing can stop me. I'm able to do whatever I put my mind to."
There was a time when Chartiana almost stopped believing that things would get better.
Coming to a Westhab shelter with a toddler and pregnant with her second child, she was suddenly facing parenthood on her own and without a home. She was overwhelmed by anxiety and postpartum depression. “I wanted to give up,” she says.
Then she received an email: she had been selected for a two-bedroom apartment at Westhab’s Summit on Hudson, an affordable housing residence. “I broke down crying because it was exactly what we needed,” she recalls.
With newfound hope and the support of Deborah Gotay, Westhab Case Manager, she connected to mental health services, and today, Chartiana works at the Westchester Department of Social Services helping people as they face many of the same challenges that she once experienced.
“It was a full-circle moment,” she says. “Just a few years ago, I was the one needing those services.”
Now, Chartiana is raising her six- and two-year-old sons in a stable home, and she’s creating a future she once couldn’t imagine.
Main Image: Debra and Chartiana. Left Inset: Chartiana’s family celebrates their first Christmas in their new home. Right Inset: Chartiana’s sons in front of their new car
The Next Yes: A Holistic Approach to NY's Housing Crisis
La Olazul, a 115-unit new affordable and supportive housing building in the Bronx, is a symbol of hope, delivering quality housing, abundant tenant amenities and green building features, and on-site services to help our residents thrive.
- 46 affordable units for families
- 69 supportive housing units for formerly homeless families
Yes to Changing Lives
For Percio Bernal, MSW – Director of Supportive Housing – changing lives starts with showing up for people when they need it most. Hear how his work at Westhab has shaped his understanding of what it means to make a difference.
We are grateful to the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation for producing this video and featuring our work.
Yes In Numbers
2025 Impact
0
affordable, supportive, and transitional homes provided
0
homeless households placed into permanent housing
0
job placements for clients
0
elementary, middle, and high school students served
Over 45 Years
0
homes created
0
homeless households moved to permanent housing
0
job placements for clients
$
0
M
invested in affordable, supportive, and transitional housing
Westhab serves over 20,000 New Yorkers each year with a clear vision: to end homelessness and build stronger communities. With the support of our donors and partners, we develop high-quality affordable housing our community needs and create pathways from homelessness to permanent housing. Our work extends beyond housing. Westhab delivers employment services that place job seekers in living-wage careers and youth programs that empower the next generation.
Together, we are building communities and changing lives.
Yes to Affordable housing
In early 2026, Westhab broke ground on our first affordable housing development in Rockland County: 30 West, Village of Haverstraw. We sat down with Michael Kohut, Mayor of the Village of Haverstraw, to hear his perspective.
About 30 West
- 81 affordable and supportive homes, including 20 units for formerly homeless households
- On-site resident services such as case management and security, children’s playroom, and rooftop terrace
- Sustainable, ENERGY STAR-certified development
- 68 public parking spaces, plus resident parking
Yes to Opportunity
When a young man arrived at a Westhab shelter, Chrystasha McCalla saw he was at the lowest point of his life: kicked out of his home and homeless at 18. She encouraged him to find steady employment and move out on his own.
After 181 days, he did just that. The day he got his first apartment, he was overcome with emotion. “This wasn’t how I was supposed to get my first apartment,” he told her. “But I needed this.”
“Westhab has built a remarkable organization of more than 1,400 colleagues focused on helping vulnerable people. Building a strong pipeline of leaders is essential to sustaining Westhab’s growth and impact. We are proud to support Rich’s vision for the Westhab Leadership Academy and hope others will see the value of investing in Westhab.”
Westhab President and CEO Rich Nightingale, who started at Westhab as a college intern, designed WLA to support our incredible team and create career development pathways. With a leadership gift from Andy Potash of Distinguished Ventures Fund, this vision came to life.
Through WLA, Chrystasha has grown more confident in navigating difficult conversations, solving problems, and leading her team.
“Having this community has made me a better leader. I can see that by investing in our staff, we are investing in the people we serve.”
Westhab Leadership Academy in session
Westhab CEO Rich Nightingale and WLA member Chrystasha McCalla
Westhab Leadership Academy
Building Skills. Creating Opportunities.
0
emerging leaders
0
years average employment
0
%+
promoted
$
0
K
multi-year gift for leadership development
Housing is the answer
For the first time in a generation, Washington, Albany, New York City, Rockland and Westchester all moved in the same direction, at the same time, toward the same goal: building more homes, faster.
Federal
The bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, the most significant federal housing bill in decades, streamlines environmental reviews for new housing construction and bans large institutional investors from buying up single-family homes.
New York State
Through the Governor’s Let Them Build agenda, the State is fast-tracking developments shown to have no significant environmental impact.
New York City
The City of Yes for Housing Opportunity delivered the most sweeping changes to the City’s Zoning Resolution since 1961, while the City’s Charter Revisions created a faster review process. Block by Block, NYC’s new housing plan, aims to add 200,000 new housing units and preserve an additional 200,000 existing units over the next decade.
Lower Hudson Valley
Westchester County continues to fund critical land acquisition and infrastructure programs, and recently issued the second round of its Housing Flex Fund. , Westhab’s newest frontier, Rockland County, developed the Housing Action Loan Opportunity program to combat its housing shortage.
Every level of government has recognized the reality Westhab has long understood: housing costs too much and is out of reach for too many people. With this momentum, Westhab is positioned to build more housing to meet the moment.
2025 financials
How We Fund Our Mission
Government Contracts - $190,775,871
84.5%
Rental Income - $22,544,441
10%
Housing Development Revenue - $4,443,820
2%
Affordable Housing Grants - $2,921,883
$2,921,883
1.3%
Philanthropic Support - $2,872,031
1.3%
Other Revenue - $1,353,474
$190,775,871
0.6%
Property Management Fees - $823,22
0.4%
Total FY25 Revenue: $225,734,740
How We Invest in Communities
Transitional Housing for Single Adults - $86,363,107
38.2%
Transitional Housing for Families - $73,026,223
32.3%
Affordable Housing Operations - $43,123,287
19.1%
General/Administrative - $14,515,714
$2,921,883
6.4%
Youth and Employment Services - $7,299,160
$190,775,871
3.2%
Affordable Housing Development - $1,677,079
0.7%
Total FY25 Expenses: $226,004,570
Construction activity for active projects: $225,734,740
Construction projects converted to operations: $225,734,740
*Financial information in this report is unaudited and presented to reflect the resources and activities that drive our mission. The expenses include depreciation, resulting in an operating surplus.
Yes to Westhab
Thank you to all of our donors for making it possible for us to build communities, change lives, and say Yes to a brighter future for the people and communities we serve.
$100,000+
Bank Of America Charitable Gift Fund
The Frog Rock Foundation
Hearst Foundations
Mother Cabrini Health Foundation
Andy and Margaret Paul
Andrew and Andrea Potash / Distinguished Social
Ventures Fund
SD Builders & Construction LLC
Wayne Howard Crosby Revocable Living Trust
Vivian and David Weinberg
$50,000 - $99,999
Anonymous
DAFgiving360
Enterprise
Ken and Ranson Hanau
Joseph & Sophia Abeles Foundation Inc.
KeyBank Foundation
Robert and Anne Petrocelli
Phelps Community Foundation
SKF Development LLC
The Stephens Family Charitable Foundation
$20,000 - $49,999
Anonymous
Apple Bank
Bain Capital Children’s Charity
BNY Mellon
Jefferson Boyce and Arletha Miles-Boyce
Betsy and Steven Bush
Estate of Adele W. Dahlberg
Fidelity Charitable
James and Linda Foy
Chris and Mary Beth Gordon
Jewish Communal Fund
Jonalie and Michael Korengold
The Lorraine O’Brien Foundation, Inc
Marsal Family Foundation
MGM Resorts International
Morgan Stanley
National Philanthropic Trust
New York Community Trust – Westchester
New York Life
Regina Caterers
St. Faith’s House Foundation
Theresa and Mark Stagg
The Thomas & Agnes Carvel Foundation
Tudor Foundation
Paul Turovsky and Monica Casey
Valley Bank
$10,000 - $19,999
Apex Investments
Aufgang
Bell Row Title Agency, LLC
The Community Preservation Corporation
Greenwood Industries
Hudson Meridian
The John and Diane Kim Foundation
Jesse Krasnow
Lamb Insurance Services
Lasberg Construction Associates, Inc.
The M&T Charitable Foundation
Monadnock Construction, Inc.
Network Outsource, Inc.
The New York Community Trust
Northern Trust Charitable Giving Program
Promise Hospitality Group
The Reformed Church of Bronxville
Seth and Joan Rosen
Suzanne Smith
Tina and Steven Swartz
TD Bank
Vaya Development
Rosanne and Mark Welshimer
$5,000 - $9,999
Joel Albarella
Alvarez Charitable Foundation
Nina Bang-Jensen and Jeffrey Kampelman
Mary and Chris Behrens
Benchmark Title Agency
CIGNA Healthcare
CityScape Engineering, Structural Engineers
Empire Realty Maintenance
EP Engineering
Family-to-Family
The Freeman Family
Al and Cosette Gutierrez
JMC Site Development Consultants
Kole Management Co., Inc.
Langan
Lockton Companies
MacArthur Holdings LLC
Mary and Stuart Mackintosh
Frederick Mehlman and Harriet Gluckman
Nicola and Terrence Mullen
National Resources
Francine and Trevor Nightingale
Nixon Peabody
Cesar Pereira and Rebecca Bruno
Jeffrey Phlegar
Susan and Richard Pink
Royal Concrete and Masonry Corp.
Susan Salice
Select Exterminating
Synergy Life Insurance Strategies
Vanguard Charitable
The VOREA Group
Sara Weale
Webster Bank
Withum
$2,500 - $4,999
Anonymous
Dane Armstrong
Arrow Office Furniture
Beacon Trust
Doris Benson and John Ghazal
Frances Bordoni
Betty and Stuart Cotton
Cushman Family Foundation
Emma’s Kitchens
Meira and Tom Fleisch
Judy and David Katz
Ajay Kumar and Rachel Reardon Kumar
Leza Management Co of New York
Tom Loftus
Magnusson Architecture and Planning
Sadie McKeown
Mega Contracting Group
Tracy and Raina Mehlman
Richard and Alexis Nightingale
OceanFirst Foundation
Park Avenue Charitable Fund
PayPal Giving Fund
Stephen Perricone
Rotary Club of Bronxville
Annette Rotter and Joel Laitman
Keira and Brian Smith
Andrew Tomaino
Will Tormey
Veneruso, Curto, Schwartz & Curto LLP
Patricia and Frank Vitelli
Karen Walsh and Harry Waizer
Takisia and Charles Whites
$1,000 - $2,499
25 Bancort Corp
American Online Giving Foundation
AMGCM LLC
Sabrina and Byron Athans
Maureen Barton
Jane and Jack Bierwirth
Martha and Jack Binder
Linda Blair and Bill Doescher
Susan and Steven Bloom
Diana and Peter Boodell
Graham Broyd
Carol Buckler and Robert Muffly
Nicholas Celestin and Clare Collins
Sheridan and Jon Denfeld
Philip Edison
ESKW / Architects
Feeding Westchester, Inc.
Catherine Feintuch
First Reformed Church
Genuine Search Group
Andrew Germansky
Alex Getelman
Stephanie Gittleman
Ryan Goddard
Goldman Sachs Gives
James Hoch and Ana Maria Hoch
Marian and Michael Hoffman
Joseph P. McLaughlin 2016 Revocable Living Trust
KeyBank
Michael Lamberg
Leviticus Fund, Inc.
Brian Loughlin
Corine Lurry-Mabin
James McCormack
Jimmy McMillian
Scott Mellis and Melanie Mellis
Joseph Meyer
Rabbi Shira Milgrom and Dr. David Elcott
Jill and Paul Muir
Ambareen and Mohammed Naqvi
New Israel Fund
Carrie and Barney Newman
Novick Edelstein Pomerantz P.C.
Anthony O’Haire
Orangefiery
OSD – Office of Strategy + Design
Liam Patrick
Milagros Pena
R.A. Cohen & Associates Inc.
RBH Multimedia Inc.
Sonia Remick
Michael and Melissa Romita
Lois and Philip Rosen
Ellen and James Rotenberg
Virginia and John Rowan
RPW Group Inc.
Richard St. Paul, Esq.
Carlos Sanchez
Jane Liff Schatz
Carol and Michael Scheffler
Scully Construction LLC
Diana and Aaron Sokolow
STAT Architecture PC
Steel City Construction Services
Synchrony Bank
Kristen Talgo
Michael and Hannah Testani
Margaret and John Torell
Christine and Thomas Tormey
Tubby Todd Bath Co.
Turf Office Furniture
Tuttle Yick LLP
The Water Scrooge
Kathiryn and Greg Werlinich
Anne Zaldastani and John Griffen
Zimmerman Foundation
$500 - $999
AMA Group
AMS Acquisitions
Andrew Fredman Architect LLC
Joanne Baecher-DiSalvo
Brian Barger
Harriet and Ken Barish
Ruth and Charles Barton
Nan Beer
Kenneth Belfer
Kate and Ken Bialo
Bright Power
Career Connections Associates LLC
Charities Aid Foundation of America
Daniel Charnoff
Culbertson Company of New York
Peggy and Russell DaSilva
Linda and Tom Davis
Dorothy Dunn & Associates
Douglaston Development
Herb Eilberg
Emanuel Law P.C.
Diane Gismond
Linda and Michael Goldstein
Catherine Hiller and Mark Thompson
Hitchcock Presbyterian
Jessica Hogue
Chris Huck
ImpactAssets
Fran Jacobs
Nancy Jasper
JFJ Fuel Inc. / Valley Oil Company
JPMorgan Securities LLC
Debra Kenyon and Peter Hess
Amy and Andrew Korb
Michael Krupa
Laser Cartridge Services
Christina Simon Lauerwald and Eric Lauerwald
Susan and Louis Maggiotto
Linda Markowitz
Simi and James Matera
Angelo Monaco
Omnia Mechanical Group
Optima Communications Systems, Inc.
Partner Engineering and Science, Inc.
Caroline Paul
Makonnen Payne
Pilzer Foundation, Inc.
Aroon Prabhu
Svenja and Edgardo Resto
Ben Riner
Dana Roper
Diana and Siobhan Sargent Faustino
Scarsdale Congregational Church
Matthew Schatz
Robin Scheman and Sam Litvin, MD
Frank P. Siragusa
Mark Smith
Aditya Soni
Stonefield Engineering & Design
Tiffany and James Tinson
Patricia Trainor
TRG Management LLC
Sarah and Robert Underhill
Emma and Tony Walthall-Moon
Westchester Human Resource Management Association
Hunter Whitney
$250 - $499
Altanova
Altera Engineering, DPC
John Atsalis
Tremane Bartley
Robert Benitez
Blue Door Art Center
Susan Blumberg
Karen Blumenthal
Christopher Boyce
Sophia Brown
Ted Bunch
Mariellen and Noble Carpenter
Ellen Ceresko and David Schonborg
Cobalt Recruitment
Gloribel Cruz and David Aybar
Cuddy & Feder, LLP
Corey Dubnoff
Events To Remember
Susan Feder and Todd Gordon
Mathew Ferguson
Judy M. Foley
Maria Gaitanis
GEODesign, Inc.
Goldstein Hall PLLC
James Goodall
Tia Goodall
HD Painting & Restoration
Lindsay and Andrew Head
Mason Hoge
Hudson Valley Nigerian Association
Rita Itwaru-Armstrong
Daniella Jackson
The Jai & Somna Gulati Foundation
Chima Joseph
Kathleen Dunlop and Jason Kofman
Adam and Lucy Kweskin
Allie Ladley
Beverly Ladley
Lemle & Wolff Companies
David Levy and Ellen Cutler Levy
William Merz
Ancilla Murray
Jessica Murray
Beth and Ira Nash
Siera Nezaj
Sunny Nikam
Mary and Frank Pastirchak
Estelle and CB Paulk
Elizabeth Pforzheimer
Mark and Jennifer Redman
Caitlin Reed
Riverdale-Yonkers Society for Ethical Culture
Kaitlin Sajduk
Thomas Schmidt
Erlinda Sellaj
Matt Scheer
Jack Skinner
JC Soto
Carolyn Carr-Spencer and James Spencer
Stop and Shop Bloomin’ 4 Good Program
Strada Ventures LLC
Anthony Strano
Suzanna Tharian
Kevin Thurman
Maryvic Torres
Leonard Townes
Gabrielle Waller-Whelan
Sam Wallis
Nettie Webb
Ilya Weinstein
Catherine Whitney
Yana Zimmermann
$100 - $249
Robert Antonik
Asia Archey
Ana Maria Arpi
Giselle Ayala
Bain Capital Community Partnership
Bet Am Shalom Synagogue
Brian Bolanos
Roland H Boutwell III
Mackenzie Boyce-Uriondo
Mary Hill Brooks
Courtney and Josh Cantor
Anna Carbone
Gerard Chamorin
Vikas Chanduri
Matthew Checca
Peter Chiafalo
Tess Coleman
Adrienne Collins
Frank Collins
Jim Coughlin
Jinja and Paul Cuevas
Marthe and Bob Czufin
Amith Dayananda
Mike Dondero
Steven A. Elson
Greg Fisk
Billy Fitzpatrick
Nick Fluty
John Foote
Ann and William Frey
Harrison Furey
Lynette Garcia
Scott Garfield
Hunter Gettings
Carol and Max Giacomazzi
Julia Giacomazzi
Google
Wendy Greenberg and Simon Mikhailovich
Will Hamilton
Karen and David Hamlin
Dotti and Victor Han
Hollin Hanau
Samuel Hines
Emma Hoholik
Hannah Holden
Aazim Jaheez
James Jones
Olivia Jones
Christian Kasmikha
Jeremy Katz
Jennifer and Doron Kenter
Ian Kim
Lizzie Klink
Charlie Knox
Jeffrey Landsman
Phil Larussa and Kate Hearst
Azlie Lavandier
Daniel Lehman
Sylvia and Orlando Lopez
Corine Lurry-Mabin
Laura Lustbader and Richard Sperber
Elizabeth M. Lynch
Shafic Mackie
Toni Ann Martin
Nancy and Matthew McKenna
Floris Meersschaert
Stephanie and Jason Meier
Ingrid and Donald Miles
Ethan Miller
Chintan Modi
Louise Morgenstern
Owen Murray
Ryan Murray
Tim Murray
Nicole Mylan-Englenton
Anila Naqvi
Allison Norris
Nnadozie Okeke
Sophia Okeke
Andrew Ortiz
Zachary Phlegar
Mitchell Pitts
Laura Prange
Victoria Free Presser and Barry Presser
Allison Reilly
Sally Reynolds
Tracy and Geoffrey Rhett
Lattysha Rivera and Raymond Barksdale
Nicholas Rosa
Rosenberg & Estis, P.C.
Patrick Ryan
Avery Ryou
Harry Sanderson
Benjie Ellen Schiller and Lester B. Bronstein
Kaitlyn Schillizzi
Kate Shields
Nick Shields
Olinda and John Simon
Patrick Slutter
Valerie C. Smith
Michael Sosnick
Celia Sprong
Ryan Stagg
Nicola and Stuart Standard
Dwan Stark
Madison Starr
Alexandria Steinmann
Stephanie Tan
Oren Teicher
Erica Thompson
Richard Thompson
Benjamin Usher
Samantha Valencia
Genevieve Waller-Whelan
Cynthia Wang
Gordon Weber
Laurie Weber
Sidney Whelan
Christy Zhao
Westhab 2025-2026 Impact Report
Celebrating 45 years of building communities, changing lives, and saying yes to a future where every New Yorker has a place to call home.
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