Westhab‘s Executive Director Rich Nightingale has announced that the Sharing Community has merged with his organization.

The Sharing Community, founded in 1983, had played a vital role in providing housing and other services for the homeless in #Yonkers.

After losing a Westchester County Homeless services contract The Sharing Community Board of Directors votede to join forces with a larger Westhab and that merger was completed just before the pandemic hit Yonkers.

Westhab is Westchester’s largest provider of housing and services for the homeless and the largest nonprofit affordable housing developer.

Two members of the board of directors of The Sharing Community have joined the board of directors of Westhab: DeForest Raphael, the former chair of the board of The Sharing Community, and Jim Foy.

DeForest Raphael commented, “When it became clear to The Sharing Community family that we needed to partner with an organization that shared our vision and our commitment to the marginalized of Yonkers, Westhab was the preeminent choice.”

The Sharing Community portfolio, which will be integrated into Westhab operations, consists of three Yonkers-based programs housing over 100 individuals.

Westhab currently operates over 20 locations in Yonkers, providing affordable rental housing, unique housing programs for seniors, veterans, young adults and the disabled, and a wide range of community-based services.