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The Huntington Township Housing Coalition (HTHC) has developed a 1 minute 24 second video as part of its campaign to support the Melville Town Centre (MTC) Development Plan in Huntington. A diverse group of 9 community members tells the viewer about the benefits of the MTC, including replacing the half-empty buildings and parking lots with… Continue reading HTHC Develops Video for Its Campaign Supporting the Melville Town Centre

HUNTINGTON, NY – Apr 7, 2024 – In an April 3 letter published in Huntington Now, the Huntington Township Housing Coalition (HTHC) has endorsed the proposed Melville Town Centre now being considered by the Huntington Town Board. The letter was written by HTHC vice president Hunter Gross. Melville Town Centre would create a walkable downtown… Continue reading HUNTINGTON TOWNSHIP HOUSING COALITION ADVOCATES FOR MELVILLE TOWN CENTRE IN LETTER TO ‘HUNTINGTON NOW’

HUNTINGTON, NY – Apr 4, 2024 – The Huntington Township Housing Coalition (HTHC), a nonprofit advocacy organization that promotes expansion of affordable housing in the Town of Huntington, is calling upon the New York State Legislature to pass the Faith-Based Affordable Housing Act, which would enable religious organizations to develop housing on their property. Largely… Continue reading HUNTINGTON TOWNSHIP HOUSING COALITION URGES STATE LEGISLATURE TO ADOPT FAITH-BASED AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACT

The Huntington Township Housing Coalition (HTHC) launched its new web site this week with a simpler URL:  hthcny.org.  In addition to the usual helpful tools like the listing of organizations that can help people obtain affordable housing, the glossary of housing terms, and news on local housing issues, the site contains for the first time… Continue reading HTHC Announces New Web Site and Core Beliefs

For Immediate Release The Huntington Township Housing Coalition (HTHC) has announced its new slate of officers for 2024.  Swapping positions, Roger Weaving will be stepping back into the President’s role while Hunter Gross will be active in the Vice President role.  Dick Koubek will remain the secretary and Lourdes Pena steps in as Treasurer. “We… Continue reading HTHC Announces 2024 Officers

12/5/2021 For Immediate release: Hunter Gross has been named the new president of the Huntington Township Housing Coalition.  Elected at the November directors meeting, he will take over in December.  Roger Weaving, the immediate past president, will serve as Vice President, Dick Koubek will serve as Secretary and Kelly Smith will remain as Treasurer.  We’re… Continue reading Hunter Gross Named President of the Huntington Township Housing Coalition

On September 27, 2021, all the candidates for Huntington Town Supervisor and Town Board appeared in a live panel discussion hosted by the Huntington Township Housing Coalition, during which each agreed that the Town needs more affordable homes. While they saw the need for more parking and infrastructure such as sewers, they also saw Huntington’s… Continue reading Town of Huntington Candidates Respond to the Question “Is the Town Full?”

Page 17 of the Sept 23 issue of The Long Islander contains a story about the HTHC Meet the Candidates event that was streamed live on Facebook and can be viewed at https://www.facebook.com/HuntingtonTHC/videos/537017944028556 To read the story, CLICK HERE.

HUD has released the income guidelines for 2021.  These guidelines affect who is eligible to apply for housing in developments that have received HUD money. The income limits depend on family size.  The Area Median Income (AMI) for our area is $129,900.  A commonly-used standard is 80% of AMI.  As you can see on the… Continue reading 2021 HUD Guidelines for Affordability Published

To watch video recording of this event, CLICK HERE All are invited to join us this Monday, September 20th @7PM for HTHC and Housing Help Inc.’s Meet the Candidates Night. It will be streamed *LIVE* from the HTHC Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/HuntingtonTHC