Topping the list of issues highlighted at the recent Nonprofit Westchester and Westchester Women”™s Agenda”™s breakfast with Westchester legislators was affordable and low-income housing.
Nonprofit Westchester in its platform pledged to use its members”™ expertise to address the issue and legislators, including Chairman Benjamin Boykin, acknowledged the need for such housing as he fielded several questions from individuals representing nonprofits serving affected populations. Other issues raised at the event were immigrant services and support for the 2018 Immigrant Protection Act throughout various county jurisdictions, support for elementary and higher education and the critical need for Westchester residents to participate in the 2020 Census to ensure Westchester receives its fair share of federal dollars.
