Volunteers help Habitat for Humanity revitalize York neighborhood
Volunteers help Habitat for Humanity revitalize York neighborhood after fire
Updated: 5:27 PM EDT Jun 21, 2022
DEVASTATED BY FIRE. ED WEINSTOCK IS THERE. ED: WE’RE INSIDE A HOME THAT WAS BUILT FROM SCRATCH BY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY. IN A LITTLE OVER A MONTH FROM NOW, THE PAINT AND THE CABLES AND THE EQUIPMENT, THERE WILL PROBABLY BE CARPETING IN HERE AND FURNITURE, BUT THE JOB IS FAR FROM OVER. 14 HOMES ARE BEING BUILT ALONG CHESTNUT STREET ON NEW YORK’S EAST AND APPEAR THE VOLUNTEERS ARE WITH HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, AND ON THIS DAY, THE VOLUNTEERS COME FROM AMAZON’S BLACK EMPLOYEE NETWORK, A DOZEN WORKERS GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY AS A WAY OF CELEBRATING JUNETEENTH. >> IT MAKES ME FEEL PHENOMENAL TO WORK SHOULDER AND SHOULDER WITH AN IMPORTANT GROUP OF PEOPLE. ED: IT IS MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE NEW YORK NEIGHBORHOOD. 13 YEARS AGO, 16 FAMILIES LOST THEIR HOMES AFTER A FIVE-ALARM FIRE SWEPT THROUGH THE BLOCK. WHAT WAS LEFT? >> PRE-MUCH NOTHING. — PRETTY MUCH NOTHING. ED: THE VOLUNTEERS FROM THE AMAZON BLACK EMPLOYEE NETWORK SPENT THE DAY DRYWALL MUDDING. IT WAS ALSO THE DAY TO PINK. IT TAKES ABOUT 4000 VOLUNTEER HOURS TO BUILD ONE HABITAT HOME. >> IT’S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO WORK TOGETHER TO BETTER THE NEIGHBORHOOD. ED: AS YOU MIGHT EXPECT, THERE IS A FAMILY THAT IS ANXIOUSLY AWAITING TO MOVE IN. THEY HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THREE YEAR
Volunteers help Habitat for Humanity revitalize York neighborhood after fire
Updated: 5:27 PM EDT Jun 21, 2022
Volunteers are helping Habitat for Humanity revitalize a York neighborhood devastated by a fire 13 years ago.On Tuesday, members of Amazon’s Black Employee Network worked on new homes on Chestnut Street.A five-alarm fire in July 2009 destroyed 16 homes on the block.When the homes are finished, 50 to 70 people will be able to live there.
Volunteers are helping Habitat for Humanity revitalize a York neighborhood devastated by a fire 13 years ago.
On Tuesday, members of Amazon’s Black Employee Network worked on new homes on Chestnut Street.
A five-alarm fire in July 2009 destroyed 16 homes on the block.
When the homes are finished, 50 to 70 people will be able to live there.
