Hudson Gateway REALTOR® Foundation Presents $5,000 Donation Check to The Bridge Fund

December 1, 2023
Hudson Gateway REALTOR® Foundation Presents $5,000 Donation Check to The Bridge Fund

White Plains, NY (December 2023) The Hudson Gateway REALTOR® Foundation, the charitable arm of the Hudson Gateway Association of REALTORS®, recently presented a check for $5,000 to The Bridge Fund of Westchester. The mission of The Bridge Fund is to prevent homelessness for vulnerable, working-poor individuals and families who are threatened with the loss of their housing, but often do not qualify for emergency government assistance.


The Bridge Fund provides interest-free loans or grants to pay rental arrears to keep clients in their affordable housing. In addition, the organization provides personal budget counseling and free money management workshops. 


The average assistance in Westchester is $1,600, and $1,800 in New York City. These low-cost loans not only save individuals and families from homelessness but also save thousands of dollars in costs for shelter housing. In Westchester, housing a family in a public shelter costs over $50,000 annually, and over $72,000 a year in New York City.


“The Bridge Fund of New York is incredibly grateful to the Hudson Gateway REALTOR® Foundation for its donation,” said Anthony Sabia, Executive Director, The Bridge Fund of New York Inc. “The funding provided will help us to prevent multiple working poor families from losing their housing.”

 

Established in 2004 and relaunched in 2013, the HG Realtor Foundation has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to charities and non-profits throughout the Hudson Valley. As concerned members of the communities we work in, the Hudson Gateway REALTOR® Foundation participates in qualified community-based charities who serve the housing, hunger, health, happiness, and humane needs of citizens everywhere.

 

For more information or to apply for funding from the Hudson Gateway REALTOR® Foundation, please visit www.hgrealtorfoundation.com.

 

The Hudson Gateway Association of REALTORS® is a not-for-profit trade association representing over 13,000 real estate professionals doing business in Westchester, Putnam, Rockland, and Orange counties, as well as the Bronx and Manhattan. It is the second largest REALTOR® Association in New York, and one of the largest in the country. 

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