Women’s History Month
The She-Cession and What it Means for Housing Some economists have coined the economic slump brought on by the pandemic as a “she-cession” due to the disproportionate impact it has had on women, particularly women of color. According to the US Department of Labor...
WRO announces agreement with Webster Bank to resolve allegations of fair lending concerns with maternity leave practices
Banking While Pregnant: Lending Discrimination Against Women on Maternity Leave
As if trying to balance work and a new baby weren’t challenging enough, new parents in the Lower Hudson Valley are being systematically discriminated against by regional banks when they try to get mortgages.Throughout 2017 and 2018, Westchester Residential...
New York State Bans Source of Income Discrimination
In a last-minute victory for fair housing agencies and advocates like WRO, New York State has banned housing discrimination on the basis of lawful source of income. The new law was adopted as part of the final statewide budget agreement reached by Governor...
Housing Seminar March 13 10am ENG
Saving Westchester Families from Homelessness $1,500 at a Time
In 2018, WRO’s Eviction Prevention Program helped almost 100 low and moderate income Westchester families avoid homelessness by providing cash assistance to those households, as well as counseling and education. WRO’s financial assistance came in several...
Closing the Divide: Creating Equitable, Inclusive, and Affordable Communities
January 31, 2019Westchester Residential Opportunities participated in 2017 and 2018, along with some 30 other affordable housing, community development, fair housing, for- and nonprofit organizations, in a Regional Affordable and Fair Housing Roundtable,...
Westchester Residential Opportunities Welcomes New Executive Director
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 3, 2018 --Contact: Marlene Zarfes, 914-428-4507, mzarfes@wroinc.org --Westchester Residential Opportunities Welcomes New Executive DirectorWhite Plains, NY – Westchester Residential Opportunities, Inc. (WRO), a non-profit...
WRO attending HUD’s 2018 National Fair Housing Training Academy
50th Anniversary Gala Celebration
At the podium: Bobby Valentine speaks of WROs mission... WRO History About WRO
50th Anniversary Gala
50th Anniversary GalaWednesday 10/10/2018Honorees:Dorothy BotsoeIra SchumanThe Board of Directors and Staff of Westchester Residential Opportunities, Inc. invite you to cocktails and dinner at a Gala in celebration of 50 years of promoting fair,...
