Fifth Long Island Housing Symposium Press Conference

Thursday April 23, 2026, 10:00 a.m. at 154 Uniondale Ave., Uniondale NY

 

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Uniondale, Long Island, N.Y., The Uniondale Community Land Trust will host the fifth Long Island Housing Symposium on April 23 at the Van Ness Fire station in Uniondale, NY.  Long Islanders has been impacted by the pandemic, low supplies of housing stock and current economic conditions. The theme of this year's symposium is Affordable Housing: An Economic Strategy for Community Stability.

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Leading housing organizations from across the Island will come together to discuss, create and discover ways to work better together to support those whose housing conditions has been impacted by current economic conditions. Close to a dozen housing organizations have partnered to work together to develop collective ways to retain current residients and attract new families into the region.

 

Symposium partners include: LI Housing Services, Brookhaven NAACP, E, People’s United Bank, Health and Welfare Council of LI, Nassau County Human Rights Commission, Housing Help, Inc., Hofstra University Center for Civic Engagement and Nassau-Suffolk Law Services.

At the Symposium attendees will:

• Discuss the impacts of housing discrimination on Long Island and the work being done to change the legacy left behind;

• Connect with service agencies that are available to support those experiencing housing distress and food insecurity;

• Understand how innovative housing models like the land trust, voucher system, and subsidies are creatively charting a new path to sustainable, affordable housing options.