Neighborhood Housing Services of New Haven

Winchester Avenue Project

On August 11, 2009 NHS and the Hillhouse High School football team joined forces to tackle the large task of interior demolition of two houses on Winchester Avenue.

The two homes at 664 and 678 Winchester Avenue were abandoned houses purchased by NHS to be refurbished and sold to eligible first-time low-income homebuyers after undergoing a full restoration project.

 

 

 

 

To kick-off this restoration, NHS asked the Hillhouse High School football team to donate a full day of volunteer work in the community. They assisted with the removing of plaster and wooden lats, cleaning out the basements, and removing excess materials from the structures.

With 40 students on the team, and each working for 6 hours, their combined contribution to the project was a whopping 240 hours of volunteerism in a single day!

Please read the article about this event featured in the New Haven Independent available here.

Special thanks to Cecily Jones at the United Way of Greater New Haven for some of the photographs on this page, as well as for making this event possible. In addition, we would like to thank Coach Tom Dyer and fellow coaches for encouraging the team to participate in community building activities as well as Assistant Principle Nadine Gannon for her support.

 

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