Grantee Name
Make the Road New York
Funding Area
Special Projects Fund
Publication Date
July 2008
Grant Amount
$137,760
Grant Date:
December 2006 – July 2008
DOWNLOAD FULL REPORTIn low-income neighborhoods such as Bushwick, poor housing conditions and poor maintenance practices in rental apartments lead to rodent and insect infestations and the use of pesticides, which can trigger asthma flare-ups.
The Healthy Homes Initiative taught families with asthma how to reduce their exposure to indoor triggers such as dust, mold, mildew, rodent infestation, bedbugs, cockroaches, and pesticides.