Kingston Design Showhouse
Nonprofit Partners
Kingston Design Connection selected a local nonprofit to be the recipient of proceeds from our Showhouse ticket sales and partnered with educational institution(s):
2022
Ulster County Habitat for Humanity
Ulster County Habitat for Humanity, founded in 1996, is a nonprofit organization that helps families build and improve homes. Studies demonstrate that affordable housing plays a critical role in strong and stable communities. Every person deserves a decent, safe place to live. Together, with our supportive community, Ulster Habitat helps families build homes, ensuring a brighter future that has been demonstrated to be multi-generational.
2021 marks the completion of 20 local homes for 20 local families. Habitat partner families are good neighbors and exhibit pride in ownership. Each new Habitat house contributes to the tax base of Ulster County, and to the long-term stability of the family and the community. We anticipate building 3 homes a year going forward.
Their shop ReStore opened in 2013 and generates hundreds of thousands of dollars annually in support of our housing mission, as well as supporting reuse, recycling, and affordable re-homed goods for our neighbors.
2021
A not-for-profit public authority that creates affordable, first-time homeownership opportunities in Kingston, N.Y. Kingston Design Connection is taking over the design and execution of the interiors and garden of one Land Bank property to serve as the 2021 Showhouse. This saves the Kingston City Land Bank the interior renovation budget so they can renovate more homes in a faster timeframe. After the showhouse, it will be sold below market value to eligible buyers to help maintain affordable housing in Kingston.
2020
Hudson Valley Senior Residence
This organization provides assisted living services for seniors in Ulster, Dutchess, Columbia, Orange and Putnam Counties.
2019
Providing a number of services to support families and children, including shelters, emergency food pantries, domestic violence services, court advocates, counseling and case management services, and hotlines.
Ulster BOCES provides educational leadership and support, along with more than 200 innovative and cost-effective programs and services, to help the public school districts in Ulster County. In 2019, the Kingston Design Showhouse provided an opportunity for a number of students in the Electrical program to gain real-world experience working on projects at the Showhouse.
2018
This organization helps feed, clothe and respond to the needs of the people in Ulster County. Services include a thrift store, food pantry and community cafe.
Kingston Design Connection participated in the College's Capstone program, a hands-on, project-based experience, where a group of seniors spent a semester helping develop the Kingston Design Connection name, logo, brand guidelines and social media presence.