BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) - A local organization looking to provide quality, affordable housing just received a sizable grant in state funding.

Southern Door Community Land Trust was founded in 2019 and on Friday it received $815,000 in state funding secured by Senator Lea Webb.

A news conference was held in front of 6 Florence Street in Binghamton, which Southern Door plans to renovate into affordable housing.

Executive Director Hajra Aziz says this is a monumental milestone for the organization and housing is a human right.

"This is an opportunity for us to allow or support folks in finding stability, so they can move along what we consider a housing continuum so that potentially we can increase the number of homeowners, first-time homeowners in Broome County as well," said Aziz.

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