Update on the Fire

We want to update everyone on the aftermath of the fire so far. The fire started last night in our donation center and engulfed the entire donation center within a very short period. That half of the building is destroyed with the remaining structure left extremely unstable. The rest of the building was saved with only minor smoke damage.

Thank you to our neighbors and passersby who noticed the fire and called 911. As well as all of our connections including friends and family who alerted our staff to the fire.

Thank you again to the Corning Joint Fire District, City of Corning Fire Department, Gang Mills Fire Department, and the Hornby Fire Department, as well as the NYS Troopers and AMR for responding so quickly and getting the fire under control before it was able to spread to the rest of the building.

We are so grateful for the outpouring of support from our community over the last several hours! There will be many opportunities to volunteer and ways to help in the coming weeks and months once we figure out where we go from here. When the time comes for that, we will reach out to you on Facebook.

The ReStore is Steuben County Habitat for Humanity’s main source of revenue that allows us to build houses for families in our community. We are actively working on two projects at this time. We cannot operate the Restore in any capacity at the building on 414 for the time being. This will create an immediate financial burden on our organization.  We have begun working with our insurance company, but this will take time. If you would like to donate to Steuben County Habitat for Humanity to help with our recovery and allow us to stay on track with home construction you can do so by following this link to the donate page of our website, or mailing a check to Steuben County Habitat for Humanity to PO box 800 Corning NY, 14830

It is our desire to get the ReStore back up and running as quickly as we can as we see the store as an extension of our community-building efforts, and we know that so many people love and rely on the Corning ReStore. Please be patient and stay connected on Facebook and our website as we will continue to update our community.

Thank you again for all your love and support.