Safe Harbors of the Hudson’s 2011 Annual Report

Safe Harbors is Seeking a Restaurant Partner

Safe Harbors of the Hudson is seeking proposals from qualified restaurateurs who appreciate, understand and will enhance neighborhood culture with a healthy, reasonably-priced, fresh food cafe. Safe Harbors will work with the selected restaurateur to create their vision. Safe Harbors will contribute to certain build-out as well as offering an incentive rent structure, free local and long distance telephone service for the first year and 24/7 security.

The available space is approximately 1,500 square feet. The café is conveniently located on the ground floor with exposed brick, lots of natural light, direct access to the street and the potential for sidewalk seating. The adjoining Cornerstone Residence is home to 128 with a staff of 30, and though there is currently limited foot traffic on Broadway, there are an estimated 1,500 workers and 2,000 college students within 3 city blocks. Safe Harbors will also offer a trained workforce through our tenants in the Cornerstone Residence.

Safe Harbors of the Hudson is a unique non-profit organization whose mission is transforming lives and building communities through housing and the arts. As part of a major redevelopment project in the City of Newburgh, Safe Harbors transformed the infamous Hotel Newburgh into attractive, well designed supportive housing, is restoring the City’s only remaining historic theater and opened the Ann Street Gallery and the Ritz Theater Lobby, creating a cultural destination on lower Broadway.

Please submit letters of intent detailing a restaurant concept. Pending review, applicants will be asked to submit a formal proposal to include the following information: overall concept, business plan, financials, proposed menu, history of applicant’s business and key management biographies. Please submit letter of intent to: Lisa Silverstone, Associate Director, Safe Harbors of the Hudson, 111 Broadway Newburgh, NY 12550 or email

For more information regarding this request for proposals, call (845) 562-6940 or email info@safe-harbors.org. Please call to schedule a site visit.

See below for link to complete Request for Proposals.

TD Charitable Foundation Supports Safe Harbors with Donation

(pictured left to right): Rolland B. Peacock III, Vice President Small Business at TD Bank; Lisa Silverstone, Associate Director at Safe Harbors of the Hudson; Tricia Haggerty Wenz, Executive Director at Safe Harbors of the Hudson; Virginia F. Smith, Vice President, Branch Manager at TD Bank

TD Bank, through the TD Charitable Foundation, recently donated a total of $5,000 to Safe Harbors of the Hudson in Orange County, as part of the bank’s commitment to giving back to the community.

Safe Harbors of the Hudson is dedicated to transforming lives and building communities through housing and the arts in the City of Newburgh. Safe Harbors’ supportive housing project, The Cornerstone Residence, was established in 2002 inside the former Hotel Newburgh. This infamous, run-down welfare hotel was transformed into attractive, well-designed supportive housing. The Cornerstone, named the Supportive Housing Network of New York State’s “Residence of the Year” in 2007, consists of 128 apartments; 116 are supportive housing units and 12 are artist lofts. The apartments provide housing for a mixed tenancy of single adults, including the formerly homeless, veterans, those living with a mental health diagnosis and/or physical disability, artists and other adults who need safe, affordable housing. Safe Harbors will use the funds from the TD Charitable Foundation to support many successful and innovative educational programming, such as our GED Program, we provide at no cost for our tenants of The Cornerstone as well as our community.

A staunch commitment to active involvement in the local community is a vital element of the TD Bank philosophy. TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank® and the TD Charitable Foundation provide financial and other support to affordable housing initiatives, financial literacy and education and the environment, many of which focus on improving the welfare of children and families.

About the TD Charitable Foundation
The TD Charitable Foundation is the charitable giving arm of TD Bank N.A., which operates as TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank®, and is one of the 10 largest commercial banking organizations in the United States. The Foundation’s mission is to serve the individuals, families and businesses in all the communities where TD Bank operates, having made $83.7 million in charitable donations since its inception in 2002. The Foundation’s areas of focus are affordable housing, education and financial literacy, and the environment. More information on the TD Charitable Foundation, including an online grant application, is available at www.TDBank.com.

About TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank®
TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank, is one of the 10 largest banks in the U.S., providing more than 7.8 million customers with a full range of retail, small business and commercial banking products and services at more than 1,280 convenient locations throughout the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Metro D.C., the Carolinas and Florida. In addition, TD Bank and its subsidiaries offer customized wealth management services through TD Wealth, and insurance products and services through TD Insurance, Inc. TD Bank is headquartered in Cherry Hill, N.J., and Portland, Maine. To learn more, find TD Bank on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TDMoneyLoungeUS, on Twitter at www.twitter.com/TDBank_US, or visit www.tdbank.com.

TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank, is a member of TD Bank Group and a subsidiary of The Toronto-Dominion Bank of Toronto, Canada, a top 10 financial services company in North America and one of the few banks in the world rated Aaa by Moody’s. The Toronto-Dominion Bank trades on the New York and Toronto stock exchanges under the ticker symbol “TD.” To learn more, visit www.td.com.

For more information on Safe Harbors of the Hudson, call (845) 562-6940, email
or visit www.safe-harbors.org.