Policy and Advocacy Materials


Protesters in Albany rally for investments in mental health housing.

As part of its advocacy campaigns, the Network produces flyers, facts sheets and policy briefs to make the case for supportive housing as the solution to combat chronic homelessness. The following documents were used in recent New York State advocacy efforts. All files are downloadable as PDFs.

Supportive Housing Progrm One-Pager

A handout arguing for an additional $7.2 million to the New York State Supportive Housing Program (NYSSHP) in the 2012-2013 Executive Budget.

Homeless Housing Program One-Pager

A handout arguing for an additional $15.5 million to Homeless Housing and Prevention Services programs in the 2012-2013 Executive Budget.

NYSSHP and HHPS Talking Points

A list of talking points to argue for an increase to the HHPS budget line, which funds NYSSHP and homelessness prevention activities.

Relevant Press: New York Nonprofit Press

The New York Nonprofit Press highlights the effects of budget cuts at Housing and Services, Inc.

Relevant Press: New York Daily News

The Daily News reports on the impact of State supportive housing cuts through a look at one residence: West Side Federation for Senior and Supportive Housing's Grandparent Family Apartments.

Relevant Press: New York 1

Hour Children, a Queens-based supportive housing program for formerly incarcerated women and their children, is profiled on New York 1.

Relevant Press: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle features Sojourner House and Wilson Commencement Park in a story on human services cuts in the governor's budget.

Relevant Press: New York Daily News

A glowing profile of Broadway Housing Communities' Dorothy Day Apartments in the Daily News.

The Story of Rachel

The true-life story of Rachel, a single mother with HIV/AIDS. Because of supportive housing, Rachel was able to avoid thousands of dollars in public medical costs.

The Story of Mary

Another true story of a single mother who avoided thousands of dollars in emergency, medical and foster care thanks to supportive housing.

Governor Cuomo Transition Memo

The Network produced this five-point plan to influence Governor Andrew Cuomo on the importance of supportive housing in New York.

Supportive Housing Reduces Spending on Services

A two-page handout to summarize the research on supportive housing and cost savings, with graphs illustrating over a dozen studies.

2008 HCR Unified Funding Round

A policy brief on the 2008 New York State Homes & Community Renewal (HCR) Unified Funding Round, with summaries and analysis on key initiatives.