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April Community Corner
May.02.2022
In April 1968, the Fair Housing Act was passed into law, and to commemorate this historic legislation, April has been designated FAIR HOUSING MONTH. The Fair Housing Act -- which promised to end housing discrimination based on race, color, national origin, disability, religion, sex or familial status -- would probably never have been made it into law had it not been for Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination. Still, however, more than 50 years after its passage, overt housing discrimination has been largely replaced by exclusionary zoning blocking the creation of affordable (and supportive) housing and leaving the country with a shortage of an estimated 4 million affordable homes. This short video by Vox is a great summary.
HHAP Awards - 5 Projects
May.02.2022
At its April 20th meeting, the Homeless Housing Assistance Corporation approved almost $19 million in Homeless Housing Assistance Program capital funding for five new supportive housing projects totaling 166 units. These awards include Project Renewal’s Bedford Green House Phase II in the Bronx, Breaking Ground’s Sutphin Senior Housing in Queens, DePaul’s Crane Street in Schenectady, Catholic Charities of Onondaga County’s Catholic Charities Housing Services Center Apartments in Syracuse and Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services’ Wheat Street Apartments in Cayuga. Congratulations to the awardees.
Services for the UnderServed Tops Off Melrose North
May.02.2022
On April 5th, Services for the UnderServed (S:US) and Bronx Pro Group gathered elected officials and community partners for a virtual topping off ceremony of a new affordable/supportive housing residence, Melrose North. Located in the Bronx, the residence will create 171 new units of affordable and supportive housing - 103 supportive units serving a mix of singles and families, as well as survivors of domestic violence. Once open, S:US will provide on-site services funded by NYC 15/15 and the Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative (ESSHI).
Catholic Charities of Brooklyn and Queens Opens Pope Francis Apartments at Loreto
May.02.2022
On April 28th, Catholic Charities of Brooklyn and Queens joined government and project partners for an opening ceremony of a new affordable/supportive housing residence, Pope Francis Apartments at Loreto.
Supportive Housing Bill of Rights
May.02.2022
On Wednesday, April 27th, the Network was joined New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC DOHMH) to host a NetWorkshop, providing an introduction to Local Law 15 (LL15), also known as the Supportive Housing Tenant’s Bill of Rights (BoR). The webinar provided clarification on the Bill of Rights, information on interviewing protocols as well as what DOHMH expects from providers.