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February Community Corner
Feb.24.2021
Historical racist land use planning in the United States has contributed to persistent residential segregation and ensuring inequity in the communities in which Black and Brown people live. The racist roots of zoning practices began in the late 1800s in which the earliest goals of land use regulation were to explicitly accomplish racial segregation via zoning ordinances. Racist land use policies remain today in the form of the exclusion and restriction of certain uses and density regulations. The podcast from Code Switch titled “Location! Location! Location!” provides an overview of how residential segregation is still shaping how we live.
The Network Testifies at Joint Legislative Budget Hearing
Feb.18.2021
The Network’s Executive Director, Laura Mascuch, testified in support of the Governor’s proposal to fund Year 6 of the Governor’s 15 year/20,000 unit commitment at the New York State Senate and Assembly Joint Legislative Budget Hearing on February 2nd.
HHAP Awards Announced
Feb.10.2021
The Homeless Housing Assistance Corporation approved a record number of HHAP-funded projects February 3rd including over $90 million for twenty projects with 629 units of supportive housing. The increase was primarily attributable to the state’s doubling HHAP funding last year.
ESSHI 5th Year Conditional Awards Announced
Feb.02.2021
The Governor released the 5th year of conditional Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative (ESSHI) awards today. 179 projects received conditional awards for service and operating funding, 150 of which are proposed by Network members. A portion of these projects – at least 1,200 units in total – will move into the permanent pipeline.
Governor Releases Executive Budget - Funds Year 6 of ESSHI
Jan.20.2021
The Governor released the 2022 Executive Budget yesterday outlining his proposed budget for the upcoming year. Given the state’s unprecedented challenges -- including a multi-billion dollar budget deficit and uncertainty about federal relief -- supportive housing fared comparatively well.