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2023 Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative RFP Released
Oct.11.2023
The Network is pleased to let you know that the Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative (ESSHI) 2023 Request for Proposals (RFP) has been released.
Fall Community Corner
Oct.10.2023
In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month and Suicide Prevention Month, we are excited to share a resource from Comunilife. The Life is Precious program was started in 2008 by Comunilife’s President and CEO Dr. Rosa Gil to help Latina teens at risk of suicide. The stigma of mental health coupled with stress, family conflict and other factors have contributed to a rise in suicidal ideation in Latina teens in NYC.
Supportive housing in The New Yorker and The New Yorker Radio Hour
Oct.02.2023
An important piece by award-winning writer Jennifer Egan was published in the Sept. 18 edition of The New Yorker, entitled “A Journey from Homelessness to a Room of One’s Own.”
Federation of Organizations and CSD Housing Open Herkimer Gardens
Sep.29.2023
On Thursday, September 28th, CSD Housing and Federation of Organizations joined project partners and elected and government officials for the opening of a new affordable/supportive housing residence, Herkimer Gardens. Herkimer Gardens brings 121 new affordable apartments, including 60 new units of supportive housing for seniors, to Bedford–Stuyvesant in Brooklyn. On-site services are provided by Federation of Organizations funded by the Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative (ESSHI) through New York State Department of Health (NYS DOH).
The Network’s Statement in Response to Mayor Adams’ Hiring Freeze and Budget Cuts Announcement
Sep.29.2023
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced his plans to institute a hiring freeze across city agencies and require agency heads to cut 15% of their budgets by next spring – an effort to address the ongoing migrant crisis.