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Ted Houghton Moves to HCR
Aug.18.2014
After eight years at the helm of the Supportive Housing Network of New York, Ted Houghton has been appointed Executive Deputy Commissioner at New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR). Under the leadership of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and HCR Commissioner & CEO Darryl C. Towns, Ted will direct affordable housing program activities of all HCR subsidiaries, and coordinate housing policy across all State agencies.
NPR Reports on New York State’s Ground-Breaking Use of Medicaid Dollars to Create Supportive Housing
Aug.04.2014
NPR aired an inspiring and informative story on July 28, 2014 profiling Lissette Encarnacion’s path from chronic homelessness into supportive housing in Common Ground’s residence, The Brook, financed in part with State Medicaid funds.
Reported by Amanda Aronczyk of WNYC, the piece features interview segments with New York State Medicaid Director Jason Helgerson, and Brenda Rosen, Executive Director of Common Ground (and a Network Board Member).
Aronczyk also focused attention on supportive housing in her WNYC stories from June 4, 2014 “Take This Apartment and Call Me in the Morning” and “Supportive Housing as Healthcare.”
Read the transcript of the July 28, 2014 NPR story here.
HCR Announces Medicaid Redesign Team Capital Funding
Jul.01.2014
NYS Homes & Community Renewal (HCR), acting through the Housing Trust Fund Corporation, has announced the funding availability of up to $25,000,000 in capital funds to expand supportive housing for high cost Medicaid populations throughout New York State. Applications may be submitted between July 1, 2014 and January 31, 2015 or until all funds offered are committed.
HCR is seeking proposals from development teams that include service providers who have awards funded through the Medicaid Redesign Team (MRT) Supportive Housing Allocation Plan, the NY/NY III Agreement or from other federal, state and municipal funding streams that provide social service funding for high need and high cost Medicaid recipients, to develop multifamily supportive rental housing projects either through new construction or the gut rehabilitation of vacant buildings.
OTDA Announces Medicaid Redesign Team Capital Funding
Jun.25.2014
The NYS Homeless Housing and Assistance Corporation (HHAC) and the NYS Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) have announced the availability of $10 million in funding through the 2014 Homeless Housing and Assistance Program Medicaid Redesign Team Capital Funds (HHAP/MRT) program to develop supportive housing for homeless individuals with histories of substantial Medicaid use. OTDA will begin accepting applications for funding on June 30, 2014 as part of the HHAP open Request for Proposals (RFP).
HHAP provides grants and loans to acquire, construct and rehabilitate housing for persons who are or would otherwise be homeless. Projects eligible for HHAP / MRT funds must provide permanent supportive housing to homeless single individuals who exhibit conditions or histories recognized to be associated with high Medicaid usage. Examples include but are not limited to single adults who have experienced chronic homelessness, physical disability, mental illness, substance abuse, and/or other disabling conditions.
John Tynan to Retire After Four Decades at Catholic Charities
Jun.19.2014
After more than 40 years of service in the name of New York City’s most vulnerable, John Tynan has announced he will retire from Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens, his home since 1973.
Mr. Tynan has led the development of 44 affordable, senior and supportive housing residences during his celebrated career. As Executive Director of the Catholic Charities Progress of Peoples Development Corporation (CCPOP), the affordable housing developer of Catholic Charities, Mr. Tynan is responsible for roughly 10% of all senior housing in New York City.
His last day in the office will be July 3. He leaves behind a sterling legacy as a forefather in the fight to expand access to affordable housing for vulnerable populations in New York City.
“Housing really takes an army of people to develop; it was nice to be part of that ‘army’ for so many years,” Mr. Tynan said. “I am very proud of all my former CCPOP staff that have gone on to serve this city on the larger scale, such as Roseanne Haggerty, founder of Common Ground and President and CEO of Community Solutions; Connie Tempel, the Chief Operating Officer of CSH; Cindy Holler, the President of Mercy Housing Lakefront; Bill Traylor, President of Richman Housing Resources; Paul Freitag, Managing Director of Rose Development; Jerry Mascuch, Vice President of FEGS Housing and Property Development; Susan Albrecht, Executive Director of Association of New York Catholic Homes; Cathy Herman, Director of Housing at Goddard Riverside Community Center; Ariel Krasnow of West Side Federation for Senior and Supportive Housing; Michelle Beaman, Project Manager of AHC Inc. and Shai Gross of Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation. I am very happy to have served the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens, and I look forward to seeing what great things are to come from Catholic Charities in the future.”