NYC Council and Adams Administration Adopt FY24 Budget
Jul.03.2023
On Friday, June 30th, the New York City Council and Mayor Adams concluded budget negotiations and adopted the Fiscal Year 2024 budget.
Continue Reading …The Network Responds to Recent Press Coverage on Arrears in Supportive Housing
Jun.01.2023
There have been multiple media reports in recent weeks about nonprofit supportive housing providers engaging in legal proceedings to address record-high rent arrears among tenants. Rent arrears is pervasive and has reached crisis levels since the pandemic not just in our community, but also in affordable and public housing, impacting thousands of New Yorkers across the five boroughs.
Continue Reading …The Network Testifies at Two NYC Council Committee Hearings
Jun.01.2023
On May 4th, Network Associate Director of Engagement and Communications Joelle Ballam-Schwan testified at a hearing of the New York City Council Committee on Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction Mental Health hearing regarding the Council’s Mental Health Roadmap. Joelle thanked the Council for putting forward a holistic Mental Health Roadmap that calls for targeted investments in the historically underfunded mental health infrastructure and addresses the workforce crisis. She then noted that missing from the roadmap was the 6.5% COLA for the human services sector and urged the council to only expand the City’s mental health pilot, B-HEARD, if significant changes are made to the program, Read the full testimony HERE.
Continue Reading …The Network Joins the Human Services Coalition and 6K Human Services Workers to Rally for #JustPay
May.26.2023
On May 25th the Network joined the Human Services Coalition (HSC) alongside over 6,000 human services workers for a #JustPay rally to advocate for a 6.5% COLA for the sector in the City’s final budget. The rally took place as part of HSC’s Day Without Human Services where organizations across the City shut down 30% of their programs to demonstrate solidarity in advocating for the COLA after the administration had been unresponsive to the calls of the sector.
Continue Reading …Services for the UnderServed Opens Jerome Court
May.25.2023
On May 24th, Services for the UnderServed (S:US) and Bronx Pro Group along with government and project partners held a housewarming for their newly re-built supportive/affordable residence Jerome Court, in the Mount Hope section of the Bronx. The new building has 105 supportive and 69 affordable apartments for individuals and families, with services provided by S:US through funding under NYC 15/15 through the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
Continue Reading …The Network Releases Statement In Response to Inaccurate Report on WNYC/Gothamist
May.17.2023
The Network is shocked and disappointed by a story that ran both in the Gothamist and WNYC Gothamist Radio Coverage that dramatically mischaracterizes a respected supportive housing provider’s efforts to maintain solvency and manage its operations to ensure its longevity, both of which are critical to benefit their tenants.
Continue Reading …The Network Joins Correct Crisis Intervention Today NYC for a #PeersNotPolicy Budget Rally
May.16.2023
On May 15th the Network joined members of the Correct Crisis Intervention Today-NYC (CCIT-NYC) coalition for a #PeersNotPolice Budget Rally outside City Hall in advance of a joint executive budget hearing held by the Health, Finance and Mental Health, Disabilities and Addictions committees to urge City Council to fund a non-police mental health crisis response.
Continue Reading …Services for the Underserved Opens Alabama Avenue
May.11.2023
On a sunny Wednesday, May 10th Services for the UnderServed (S:US) joined project partners and elected officials for a housewarming celebration of Alabama Avenue. Alabama Avenue brings 71 apartments, of which 43 are supportive, to East New York, Brooklyn. On-site services will be provided by Services for the UnderServed funded by NYC 15/15 through the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC DOHMH).
Continue Reading …The Network’s Statement in Response to Mayor Adams’ FY 24 Executive Budget
May.01.2023
On Wednesday, April 26th, Mayor Eric Adams released his FY24 Executive Budget, a $106 billion dollar spending plan.
Continue Reading …Comunilife Breaks Ground on the Comunilife Throop Residence
Apr.28.2023
On April 27th, Comunilife joined Health and Hospitals (NYC H+H) and other project partners to celebrate the groundbreaking of new affordable and supportive housing residence, The Comunilife Throop Residence. Located in Brooklyn, the Residence will create 93 affordable apartments, including 56 supportive for NYC Health + Hospitals patients, and 21 units for very low-income seniors. On-site service are provided by Comunilife funded through NYC 15/15 administered by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC DOHMH).
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