Newsfeed Category: New York State

Widespread Call for a Robust NY/NY4 Agreement

Jan.07.2016

Major media from around New York State, and local media, continue to call on Governor Cuomo for 35,000 new units of supportive housing statewide to address the burgeoning crisis with chronic homelessness, particularly among the most vulnerable.  These articles all appeared within the past month.

Cazenovia Recovery Systems of Buffalo Receives Award

Dec.14.2015

Cazenovia’s Lisa Kauffman (left) and Sue Bissonette (right) with Cadence Square’s Residence of the Year Award

Unfortunately, when the Network presented Cadence Square Apartments with the Residence of the Year Award, co-developer Cazenovia Recovery Systems of Buffalo could not be with us. We therefore presented their award to them in Buffalo on November 20th.

Cadence Square was also honored earlier this month by Governor Cuomo as one of  seven distinctive projects from around the state to receive a 2015 New York State Historic Preservation Award.

Beautiful Rochester View Apartments Opens

Dec.11.2015

Rochester View Apartments

DePaul Rochester recently opened Rochester View Apartments, a unique affordable and supportive housing residence that became New York State’s first apartment community to offer enhanced supports that accommodate tenants who may be deaf, hard of hearing and those using American Sign Language. The apartment complex features 60 apartments providing homes to a mix of hearing challenged individuals many of whom are struggling with mental illness.

Capital Dist. Elected Officials & Community Leaders Call on Gov. for 35,000 Supportive Housing Units

Dec.11.2015

Rocco DeFazio addresses the 33rd Annual Winter Walk for the HOmeless in Troy, NY

State Senator Neil Breslin (D- Albany), Assemblyman John T. McDonald III (D-Albany), and Lou Rosamilia, Mayor of Troy, and community leaders joined supportive housing residents from Joseph’s House & Shelter’s Hill Street residence in downtown Troy to urge Governor Cuomo to back 35,000 new units of supportive housing statewide. The event was held has a part of the 33rd Annual Winter Walk for the Homeless.

Rally Supporting NYC Council Resolution for 30,000 Unit NY/NY 4

Nov.25.2015

City Council Member Carlos Menchaca and Campaign 4 NYNY Housing rallyers

One day after Mayor de Blasio’s historic commitment to creating 15,000 units of supportive housing in New York City, the City Council held a hearing on a resolution calling on the City and State to negotiate a new NY/NY Agreement splitting the cost of creating 30,000 units.  A press conference and  rally that both celebrated the Mayor’s unprecedented commitment and encouraged the Governor to make a similar commitment preceded the hearing.  

Number of Supporters for 35,000 Units Keeps Growing

Nov.25.2015

Just in case you missed it:
 
The Network, as part of a diverse coalition including Republican and Democrat elected officials, faith leaders and more than 300 other organizations, has been advocating for a meaningful commitment to supportive housing statewide that meets the need.   Support for the campaign has been extraordinary. On Monday, Senators Young and Amedore appeared on Capitol Tonight discussing their support of a 35,000 unit commitment, having been two of the 26 Republican and Democrat Senators who signed a letter to the Governor with the same message. Read more here.
 

26 NYS Senators Urge Governor to Support 35,000 Supportive Housing Units Statewide

Nov.25.2015

Twenty-six New York State Senators signed a bipartisan letter asking Governor Cuomo to commit to the development of 35,000 new units of supportive housing statewide.

The letter, submitted by Senator Martin Golden, is the latest action to move the supportive housing plan forward. In recent months, events in Buffalo, Rochester and Long Island have featured State Senators, State Assembly members and local elected officials and advocates from around the state calling for the Governor’s backing of a plan to create 35,000 units across the state.

Long Island Legislators & Local Community Leaders Call for 35,000 Supportive Housing Units Statewide

Nov.24.2015

State Senator Phil Boyle, Assembly Member Phil Ramos, Suffolk County Legislator Steve Stern and State Senator Tom Croci

State Senators Tom Croci and Phil Boyle, Assembly Member Phil Ramos, Suffolk County Legislator Steve Stern, Suffolk County Veteran Services Director Thomas Ronayne and community leaders used the 27th Annual Keys for the Homeless Conference to call for the creation of 35,000 supportive housing units statewide. Held two days after Veterans Day, the event focused on how supportive housing can help to end veteran homelessness.

Rochester Legislators and Community Leaders Call for 35,000 Units of Supportive Housing

Nov.06.2015

From left: Rochester City Councilman Michael Patterson, Assembly Majority Leader Joe Morelle, Assembly Member Harry Bronson, State Senator Rich Funke.

Virtually every area dignitary -- Assembly Majority Leader Joe Morelle, State Senator Rich Funke, Assembly Member Harry Bronson, Rochester City Councilman Michael Patterson, and Deputy Commissioner of Neighborhood and Business Development for the City of Rochester, Kate Washington -- joined economic development organizations, local businesses and community leaders for a news conference October 22 calling for the creation of 35,000 supportive housing units statewide.
 

CSH Releases Report on Need for Supportive Housing in New York State

Nov.04.2015

In the first-ever data-driven attempt at assessing the total need for supportive housing in New York State, CSH released Real Supportive Housing Need in New York State October 26th. The product of more than ten months of data collection, interviews with more than 100 stakeholders and vetting by all major state and local government stakeholders, the assessment estimates that 36,164 homeless households (30,311 adult, 5,853 families) were in need of supportive housing in 2013. The assessment did not attempt to capture the percentage of people in either the corrections or domestic violence systems that are in need of supportive housing.