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Housing With Services
What is Supportive Housing?
Supportive housing is a successful, cost-effective combination of affordable housing with services that helps people
live more stable, productive lives. Supportive housing works well for people who face the most complex
challenges-individuals and families who are not only homeless, but who also have very low incomes and serious,
persistent issues that may include substance use, mental illness, and HIV/AIDS.
Cost per-day, per-person in New York City in 2008 (source: NYC Department of Homeless Services (DHS), 2009)
- Supportive Housing $44.61
- Shelter $72.38
- Jail $167.47
Our Supportive Housing Programs
In 2007, Urban Pathways implemented a "housing first" approach through our outreach
and drop-in center programs. Our primary goal was and still is to ensure single
adults move rapidly and directly into housing from the street. To ensure that clients who are willing to
accept permanent housing have a place to live and to support the City's plan to reduce chronic homelessness by
two-thirds, we established a goal of developing 200 Urban Pathways established an original goal of developing 200 new
units of affordable, supportive housing. Thanks to an increased commitment from the City, State, and private
sector to end chronic street homelessness, we now have 377 units in predevelopment and development and plan to bring
them all on line by the end of 2013.
Our supportive housing residences serve seriously and persistently mentally ill single adults, all with histories of
homelessness and some with histories of substance abuse or addiction. Our programs promote self-sufficiency
and independence, enhance residents' ability to function in their communities and encourage participation in wellness
and recovery-oriented activities. In support, we offer a full array of rehabilitative, treatment, vocational,
and self-help services, focusing on four core objectives:
- Successful management of psychiatric symptoms
- Acquisition of skills needed to maximize functional levels
- Development of a network of formal and informal supports
- Participation in a range of rehabilitiative services to maximize residents' ability to live as independently as possible and in the lest restrictive environment
Cluster House
Ivan Shapiro House
Hughes House
Hallets Cover House
Scattered Site Apartment
New Housing Projects
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