HOMELESS SERVICES UNITED INC
307 WEST 38TH STREET 3RD FL, NEW YORK, NY 10018 www.hsunited.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: HOMELESS SERVICES UNITED (HSU) IS A COALITION OF NON-PROFIT AGENCIES SERVING HOMELESS AND AT-RISK ADULTS AND FAMILIES IN NEW YORK CITY. HSU PROVIDES ADVOCACY, INFORMATION, AND TRAINING TO MEMBER AGENCIES TO EXPAND THEIR CAPACITY TO DELIVER HIGH-QUALITY SERVICES. HSU ADVOCATES FOR EXPANSION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND PREVENTION SERVICES AND FOR IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO SAFE, DECENT, EMERGENCY AND TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, OUTREACH AND DROP-IN SERVICES FOR HOMELESS NEW YORKERS. HOMELESS SERVICES UNITED PROMOTES EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS TO END THE CRISIS OF HOMELESSNESS IN NEW YORK CITY.

HSU PROGRAM PROVIDES OUR MEMBERS DISCOUNTED TRAINING ON BEST PRACTICES IN HOMELESS SERVICES DELIVERY, FREE JOB POSTINGS, MEDIA ALERTS AND PERIODIC UPDATES AND ALERTS REGARDING DEVELOPMENTS IN THE SECTOR. IN ADDITION TO THESE BENEFITS, WE PARTNER WITH OUR MEMBERS TO INFORM POLICY IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS: PROMOTING FISCAL RESILIENCY:FOR HOMELESS SERVICE PROVIDERS: HSU CONTINUES TO ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF OUR MEMBERS FOR TIMELY CONTRACT REGISTRATIONS, MODEL BUDGET IMPLEMENTATION, AND INCREASED FUNDING FOR PROGRAM SERVICES, ADMINISTRATIVE OVERHEAD, AND COST ESCALATIONS. THROUGH HSU'S EFFORTS, DHS HAS GREATLY REDUCED THE CONTRACT REGISTRATION BACKLOG, IMPLEMENTED A 20% ADVANCE POLICY, CREATED A NEW 10% CONTINGENCY FOR NEW NEEDS ON DHS CONTRACTS AND ESTABLISHED A WORKING GROUP TO IMPROVE THE FISCAL OUTLOOK FOR OUR MEMBERS, CO-LED BY HSU AND DHS/DSS SENIOR LEADERSHIP. WE WILL CONTINUE TO PUBLICALLY DRAW ATTENTION TO THE SEVERE DELAYS AND UNDUE FINANCIAL HARDSHIPS THAT DHS CONTRACT DELAYS PLACES ON YOUR PROGRAMS AND STAFF. FOR THE ENTIRE NON-PROFIT SECTOR: HSU ADVOCATES FOR FUNDING INCREASES AND SOLUTIONS FOR OVERARCHING CONCERNS THAT IMPACT ALL NON-PROFIT SERVICE PROVIDERS. HSU TACKLES ISSUES LIKE SALARY PARITY AND COPING WITH ESCALATING FRINGE RATES AND INSURANCE PREMIUMS, THOUGH COLLABORATION BOTH WITH NON-PROFIT LED INITIATIVES LIKE HSC'S HUMAN SERVICES ADVANCEMENT STRATEGY GROUP (HSASG) AND GOVERNMENT-BASED TASKFORCES LIKE THE NON-PROFIT RESILIENCY COMMITTEE (NRC).ADVOCACY FOR A COMPREHENSIVE SAFETY NET: IN ADDITION TO HSU'S ADVOCACY WORK FOCUSING ON THE FISCAL HEALTH OF THE HOMELESS SERVICES SECTOR, WE ALSO ADVOCATED AND TESTIFIED IN SUPPORT OF EXPANDING SPECIALIZED SERVICES FOR OTHER VULNERABLE POPULATIONS IMPACTED BY THE CRISIS OF HOMELESSNESS, INCLUDING RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH (RHY), SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE (DV), AND THOSE SUFFERING FROM ADDITION AND THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC IN NEW YORK CITY.ORGANIZING PROVIDERS TO IMPROVE SERVICE DELIVERY:TO PLACE AND KEEP PEOPLE IN PERMANENT HOUSING: HSU'S PREVENTION COMMITTEE CONTINUES TO WORK ON STREAMLINING SUBSIDIES AND BRINGING TOGETHER THE CITY'S PREVENTION PROVIDERS SUCH AS HOMEBASE, STEHP AND FHEPS PROGRAMS, AND THE LEGAL AID SOCIETY, ENSURING THAT THE PREVENTION SAFETY-NET WORKS COLLABORATIVELY TO IDENTIFY AND CLOSE SERVICE GAPS. THIS COMMITTEE FOCUSES ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF RENTAL SUBSIDY AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS SUCH AND CONTINUES TO ADVOCATE FOR IMPROVEMENTS AS IMPLEMENTATION CONTINUES. THIS YEAR, A NEW WORKGROUP FOCUSED ON LINKING CLIENTS WITH RENTAL ASSISTANCE IN SHELTERS HAS COME TOGETHER TO HELP SHELTER PROVIDERS TRANSITION TO THE NEW CITYFHEPS PROGRAM COMPLEMENTING OUR CORE WORK ON PREVENTION. TO HELP PEOPLE TO COME INSIDE: HSU'S STREET HOMELESS WORKGROUP BRINGS TOGETHER THE VARIOUS PROGRAMS THAT STREET HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES ACCESS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. BY BRINGING VARIOUS PROGRAMS INCLUDING OUTREACH FUNDED BY DHS, MTA, AMTRAK, AIRPORTS, BIDS, DHS SAFE HAVEN AND DROP-INS, FAITH RESPITES, AND RHY OUTREACH, DROP-IN, TILS, AND CRISIS SHELTERS, WE IDENTIFY SERVICE GAPS AS WELL AS POSSIBLE NEW WAYS TO INTERCONNECT SERVICES TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT WHEREVER POSSIBLE.INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORT:MANY OF OUR MEMBER PROGRAMS EXPERIENCE CHALLENGES RELATED TO CONTRACTS, PROGRAM RULES AND OVERSIGHT AND THE ADMINISTRATION OF THEIR HOMELESS SERVICES PROGRAMS. WE ENCOURAGE MEMBERS TO REACH OUT TO US WHEN PROBLEMS ARISE SO WE CAN HELP STRATEGIZE SOLUTIONS ON AN INDIVIDUAL LEVEL AS WELL AS IDENTIFY SYSTEMIC ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED WITH A LARGER ADVOCACY STRATEGY SYSTEM WIDE.

HSU'S POLICY SYMPOSIUM:HSU HOLDS A POLICY SYMPOSIUM ANNUALLY TO PROVIDE MEMBERS A CHANCE TO SHOWCASE NEW AND EMERGING PROGRAM MODELS, POLICIES AND PRACTICES TO ELEVATE AND AMPLIFY A MEMBER INFORMED APPROACH TO HOMELESS SERVICES DESIGN. LEADERS IN THE FIELD COME TOGETHER WITH PARTNERS IN GOVERNMENT, PHILANTHROPY, ADVOCACY AND THE CORPORATE COMMUNITY TO COLLECTIVELY REIMAGINE THE ROLE THAT SHELTERS AND HOMELESS PROGRAMS PLAY WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND HOW WE CAN STRENGTHEN THE SECTOR. HSU WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE INNOVATIVE WORK OF OUR MEMBERS TO CREATE SYSTEM-WIDE IMPROVEMENTS.HSU WAS ABLE TO HOLD THE FISCAL YEAR END JUNE 30, 2020 SYMPOSIUM BY RECEIVING A DONATION OF THE FACILTY AND SERVICES. THESE DONATIONS APPROXIMATED $14,000.

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