NAZARETH HOUSING INC
519 EAST 11TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10009 www.nazarethhousingnyc.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TO PROMOTE HOUSING STABILITY AND ECONOMIC MOBILITY AMONG VULNERABLE FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS OF NEW YORK CITY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION SERVICES, EMERGENCY FAMILY SHELTER, SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, AND URGENT NEEDS ASSISTANCE; AND TO PREVENT HOMELESSNESS IN OUR COMMUNITIES BY EMPOWERING FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS TO BUILD A PATHWAY OUT OF POVERTY AND CREATE LIVES FILLED WITH POSSIBILITY AND OPPORTUNITY.

EMERGENCY FAMILY SHELTER SERVICESNAZARETH HOUSING MANAGES 29 UNITS OF EMERGENCY FAMILY SHELTER (EFS) FOR FAMILIES WITH DEPENDENT CHILDREN. IN THE BRONX, THORPE HOUSE RESIDENCE PROVIDES TEMPORARY TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FOR 16 FAMILIES, INCLUDING 67 CHILDREN IN FY20. ON THE LOWER EAST SIDE, EFS UNITS ARE CO-LOCATED ALONGSIDE PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING RESIDENCES; BY LIVING IN A MIXED-RESIDENCY BUILDING, CHILDREN (21 IN FY20) AVOID THE STIGMA GENERALLY ASSOCIATED WITH LIVING IN A HOMELESS SHELTER. ALL FAMILIES WORK ONE-ON-ONE WITH CASE MANAGEMENT STAFF THROUGHOUT THEIR STAY TO BECOME, AND REMAIN, STABLY HOUSED. THIS WORK INCLUDES HOUSING COUNSELING, INDEPENDENT LIVING PLANNING, FAMILY WELLNESS, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COUNSELING, AND YOUTH ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS.

HOMELESSNESS OUTREACH AND PREVENTION NH'S HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION PROGRAM, THE HOUSING STABILITY SUPPORT PROJECT (HSSP), ASSISTS HOUSEHOLDS SEEKING TO AVOID EVICTION AND PROVIDES FORMERLY HOMELESS FAMILIES WITH THE RESOURCES NEEDED TO REMAIN STABLY HOUSED. HSSP OFFERS RENTAL AND UTILITIES ARREARS ASSISTANCE, INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT, BENEFITS SCREENING AND ENROLLMENT, AND OTHER SERVICES DESIGNED TO STABILIZE AND STRENGTHEN AT-RISK HOUSEHOLDS. THE PROGRAM SERVED 6,169 INDIVIDUALS IN FY20; OF THE 631 HOUSEHOLDS THAT CAME TO NH ON THE VERGE OF EVICTION, ALL SUCCESSFULLY RETAINED THEIR HOUSING EITHER DUE TO DIRECT ASSISTANCE RECEIVED OR TO AN EXISTING EVICTION MORATORIUM. OVER 722 INDIVIDUALS WERE SCREENED FOR AND ENROLLED IN APPLICABLE ENTITLEMENTS PROGRAMS. MONEYLAB FINANCIAL CAPABILITY PROGRAMMING PROVIDED ONE-ON-ONE FINANCIAL COACHING TO 118 INDIVIDUALS, WHILE THE TAX CLINIC RETURNED $1.4 MILLION TO 840 LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS AT NO COST. COVID-19 SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECTED SERVICE DELIVERY IN THE LAST QUARTER OF FY20. NH DOORS REMAINED OPENED THROUGHOUT AS IT IMPLEMENTED A HYBRID WORK SCHEDULE TO PROTECT BOTH STAFF AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. BENEFITS SCREENING, ENROLLMENT, UTILITIES ARREARS ASSISTANCE NEEDS CONTINUED TO BE MET WITH STAFF SERVING CLIENTS REMOTELY VIA PHONE AND VIRTUAL MEETINGS ONLINE. ADDITIONALLY, NH DISTRIBUTED CASE ASSISTANCE GRANTS TO HOUSEHOLDS FOUND INELIGIBLE FOR GOVERNMENT RELIEF PROGRAMS. SUCH GRANTS PROVIDED FUNDS FOR ESSENTIAL NEEDS AS FOOD AND HOUSING. ALTHOUGH THE VITA TAX CLINIC WAS FORCED TO CLOSE EARLY FOR THE SEASON ON MARCH 13; IT WAS ON TRACK TO EXCEED THE PRIOR YEAR'S PRODUCTION PERFORMANCE.

SUPPORTIVE HOUSING SUPPORTIVE HOUSING RESIDENTS COME FROM A VARIETY OF BACKGROUNDS AND FAMILY COMPOSITIONS, FROM SINGLE MOTHERS WITH YOUNG CHILDREN TO SENIORS, IMMIGRANTS, AND VETERANS. A PORTION OF THESE HOUSEHOLDS HAVE A HISTORY OF CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS, OR ARE EXITING AN EMERGENCY FAMILY SHELTER. THEY BENEFIT FROM AFFORDABLE RENT THAT IS STABILIZED OR TAILORED TO FIT THEIR INCOME, AS WELL AS A SUPPORT NETWORK OF HIGHLY TRAINED CASE MANAGERS THAT MEET WITH THEM IN REGULARLY-SCHEDULED ONE-ON-ONE RESIDENT MEETINGS. DURING THESE MEETINGS THEY ARE CONNECTED TO FINANCIAL CAPABILITY PROGRAMMING, COMMUNITY EVENTS, YOUTH PROGRAMMING, NUTRITIONAL ASSISTANCE, AND OTHER RELEVANT SERVICES DEPENDING ON HOUSEHOLD NEED. IN FY20, 44 HOUSEHOLDS CALLED OUR SUPPORTIVE HOUSING HOME, INCLUDING 38 CHILDREN.

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