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Founded in 1971 by lodgers of Boweryflophouses who wanted to improve theirlives, BRC is today a leading provider ofhousing and services to well over tenthousand of New York City's neediestindividuals. Offering a hand up, not a handout, BRC asks: What can we do for you?BRC sees the potential in each person itserves and provides each the opportunity
to find it through a robust continuum of housing and nonresidential programsoffering health, mental health, treatment for addictions, vocational services, elderservices, and supportive communities in which to live. Today BRC operates acontinuum of 26 programs throughout NewYork, with a fiscal year 2010 budget of $48million, 494 full-time and 24 part-timeemployees, and over 500 volunteers.
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For the Year Ending June 30, 2009
38 Years BRC has been providing service to individuals in need
7,333 People served annually by BRC programs
66% Percent who are living with addiction, mental illness, or both
26 Comprehensive programs offered by BRC
7 Counties in New York State where services are provided by BRC
1,290 Individuals sleeping safely under our roofs each night
2,825 Outreach placements from the streets and subway
24/7/365 Hours during which someone can seek assistance
2,644 People who successfully completed BRC programs
832 Previously homeless individuals who moved to their own homes
134 Housing capacity added
195 Housing capacity in development
274 BRC clients who rejoined the work force
$9.27Average starting hourly wage for a BRC vocational programgraduate
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March 7, 2005
Home of Punk-Rock Battles for Its Home
By BEN SISARIO
Editors' Note Appended
For more than 30 years, CBGB, the eternally crumbling downtown nightclub, has with ragged pride withstood every hand the neighborhood and the music scene have dealtit: punk-rock, death metal, crack addicts, city inspectors and bad plumbing. But it may have met its match in one of the city's most respected charity group.
In a scrappy Bowery real-estate battle, CBGB has been in and out of court for much of the last four years with its landlord, the Bowery Residents' Committee, a nonprofitorganization that helps the homeless. The dispute concerns enough unpaid rent to finance dozens of punk bands as well as numerous building violations that leave a papertrail as thick as the layers of fliers stapled to the club's walls.
In an arrangement known to few of the club's patrons, CBGB subleases its spaces at 313 and 315 Bowery from the organization, which shelters 175 homeless people in thefloors above the club. In 2001, the organization began efforts to collect more than $300,000 in back rent from the club. Although much of that has now been paid, the clubfaces eviction over remaining debts of about $75,000, both parties say.
Both organizations have dug in their heels and claim a moral right to the property.
"We're an institution," said Hilly Kristal, the grandfatherly 73-year-old who started CBGB - with plans to stage "country, bluegrass and blues," not punk - in late 1973. "Ithink we're an important part of this community. The city uses us in their Olympics ad, along with the Statue of Liberty."
In the opposite corner is Muzzy Rosenblatt, the executive director of the Bowery Residents' Committee, who resents diverting the organization's money to legal expenses toget what he says is due from an uncooperative tenant.
"I am not going to subsidize CBGB at the expense of homeless people," Mr. Rosenblatt said.
The organization took a 45-year lease on the building in 1993, and subleased CBGB its spaces - the main club is at 315 Bowery, and its quieter Gallery and basement spaceare next door - for 12 years. That sublease expires in August, and Mr. Kristal said the organization offered to renew it, but would double the club's rent, to $40,000 a month,or about $55 per square foot. That would bring the space in line with the highest rate paid for new property on the white-hot Bowery real-estate market.
Mr. Rosenblatt declined to comment on the terms of the lease renewal. "I'm trying to get him to comply with the old lease," he said.
According to court documents from 2001, CBGB owed the Bowery Residents' Committee more than $300,000 in back rent and agreed to a monthly payment plan for itsdebt and all new rent charges. A stipulation in the agreement states that if the club did not make its payments on time, it could be evicted immediately.
CBGB has been paying back its debt dutifully, both sides say. But when the organization discovered that the club was not paying the annual rent increases scheduled in itslease, it gave the club notice to pay within seven days, as required by law, but the club has challenged the debt in court. A hearing is scheduled for later this month.
The case pits two of the most recognizable downtown institutions against each other in a battle for space that few considered very valuable until recently. The BoweryResidents' Committee has vans that trawl the city offering help to the homeless, and operates 18 rehabilitation centers and shelters. CBGB is the organization's onlycommercial tenant, Mr. Rosenblatt said.
In the 1970's, CBGB was the dank incubator for much of the punk and art-rock that came out of New York, with concerts by the Ramones, Patti Smith, Television, Blondieand the Talking Heads, among others. It has continued to present bands of every stripe - mostly of the loud stripe, though - and is one of the few rock clubs known by namethroughout the world. CBGB Fashions, a company Mr. Kristal set up to sell T-shirts and other merchandise, grosses about $2 million a year, he said.
"Millions and millions of musicians in this world think of CBGB as a home base," Mr. Kristal said proudly.
But real-estate experts and people close to the situation say both sides have flawed cases, and that a judge's decision in the latest hearing will be difficult to predict.
Jerry H. Goldfeder, a lawyer who specializes in elections and landlord-tenant disputes, said the two groups' fame would be unlikely to sway a judge in either side's favor.
"Presumably, a judge would make the same legal determination," Mr. Goldfeder said, "whether it's CB's or a doctor's office or a bodega."
Editors' Note: March 10, 2005, Thursday:
An article in The Arts on Monday reported on a dispute between the CBGB nightclub in the East Village and its landlord, the Bowery Residents' Committee. The articleshould have disclosed - but the writer did not know - that Julie Salamon, an arts reporter for The Times, is chairwoman of the committee, a nonprofit group that helps thehomeless.
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2009 Annual Report
BRC Success 1
Muzzy RosenblattExecutive Director
Julie SalamonChair
Dear Friends,
be home to several residential and
outpatient programs, all working in
coordination to break the cycle of
homelessness. In the centerfold is a
preview of BRC’s new home.
Success doesn’t come easy. It
requires discipline, intelligence,
commitment, patience, creativity;
BRC Success
We hope you are well.
In these challenging times,
doing well requires greater eff ort.
Opportunities are fewer, resources
more scarce and precious.
Th ose who make our work
possible need to know that BRC
isn’t just making an eff ort; we are
succeeding. BRC is breaking the
cycle of homelessness in the lives
of those we serve, and in the life of
the City we love.
As homelessness increases,
BRC is meeting the demand and
getting results. In 2009, we grew
our nationally recognized homeless
outreach program and our innova-
tive Safe Havens, added housing
capacity in Harlem and the Bronx,
broke ground on new housing in
Brooklyn, and expanded our
homelessness prevention eff orts.
As a result, more BRC clients than
ever moved into their own homes,
achieved stability in their health,
mental health and sobriety, and
found and retained employment.
In these pages (and on the cov-
ers) you’ll meet two extraordinary
individuals, David and Opal. Th eir
stories represent the thousands of
BRC clients who succeeded last year.
BRC’s success derives from our
unique strategy: providing clients
a fully integrated continuum of
services from the street to home;
tracking performance; and living
within our means fi nancially.
And in 2010, BRC will grow to
new heights, as we create a 12-story,
100,000 square foot, integrated
service center in Chelsea. It will
and support from those who care
and believe. Th at’s as true for BRC
as it is for Opal and David. We are
pleased to be able to report on our
success, and we gratefully acknowl-
edge and appreciate your support
that makes possible our work and
the success of the people we serve.
Sincerely,
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Opal CottoOne of the Many Stories of Success at BRC
Every day, Opal Cotto arrives at work at BRC’s Palace Employment Shelter, where she prepares lunch
and dinner for over 100 men and women looking for work. Th e love that is a key ingredient in each
of her recipes comes with a special appreciation for the challenges faced by her hungry clients.
Before BRC, Opal’s income came from selling drugs. Th at is until she got caught. She used her time
in prison to refl ect, and became determined to be more responsible once her freedom was restored. While
incarcerated, she used her time wisely, gaining knowledge and work experience. Released from prison in 2007,
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Opal came to BRC’s outpatient substance abuse treatment center. She yearned for the responsibility and
structure of work, not wanting to make the same mistakes again. Opal applied to and was accepted
by Horizons, BRC’s employment program. She learned quickly, and soon was rewarded with a 20-hour/week internship in BRC’s main kitchen.
She was a great student, and performed outstandingly. Aft er completing her three-month internship,
Opal found part-time employment at a fi tness center.
But, having fallen in love with the kitchen, Opal continued to return to Horizons to search
for full-time work. In 2008, Opal learned of an opening for a full-time cook…at BRC. She applied, was
interviewed, and was off ered the job. Today, two years later, Opal arrives each day
with a smile on her face, embracing all the heat her kitchen has to off er.
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David BerryOne of the Many Stories of Success at BRC
For years, David Berry called Penn Station his home. Th at’s where BRC’s Transit Homeless Outreach
staff met him. Off ering a hand up instead of a hand-out, these “angels in orange” listened intently to David,
and built a trusting relationship. David wanted to change his life; but he wasn’t ready to get sober. And not
for want of trying, he couldn’t manage the structure imposed by many shelters.
In March 2009, David accepted BRC’s off er and hopped into the outreach van. He arrived at the
Bowery Safe Haven, a program created by BRC
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for people like David. Th ough he battled major depression, David kept every appointment with his case
manager. No longer living just to survive, and with a goal of fi nding a home, David sought
sobriety. By the end of summer, he had completed his rehab program, stabilized his mental health, and
was ready to move. In September 2009, six months aft er leaving the streets, he signed a lease for his own apartment. Today, David is a member of BRC’s
HomePlus program. He has his own one-bedroom
apartment in the Fordham section of the Bronx. BRC staff come by, making sure his transition to independence continues smoothly; if he needs help, they’re a phone call away. And in November, David obtained his commercial
driver’s license and found a job.
Today, David continues to live independently and go to work. And having his own
address and a mailbox are critical, as David is again in his children’s life.
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Measuring Success Fiscal Year Performance Indicators
Average Daily Served
2,400
1,800
1,200
600
0 2007 2008 2009
Successful Discharges
2,800
2,100
1,400
700
0 2007 2008 2009
Housing Placements
1,000
750
500
250
0 2007 2008 2009
Housing Capacity
1,600
1,200
800
400
0 2007 2008 2009
January•
More than doubled capacity
of the Bowery Safe Haven
Broke ground on 47-unit
Liberty Avenue Homes
•February
July•
Took over opera-tions of 101-bed Boulevard Men’s
Shelter•
Began home-less outreach program with
Downtown Alliance BID
Named national fi nalist for Mutual of
America Com-munity Partner-
ship Award •
November
Complete construction on Liberty Avenue
Homes•
July
December•
Move into new 25th Street
facility
2009
February•
Signed lease for 127 West 25th
Street, to create 100,000
square foot vertical campus
2010
1 : thousands of men and women each year who are breaking the cycle of homelessness2 : intelligent and compassionate staff working together to create and implement eff ective strategies 3 : a well managed, fi scally responsible organization that continues to grow to meet the needs of the people it serves4 : BRC
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Administrative Offi ce (12th fl oor)
Th e departments of fi nance, human resources, property management, fundrais-ing, research, and quality assurance, as well as BRC’s executive leadership, will all be located here. Th ough not off ering direct service to BRC’s clients, our administrative
staff provides critical support, and takes great satisfaction and pride in working on site with our clients and service-delivery staff .
Case Management Offi ces (11th fl oor)
Preventing homelessness is as important as responding to it, and BRC’s case manage-ment programs do just that. Staff off ers one-to-one service coordination to formerly homeless individuals or those at risk of becoming so, working with them where they reside, to maintain their living situation or achieve a better one, successfully avoiding the need to enter a homeless shelter.
Detox (3rd fl oor)
With on-site medical and psychiatric staff supplementing credentialed addiction counselors, BRC takes a holistic approach to treating alcohol and drug addiction, and gets results that exceed the norm. To enter this program, only one thing is
required: the desire to get, and stay, sober.
Reception Center (4th-5th fl oor)
Serving the most vulnerable men and women living on the City’s streets, subways, and in bus and train sta-tions, the Reception Center provides temporary shelter and treatment to homeless men and women living with mental illness. Working with social workers, case managers, and health and mental health professionals (all on-site), residents gain insight into their illness, develop skills to live healthy and independent lives, and graduate into their own apartments.
Cafeteria (2nd fl oor)
Learning to live healthy includes eating healthy. Nutritious meals, prepared on site, are served in a communal setting where clients can catch up with each other, or fi nd quiet time to read and refl ect.
Shelter (6th-9th fl oor)
Homeless men with mental illness who have already achieved stability may not need the intensive structure of the Recep-tion Center. For these individuals, BRC is creating a new shelter program, modeled on the success of our numerous other homeless shelters. Residents focus on fi nding their own housing, while also addressing other needs, such as furthering their education, pursuing employment, and maintaining their health and sobriety.
Roof Garden
For those seeking fresh air, or a bit of space, the roof garden off ers clients and staff a peaceful environment for rest and refl ection.
Outpatient Programs (10th fl oor)
Complementing the services off ered by residential programs are BRC’s two outpatient programs. Serving individuals committed to maintaining their sobriety and their mental health, these outpatient programs off er a safe space to go every weekday. Clients gain insight
into their illnesses and addictions, participate in skill development activities, and establish social support networks.
Success is creating the environment where clients and staff can best achieve their goals. For BRC, that means developing a 12-story, 100,000 square foot
vertical campus, centrally located on West 25th Street. Transitional housing, outpatient treatment, and
case management services – and our main offi ce – will come together under one roof. Th e result is greater effi ciency and greater eff ectiveness,
for an organization that already succeeds at achieving both. Construction starts in Spring 2010,
with occupancy scheduled for December 2010.
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June 30, 2009
Revenues Government and other grants $25,809,760 Medicaid 5,708,846 Program service fees 6,229,325 Rental 1,224,043 Contributions 1,089,699 Interest and other 206,053Total revenues $40,267,726
ExpensesProgram services: Gateway Services $ 8,457,386 Transitional Housing 17,171,186 Permanent Housing 5,821,513 Day Treatment and Services 4,305,552Total program services 35,755,637Supporting services: Management and general 3,670,060 Fundraising 244,809Total supporting services 3,914,869Affi liated Organizations’ operating expenses 273,257Total expenses 39,943,763Change in net assets 323,963Net assets, beginning of year 3,726,302Net assets, end of year $ 4,050,265
June 30, 2009
AssetsCash and cash equivalents $ 1,896,626Investments at fair value 26,081Investment in limited partnerships 500,309Accounts receivable, net 5,185,213Prepaid expenses and deposits 389,296Due from limited partnerships 910,726Fixed assets, net 9,266,446Total Assets $18,174,697
Liabilities and Net Assets Liabilities: Accounts payable and accrued expenses $ 2,683,759 Accrued salaries and fringes 1,415,452 Accrued interest payable 390,213 Deferred revenue 1,790,081 Construction advance in escrow 17,213 Line of credit 1,850,000 Loans payable 5,977,714Total liabilities 14,124,432Net assets: Unrestricted 3,969,302 Temporarily restricted 80,963Total net assets 4,050,265Total Liabilities and Net Assets $18,174,697
Statement of Financial PositionBowery Residents’ Committee, Inc. and Affi liated Organizations
Statement of ActivityBowery Residents’ Committee, Inc. and Affi liated Organizations
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$100,000 and UpCarnegie Corporation of
New YorkMeredith Elson and
Matthew SirovichAndrew Goff e and
Jeff rey LevinBetty and Norman F.
Levy Foundation Mayor’s Fund to Advance
New York CityTh e Starr FoundationTiger Foundation
$50,000–$99,000AnonymousAltman FoundationIra W. DeCamp FoundationTh e Hearst Foundation, Inc.Jenny and Greg LyssTh e Pershing Square
FoundationJulie Salamon and Bill AbramsTh e Wachovia Foundation
$25,000–$49,999FJCJPMorgan Chase Community
Development GroupHerman Lissner FoundationSharon L. McCarthy and
Antonio X. Molestina
$10,000–$24,999Lily Auchincloss FoundationAnn E. Berman Feld and
Daniel J. FeldDiane and James B. CarlsonCiti Employee
Community FundJean and Louis
Dreyfus FoundationHSBC Bank USA, N.A.Daphne T. Hsu and
Jeff rey B. RosenMichael E. and Carol S. Levine
Family FoundationTh e Lipton FoundationSimon MillerMostyn Foundation, Inc.
Lilly and Arthur SalcmanSelect Equity Group, Inc.Lori Lesser and
Daniel ShuchmanTD Charitable FoundationTh e Jonathan M.
Tisch FoundationTurner ConstructionAnoo and Viju Verghis
$5,000–$9,999Capital One FoundationAlex F. CohenCommunity Foundation of
New JerseyTh e Dammann Fund, Inc.Ilene Fiszel Bieler and
Warren BielerAlicia Glen and
Daniel RaynerGoldman, Sachs & Co.
Matching Gift ProgramMartha and Lawrence GrahamGreenberg TraurigHoward Family
Charitable FoundationRobert L. KrulakMayer Brown LLPPhilip PitruzzelloMarcy E. Wilkov and
Chris Waterman
$1,000–$4,99942nd Street Development
CorporationTomoko and Richard AkinTristan AshbyElliott AzrakMarvin AzrakAnne E. BeaumontAlan W. BielerHarvey P. BielerEdith C. Blum Foundation, Inc.Brookfi eld Financial
Properties L.P.Capalino + CompanyChristine and Gerry ChisholmGenevieve Chow and
Mark Bierman
Pfi zer Foundation Matching Gift s Program
PNC FoundationSid Ray and Philip KearnsBeth and Matthew RicciardiSelena RobertsBrenda Rosen and
Muzzy RosenblattGail Rothenberg and
Michael BensonAmy and Robert RothmanJudith RussellSuzanne Salamon and
Alan EinhornAmanda SchneiderRobert D. SiegfriedStocks Family FundKathryn R. Stokes and
David EsseksCaryn and Richard SwansonMichele and
Anthony TagliagambeDavid P. Tatum Phoebe Taubman and
Craig NerenbergTiger Baron Foundation, Inc.Richard TomasettiDouglas S. TooleUnited Way of NYC -
Work Place GivingVanguard Charitable
Endowment ProgramClaudia WagnerKaren and Roger WeisbergNancy Wong and
Gene L. DeetzJustine Zinkin and
Jonathan MeyersBarbara and Donald Zucker
$500–$999Debi AlpertAmerican Express Global
Volunteer Action Fund Program
Helen and William BeekmanDonna and Mark BoehmeBRC Junior BoardWilliam CalamiaJorge CanadaJoyce and Saul ClatemanDeborah ClearmanKevin CobbGail and Daniel CollinsMark J. Czaja
Madeline H. de Lone and Robert L. Cohen
Stanley K. DoobinLynn and Michael DustinAnne Ebersman and
Dan CaligorFelice B. Ekelman and
Andrew B. EcksteinMark EvansAna Marie and
Dall W. ForsytheKatherine Frank and
Jerome F. PageMarilyn G. Gelber and
Robert V. JacobsonLisa GlassRoz Goldberg and
Alan BandlerGrace ChurchSarah Haga and
Damon E. StrubKathryn D. Haslanger and
Gordon L. BerlinAnne and Steve HentschelShelley Hoff manSarah M. Holloway and
Diego VictoriaJustGiveCecily Kahn-Kapp and
David KappBarry S. KramerKaren S. Lavine and
Donald G. KilpatrickDavid LevineLone Rock FoundationEdwina LukbanJoella and John LykouretzosJoan MalinJessica and Brian MoriartyNew York Community TrustLynn Paltrow and
Sara KrulwichPaul PeacockHelaine and Michael PruzanElizabeth RodesMaureen and Melvin RosenHoward and Joan RothmanBarnett RukinEli Salamon-AbramsEdmond Sannini and
Concetta FrezzoSusan and Ted SchachterEllen SchallSusan Scheuer and
Jonathan LipnickTimothy Schmidt
SupportersJuly 1, 2008–December 31, 2009
Emilie and Michael CoreyKathrin Dellago and
Doug DosseyCarolene and
Richard W. EaddyJennifer EisenbergAlan EpsteinTh e Estee Lauder
Companies Inc.Elizabeth and
Michael FascitelliSuzanne Fawbush and
Chris GrisantiShira and Anthony FisherWinston FisherLinda I. Gibbs and
Th omas L. McMahonElizabeth Glans and
Richard LangbergPatricia P. HallMichael JacobsonJPMorgan Chase Foundation
Matching Gift Nancy L. Kestenbaum and
David S. Klaft erVicki J. LevineBarry E. LightElizabeth Lusskin and
Marc SolomonM.M. Auto Repair &
Body Shop Inc.Sharon MarcusSara and John MarksJennifer Maulsby and
Christopher J. GasparBryan McGrealMichael MeekMetzger-Price Fund, Inc.Laurel Molloy and Ben RomanMufson Family FoundationWilliam MulliganLynne MurrayAdam Nagourney and
Ben KushnerTh e National Center on
Addiction and Substance Abuse
New York University - Community Fund
Nice Touch Communications, Inc.
Marie-Noelle and Jeff rey Smith
Barney Soft nessJeff SpiritosLynn Staley and
Martin LinskySheila VasantharamGraham WeinsteinJane Zimmy and
Ron Neumann
$250–$499Sylvia AdekoyaRick Akin and Joseph AustinBenjamin AlterSusan Atkins and
Eben ShapiroElizabeth H. Berger and
Fred KaufmanSusan R. Bolotin and
John M. RothmanStacey and David BrodskyAlexander BurgelKimberley J. Burnett and
P. Anondo StanglChristopher BurrisNaomi BushmanMegan CanterAlicia and Crescenzo CapeceAlice E. Carter and
Bruce LarsonLeona and Winthrop
ChamberlinJean ChangJeff rey ChuMaria and Frank CiaravalliNina L. CollinsMitchell DavisSam DavisStanley J. DiglioAdina and Isaac EisenbergAndrea EngelsRobert EsselNancy FintonElizabeth FogartyMark FogginJohn FordPatricia M. Franklin and
Alan L. RiveraEllen J. Gold and
Adam S. LechnerTimothy GoodgerGoogle Matching
Gift s Program
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Andrew GregoryBatya Halpern and
Joseph BiberWilliam HibsherRaymond D. HiranoTimothy HuntShari C. Hyman and
Daniel J. HorwitzClare KanterSue Kaplan and
David KarnovskyAndrew D. LaceyAlexa Lambert and
Chauncey ParkerLouise M. LangRachel Levine and
Andrew CeresnyBlake MalinRoey and Jeff MarguliesSandra Maxa and
Mark SandersMusa and Tom MayerPhoebe McBeeDeirdre and Derek McKennaJean McKennaJackson MerchantJoseph MontanoSylvia MonteroSean MurraySheila Nevins and
Sidney KochDavid NocentiJ. Patrick & Associates, Inc.Steven PiersonMarcia and Jeremy PollackTanya ReillyMarilyn and Peter RosenblattRebecca Rubel and
John GreensteinCarol Schwartz and
Robert SillsVirginia and Edward SermierJane C. Sherburne and
Robert I. Van HeuvelenMotue Shiratori and
Leonard LangmanTracey and Roger SwaineDavid TarnowskiTh acher AssociatesTPG Architecture, LLPHenry VerschellKathryn R. VogelElinor and Charles Wilder
$249 and UnderAiesha Abrams Josh AbramsLauren AlbertAnn Allen-RyanAmerican Express
Foundation Employee Giving Campaign
Rochelle and Arthur AndersonMorris J. AnnunziatoBetsy Apple and Matt BroganArch Insurance Group Inc.Christine BaderEllen Baer and
David LebensteinAditi BagchiPatricia E. BarboneMegan BarnettRichard BaronioAileen M. BarryW. Peter BeardsleyEowyn BennettMarnie Berk and Jon SilvanJose V. BermudezSusan I. Bernfi eld and
Claude M. MillmanJennifer BernheimJonine L. Bernstein and
Randy M. MastroJanis and Tom BerrySusan BesignanoKenneth J. BialkinWilma and Paul BielerBeatriz BiscardiLoren Blackford and
Michael DubnoJeff rey S. BloiseMimi Bluestone and
Herb PerrMuriel and Elliot BlumenfeldReuben L. BormanMargaret Bourjaily and
Noah B. PollakJohn BoydTammy and Charles BrassMonique Breindel and
Jonathan ObermanMary Elizabeth BrittonKathleen A. Browning SheridanLeah Buenaventura and
Philip J. MillerTimothy BuntingLinda R. BurtLinda CahillJulie Calidonio
Robert FeldsteinJanna Ferner-BellElena P. FichtelNancy G. FieldsJim FingerothStephen I. FiszelKatja FlueckigerClaudia T. ForestCarole ForteAnne and Murray FossSusan E. FosterRuby FrancisRuth FrettsBenjamin M. GalynkerLaura A. GarnJan GawthropLeslie GayleGabrielle GenauerBarry GendelmanTh e Gift of Giving IncPatricia and Th omas GlynnMs. Frances GoldinDaniel S. GoldmanIan GoldrichSheryl A. Goldstein and
Stephen KramerGoodSearchNatalie GoodwinDorothy and Philip GreenShannon F. GreenPatricia and Daniel GregoryNicole M. Griffi thMiriam and William GrinkerJeanny Pak and Matt GrossLeta GrzanRobyn GundyBarbara and Tim GunnJacqueline Gutwirth and
Misha Avranoff Maritza Guzman and
Steven AbrahamsonBrian A. HaleTyrone HallSteven A. HammondRobin HarperDomina HarrisonLarry HarrisonDaniel HermanAnthony HillLynn Moore-Hill and
David A. HillLori and Frank HironsCary HirschsteinStephan E. HornungCharles Huberty
Susan M. CampbellJane CanterTh eresa J. CanzoneriGabrielle CarlinDavid S. CarrollMajora J. CarterMelissa CarusoSarah L. CaveMadhura and Varkki ChackoGeorgine and
Christopher ChalsenGail and Peter ChapmanRebecca CharneyD.J. CherryAriana and
Michael ChiaravallotiCaroline ChowWarren E. ChowBarbara ChuClaudia M. Canale-Parola and
Matthew A. BlumenfeldKevin ClinesWilliam R. CochranAlan CohenElizabeth S. CohenHampton ColeyCollegiate Church
CorporationMary and Nelson CondeKell CondonHugh ConveryPamela K. CoreyDonna Correll and
Ricky BrownLaura CroninJacqueline CumberbatchJoan CumminsPeter CunninghamSoraya E. Darquea-MoltoArlene DeRiseLauren D. DeutschTimothy DidomenicoWilliam DonohoeBlanche EdwardsMartha EhlenbachJoanne B. EhrlichAria ErtefaieJose EscuderoNatly and Robert EsnardPippa P. EverlyJennifer E. FalkArmanda Famiglietti and
Noel MuyskensLiz FanningJessica Feldman
Robyn A. Huff man and Donna R. Merris
Carl HumBergson ImbertDavid IsaacsonJeff rey IsaacsonDarnell L. IvoryEmily Jackness and
Douglas GroverQuecvas JamesGeorgette Jasen and
Max Van GilderJeff eries & Company, IncJewish Community
Foundation of MetroWest New Jersey
John JohnsonPhyllis JonesTarek JumanNorma and Joshua JustinStephanie Kanarek and
David SmithDavid KanowitzCarole KasminDonna and Lawrence KassJerome H. KatzSusie Kessler and
Peter A. Geff enSadiqua KhabirSharad KhemaniJudith and Steve KirkpatrickTh omas Klitgaard and
Kyle StaverJanet Kovak McClaranHillary Kun and Joe BolsterJosefa LadoJoan Laskoff Richard LavensteinJames LawlerCary LazarJames LeaderJoe LeePatricia and Paul LeeAnat LeonardAllison S. LevineWilliam LewisBeverley A. LittleJohn LoCiceroNadine and Duncan LoganKristin LumClarinda Mac LowElaine and Stephen MackHeather MalinJoy Malin
H. Gwen Marcus and Nancy R. Alpert
Jared MarksMaria A. MarreroGabrielle S. MarshallKevin MartinJimena P. Martinez and
Michael J. HirschhornLisa MastronardiCaroline McCallMiriam A. McCannC. G. McFall and
Peter F. OlbergRaymond G. McGuireMcKinsey & Company, Inc.MDRCLisa MelmedMerck Partnership for GivingMerrill Lynch & Co.
Foundation Matching Gift Program
Jennifer MessierSusan Milamed and
Jack L. JacobsRobert A. MillerRuth and Bernie MillerCarl W. Mills IVTerri Minsky and David BlumJohn MollenkopfFernando MorilloMTA New York City TransitMegan and John MurphyJohn B. MustoSharon Myrie and
Jose MaldanadoDoris Nagel BakerMalvina NathansonNatalie and Lane NevaresNew York Times
Company FoundationAmy NicholsonDaniel A. NickolichShino and Caleb OglesbyBarbara and Lester OstrickNeil J. OxfordHarry Packman, Jr.Louise M. ParentJerome N. PasichowAnne PensonDilip PhiliposeAaron PhillipsBetsy PierceChris RapachJanet RayEdwyn T. Reid
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Gavriel ReisnerElie Ribacoff Dorothy L. Rick and
Barry C. ScheckAndrea and Calvin RobertsStacey RobertsonJenny RodriguezLois and Philip RosenSusan RosenblattBenjamin RosnerGary RossAmy RouseSheila RubinAlexandra RukinWilliam RukinJanice and Jack SabinDavid SahrConnie ScarpaMichael ScheptCharles SchillingCara L. SchnaperJulia and Mark SchonfeldDavid M. SchuldWendy and
Benedict SciortinoMichelle and Judson ScrutonSuzanne B. Seiden and
Kevin L. Th urmPatrick D. SelbyCharles ShafranRobert Y. ShapiroShambaag SharmaWallace ShawnClara SheetsTracy ShermanNancy SillsSilver Peak REIT, Inc.Mark SlobinLaura L. SmithStephen SmithChristian R. SonneDavid SpanglerSelena SpearsVicki SpeegleChristine M. StecuraCarol StricklandOswald StubbsAbby StuthersPeter SullivanBarbara and John SummervillJason SussmanAndrea SwensonAnne J. SwernLarry and Rennie SzczurEva TanBeth and Nick Tanelli
Micheline TangHannah TaylorLori and Kennie TaylorJoan TeicherMelinda and Jeff rey TeplerSusan Th omasesMichael D. TigerJohn TiseAmy and Joseph ToneMichael J. TraubeKristin TrautmanStephanie and Adam TreanorKaren Trella EvansCatherine M. TwanmohSz-Shiuan TzuoHiromune UsukiVictoria M. Vallas-Cullen and
Leo C. CullenJames Van DusenJohn Varvatos Enterprises, Inc.Sheila VogelPeter H. von MayrhauserNancy Walker and
Stephen JacobsRobert WaltonPaul and Christine WanugaPeter WargoWendy and Tim WarlickNatasha WattersonDaniel WeinerMarc WeinsteinMichael WilderJoyce WillisJaime WinkelmanNicholas R. WinterSusan Wiviott and
Andre AcimanAmanda WolfEdina and Frank WolfMargaret L. Wolff and
Charles O. PrinceJoanne Wong and
Lona NallengaraJill WoodwardJames YoungCathy and John YoungdahlElizabeth ZeldinZogSportsJulie Zuckerbraun
Government and Other FundersCitymeals-on-WheelsEast Midtown PartnershipDowntown Alliance
Board of DirectorsJames B. CarlsonMayer Brown LLP
Genevieve ChowJPMorgan Chase
Alex CohenCushman & Wakefi eld
Richard W. EaddyE T Partners LLC
Alicia GlenGoldman Sachs
Andrew Goff eGoff e Capital Management
Lawrence Graham (Treasurer)Brookfi eld Properties
Gregory S. Lyss
Simon MillerGreenberg Traurig, LLP
Antonio X. Molestina (Secretary)Fortis Bank Nederland
Philip R. PitruzzelloColumbia University
Julie Salamon (Chair)Author
Matthew SirovichScopia Capital
Viju VerghisPNC Financial Services Group
Marcy Wilkov (Vice Chair)American Express Company
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ManhattanBoulevard Residence2027 Lexington AvenueBowery Safe Haven315 BoweryCasa de Los Vecinos91 Pitt StreetCecil Ivory House149 West 132nd StreetChemical Dependency Crisis Center*324 Lafayette StreetClyde Burton House Apartments330 East 4th StreetContinuing Day Treatment*85 Delancey StreetFood Service Program*139 Avenue DFred Cooper Substance Abuse Services Center*85 Delancey StreetGlass Factory Apartments139 Avenue DHome-Based Case Management*224 West 35th Street, Suite 200Homeless Outreach625 8th AvenueHorizons Workforce Development317 BoweryLex Safe Haven159 East 115th StreetLongacre Residence317 West 45th StreetLos Vecinos Apartments93 Pitt StreetMetropolitan Apartment Program*1916 Park Avenue, Suite 602Moving Home Initiative315 BoweryMTA Connections Transit Homeless Outreach2 Broadway
Palace Apartments315 BoweryPalace Employment Residence317 BoweryReception Center*324 Lafayette StreetSenior Center30 Delancey StreetService Planning and Assistance Network80 Centre Street, Suite 200B
Th e BronxCallaway Residence1548 Bryant AvenueHomePlus500 Bergen AvenueService Planning and Assistance Network500 Bergen Avenue
BrooklynFulton House2570 Fulton StreetHomePlus1071 Bergen StreetLexington Avenue Women’s Residence85 Lexington AvenueLiberty Avenue Homes Summer 2010902 Liberty AvenueService Planning and Assistance Network408 Jay Street, Suite 203
QueensService Planning and Assistance Network29-76 Northern Boulevard, Suite 141
BRC Locations
*Moving to 127 West 25th Street in late 2010
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Lapes GroupOffi ce of the Manhattan
Borough PresidentMetropolitan Transportation
Authority-State of New York
NY City CouncilNYC Department
for the AgingNYC Department of Health
& Mental HygieneNYC Department of
Homeless ServicesNYC Department of Housing
Preservation & DevelopmentNYC Human Resources
AdministrationNYS Housing Finance AgencyNYS Offi ce of Alcoholism &
Substance Abuse ServicesNYS Offi ce of Mental HealthPort Authority of New York &
New JerseyU.S. Department of Housing
& Urban DevelopmentU.S. Public Health ServiceU.S. Substance Abuse and
Mental Health Services Administration
United Way of New York City
Corporate and Community Group VolunteersAmerican ExpressBRC Junior BoardCity College of New YorkCornell UniversityForefront ChurchJP Morgan ChaseMarble Collegiate ChurchMorgan StanleyNational Australia Bank New York Junior LeagueNew York UniversityRebuilding Together NYCSalesforce.comTh e New SchoolXL Capital AssuranceYouth Service
Opportunities Project
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212.803.5700www.brc.org
Breaking the Cycle of Homelessness
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Welcome To Chelsea, BRC
Published: Wednesday, October 6, 2010 2:25 PM CDT
For 40 years, the Bowery Residents’ Committee has been working successfully to break the cycle of homelessness in New York. They do this through a unique program thathelps clients first achieve stability in their physical health, mental health, and sobriety — then works with them to find and retain housing and employment. They operate dozensof well-run programs throughout the city, including multi-service sites at 324 Lafayette St. and 315-317 Bowery.
They now have a plan, in progress, to develop in Chelsea a 12-story, 100,000-square-foot vertical campus at 127 W. 25th St. Several programs will operate under one roof,including an expansion of their help to the homeless.
Last week, BRC executive director Muzzy Rosenblatt led our publisher, associate editor and reporter on an extensive tour of their 324 Lafayette facility, during which we metadministrators, counselors and clients. We emerged fully confident about the necessity of a 25th St. facility, as well as the BRC’s ability to successfully accomplish this undeniablyambitious project. The BRC has our unequivocal support.
The decision to support BRC was not made lightly. It happened only after a long and contentious vetting process by the city and community. The BRC is a nonprofit entering intoa landlord/tenant relationship for which they are under no legal obligation to secure the blessings of the community board, politicians or neighborhood advocates. Wenevertheless believe that the BRC has been responsive, open, and transparent with the community about their plan.
We encourage readers interested in learning more about this project to access the BRC website — www.brc.org — which lays out a description of the new program, detailedresponses to questions from members of the community, the BRC’s strategy for safety and security as well as the organization’s funding sources, and support letters frombusiness and residential neighbors.
The opposition to the BRC facility rightfully insisted on a transparent presentation of zoning, security, and other issues — but we believe their argument that the facility poses asecurity, economic and quality of life threat to the 25th St. block and the neighborhood in general is not persuasive.
The blocks on which BRC’s Lafayette Street and Bowery facilities now stand are populated by everything from mom and pop shops to upscale stores to NYU dorms to numerousresidences. This clearly demonstrates that such a facility can exist alongside business and residential entities without causing any damage to personal safety or the bottom line.
As for the effectiveness of their programs, BRC has, over four decades, been thoroughly vetted and scrutinized by city, state and local interests. A further vote of confidencemust be given when one realizes that the most contentious element of the plan — a 200-bed shelter which will be filled by homeless men with mental health challenges — doesnot allow for any coming and going. These men will be effectively locked down until their treatment is complete.
Some neighborhood organizations are still calling for the BRC to start with considerably less than 200 beds and then work their way up as they prove their ability to manage theprogram. But for the entire project to be financially possible, the shelter must operate at or near capacity. We are confident that BRC has the experience and track record tomake this larger project a success.
Having 200 homeless people off of our streets and getting quality care is far better than 75 or 100. Addicts come in all shapes, sizes and levels of economic status. Even the mostupstanding of Chelsea citizens may one day find themselves in desperate need of the services being responsibly dispensed at BRC. When that day comes, we’re grateful that BRCwill be there to welcome and help you — without judgment — in your quest for sobriety.
We are convinced that, in the long term, Chelsea will not only embrace the BRC, but will be proud that W. 25th St. is home to a standard-setting facility that turns people’s livesaround.
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