Scaered-site supporve housing Four organizaons run “scaered-site” programs for youth aging out of foster care, apartments in the com- munity visited by teamseams of professionals who provide individualized support, educaonal and voca- onal services. Virtually all scaered-site apartments are shared two-bedrooms. St. Vincent Services provides supporve housing to 26 young adults aging out of foster care in Brooklyn. Emily Hertz [email protected]718-794-6331 New York Foundling provides supporve housing to 25 youth aging out of foster care. Tiffany Walker Tiff[email protected]646-413-0629 SCO Family Services provides apartments and services to 36 young adults in Queens. Mary Noto-Gilroy [email protected]718-739-1681 ext. 12 Jewish Board of Family & Chil- dren’s Services provides apart- ments and services to 26 young people transioning from foster care in the Bronx. Vanessa A. Edwards [email protected]718-931-4045 x 208 Supporve Housing for Youth Transioning Out of Foster Care What is supporve housing? Supporve housing is a simple commonsense soluon to homelessness among vulnerable people: independent, affordable housing linked to easily-accessible support services aimed at helping at-risk tenants achieve their life goals. Tenants pay no more than a third of their income in rent and have easy access to whatever assistance they need to achieve in- dendence -- everything from learning how to cook to finding and pursuing a meaningful ca- reer. Supporve housing for some 200 youth aging out of foster care was created starng in 2007. There are two types of supporve housing, “scaered-site” -- rented apartments in the community visited regularly by support staff - - and single site -- apartments in a building de- veloped and run by a nonprofit in which services are offered by on-site staff. Eligible tenants are between 18-25 years old who are leaving or having recently lef foster care who had been in foster care for more than a year afer their 16th birthday and who are at risk of homelessness. To apply, a social service provider must fill out a 2010E applicaon. For more informaon, contact Paul Williams at Administraon for Childrens Services (212) 676-6779 or at [email protected]. For more informaon about supporve hous- ing visit www.shnny.org
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Scattered-site supportive housing
Four organizations run “scattered-site” programs foryouth aging out of foster care, apartments in the com-munity visited by teamseams of professionals whoprovide individualized support, educational and voca-tional services. Virtually all scattered-site apartmentsare shared two-bedrooms.
St. Vincent Services provides supportive housing to 26 youngadults aging out of foster care inBrooklyn.
Supportive housing is a simple commonsensesolution to homelessness among vulnerablepeople: independent, affordable housinglinked to easily-accessible support servicesaimed at helping at-risk tenants achieve theirlife goals. Tenants pay no more than a third oftheir income in rent and have easy access towhatever assistance they need to achieve in-dendence -- everything from learning how tocook to finding and pursuing a meaningful ca-reer. Supportive housing for some 200 youthaging out of foster care was created startingin 2007.
There are two types of supportive housing,“scattered-site” -- rented apartments in thecommunity visited regularly by support staff -- and single site -- apartments in a building de-veloped and run by a nonprofit in whichservices are offered by on-site staff. Eligibletenants are between 18-25 years old who areleaving or having recently left foster care whohad been in foster care for more than a yearafter their 16th birthday and who are at riskof homelessness. To apply, a social serviceprovider must fill out a 2010E application. Formore information, contact Paul Williams atAdministration for Childrens Services (212)676-6779 or at [email protected].
For more information about supportive hous-ing visit www.shnny.org
The Lee, Lower East Side Manhattan -- 262units, 55 for youth. Owned by CommonGround Community, services by The Door.
Lantern Organization has three residences foryouth: Vicinitas Hall, the Bronx -- 68 apartmentsfor a mix of at-risk and low-income youth(kitchen pictured on front); Shafer Hall, EastHarlem -- 91 apartments, 25 for youth; JasperHall, the Bronx -- 53 apartments, 22 for youth
Questions about supportive housing foryoung adults
Is it like a group home? No: supportive housing is housing, not a program. Services are person-centered and comprehensive: the tenant works with staff to sethis/her life goals, and staff do whatever they canto help her/him attain them.
Is it like a NYCHA apartment?No, supportive housing is different from NYCHAhousing on several fronts. There is staff in supportive housing dedicated to tenants’ successin becoming independent, fulfilled adults. Supportive housing is also nonprofit owned andoperated: nonprofit landlords ensure that property management issues are dealt with expeditiously and that the housing is good quality. And supportive housing for youth is not permanent: it is offered only until a youth turns 26years old.
Do I have to pay rent? Yes, like all tenants, supportive housing tenantsmust pay rent. But unlike tenants in unsubsidizedhousing, supportive housing tenants only need topay a third of their income towards rent, whateverthat income may be.
Will the staff in supportive housing help me get agood job, go back to school, get my own apartment?Yes: staff in supportive housing will work with youto help you acquire the skills to be productive, fulfilled adults, including help managing health, mental health and addiction issues, going back to school, learning a trade, helpgetting and keeping a job, help dealing withtrauma, parenting and connecting to family.
“I don’t know ofanywhere elsewhere I couldhave found asmuch help.”