Nazareth Housing

Nazareth Housing manages 16 units of emergency family shelter (efs) for families with dependent children. In the bronx, thorpe family residence provided temporary transitional Housing for 21 families, in fy23. 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. Though this work 10 families, including 26 children, transitioned into affordable permanent 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 fy23, 47 households called our supportive Housing home.

Nh's homelessness prevention program, the Housing stability support program (hssp), assists households seeking to avoid eviction and provides new yorkers 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 7,511 individuals in fy23; of the households that came to Nazareth housig on the verge of eviction, all successfully retained their Housing 584 individuals were enrolled in applicable entitlements programs. Our vita free tax clinic prepared 731 tax returns and returned almsot $1,000,000 to low-income households at no cost to the filers.

The safety net created by our immediate needs programs expands household budgets and strengthens a client's economic foundations, leaving more money available each month for rent and other necessities. Nazareth Housing offers one-shot rental arrears assistance for households facing eviction, and advocates with utility companies to keep the lights on. Short-term assistance such as this helps clients deal with the immediate needs facing their household, and connects them to additional, longer-term solutions offered through our suite of services. Louise's pantry at Nazareth Housing has been a reliable source of nutritious food and other goods (such as toiletries and infant supplies) on the lower east side since 2012 and in the bronx since 2016. It benefits from the strong support and partnership of city harvest and food bank of new york. In fy23, the pantry fed over 99,800 individuals, supplementing over 1.1 million meals. Prior to the pandemic, louise's pantry served approximately 200 households each week, louise's pantry now serves more than 450 families a week.