Nazareth Housing Inc

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NAZARETH HOUSING MANAGES 16 UNITS OF EMERGENCY FAMILY SHELTER (EFS) FOR FAMILIES WITH DEPENDENT CHILDREN IN THE BRONX, THORPE FAMLY RESIDENCE PROVIDES TEMPORARY TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FOR 16 FAMILIES. OVER THE COURSE OF FY22, 21 FAMILIES WERE HOUSED IN THE SHELTER, INCLUDING 55 CHILDREN. 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. IN FY22, 10 FAMILIES, INCLUDING 26 CHILDREN, MOVED INTO PERMANENT HOUSING.

THE SAFETY NET CREATED BY OUR URGENT NEEDS PROGRAMS EXPANDS HOUSEHOLD BUDGETS AND STRENGTHENS A CLIENT'S ECONOMIC FOUNDATION, 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 THE NYC FOOD COLLABORATIVE. IN FY22, THE PANTRY FED OVER 99,800 DUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS, SUPPLEMENTING OVER 1,035,000 MEALS. WE CONTINUE TO SEE A GROWING NEED FOR OUR SERVICES AS THE PRICE OF FOOD INCREASES AND THE EVICTION MORATORIUM HAS ENDED.

NAZARETH HOUSING'S HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION PROGRAM, THE HOUSING STABILITY SUPPORT PROGRAM (HSSP), ASSISTS HOUSEHOLDS SEEKING TO AVOID EVICTION AND PROVIDES 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 5,635 INDIVIDUALS IN FY22; OF THE HOUSEHOLDS THAT CAME TO NAZARETH HOUSING ON THE VERGE OF EVICTION, ALL SUCCESSFULLY RETAINED THEIR HOUSING DUE TO SERVICES THEY RECEIVED THROUGH NAZARETH HOUSING. OVER 1,582 INDIVIDUALS WERE SCREENED FOR AND ENROLLED IN APPLICABLE ENTITLEMENTS PROGRAMS. THE MONEYLAB VITA TAX CLINIC RETURNED $450,000 TO 372 LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS AT NO COST TO THEM. HSSP WAS ALSO INVOLVED IN THE EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (ERAP), AND ASSISTED 111 FAMILIES IN ACCESSING RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO AVOID EVICTION.

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 FY22 44 HOUSEHOLDS CALLED OUR SUPPORTIVE HOUSING HOME, INCLUDING 37 CHILDREN.