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EMERGENCY FAMILY SHELTER SERVICESNAZARETH HOUSING MANAGES 16 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 70 CHILDREN IN FY21. 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 5259 INDIVIDUALS IN FY21; OF THE 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 143 INDIVIDUALS WERE SCREENED FOR AND ENROLLED IN APPLICABLE ENTITLEMENTS PROGRAMS. WHILE THE MONEY LAB VITA TAX CLINIC RETURNED $550,000 TO 304 LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS AT NO COST. COVID-19 SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECTED SERVICE DELIVERY IN FY21. 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.

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 FY21, 44 HOUSEHOLDS CALLED OUR SUPPORTIVE HOUSING HOME, INCLUDING 40 CHILDREN.

URGENT NEEDS ASSISTANCETHE SAFETY NET CREATED BY OUR URGENT 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 @ 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 FY21, THE PANTRY FED OVER 78,199 INDIVIDUALS, SUPPLEMENTING OVER 1,000,000 MEALS. COVID-19 SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECTED SERVICE DELIVERY IN FY21. ALTHOUGH 40% OF FOOD PANTRIES CLOSED IN MARCH AND APRIL OF 2020, THE DOORS TO LOUISE'S PANTRY REMAINED OPENED EVERY WEEK TO MEET THE COMMUNITY'S SURGING NEED FOR FOOD. EMERGENCY GRANTS FROM PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS AND THE NYS NOURISH INITIATIVE ALLOWED NH TO ENSURE THAT NO ONE WAS TURNED AWAY FROM THE LINE AND THAT ALL LEFT WITH FRESH PRODUCE, FISH OR MEAT IN ADDITION TO DRY AND CANNED GOODS. PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC, LOUISE'S PANTRY SERVED APPROXIMATELY 200 HOUSEHOLDS EACH WEEK, LOUISE'S PANTRY NOW SERVES MORE THAN 450 FAMILIES A WEEK.