The Partnership To End Homelessness Inc

ENDING HOMELESSNESS BY PREVENTING IT.

HOUSING AND CRISIS:OUR HOUSING PROGRAMS ADDRESSES IMMEDIATE CRISES AND ENSURE CLIENTS KEEP THEIR HOMES BY PROVIDING RENTAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND HOUSING PLACEMENTS. OUR HOUSING ASSISTANCE MODEL IS A FULL GRANT PAYMENT (NO LOANS) THAT IS ACCESSIBLE TO IMMIGRANTS AND CITIZENS, REGARDLESS OF EMPLOYMENT STATUS. WE PROVIDE RENTAL ASSISTANCE AS A FIRST STEP TO KEEPING FAMILIES SAFELY HOUSED WHILE WE PROVIDE THEM WITH ONGOING SUPPORT TO SECURE AND/OR IMPROVE THEIR INCOME. THIS WORK INCLUDES NYC ONE SHOT DEAL NAVIGATION AND RELATED ADVOCACY FOR ALL ELIGIBLE FAMILIES; LANDLORD NEGOTIATIONS AND MEDIATION TO SECURE RENT AND ARREARS DISCOUNTS, NEW LEASES, REPAIRS AND TIMELY PAYMENTS; COLLABORATIONS WITH LEGAL SERVICES PARTNERS TO ENSURE LEGAL REPRESENTATION FOR CLIENTS, WHEN NECESSARY; AND, RAPID REHOUSING FOR CLIENTS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE (OR OTHER EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES) THAT PREVENTS THEM FROM REMAINING IN THEIR CURRENT HOME. OUR CRISIS ASSISTANCE WORK AUGMENTS OUR HOUSING PROGRAMS. NEW YORKERS ON THE VERGE OF HOMELESSNESS EXPERIENCE HIGH LEVELS OF STRESS AND OFTEN CANNOT FULLY FOCUS ON OTHER GOALS UNTIL THE CRISIS IS RESOLVED. IN TANDEM WITH OUR HOUSING INTERVENTIONS, WE STABILIZE FAMILIES IN THEIR HOMES BY PROVIDING CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES AND CASEWORK TO GIVE CLIENTS ACCESS TO GOVERNMENT BENEFITS, EDUCATION ACCESS, FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT, EMERGENCY FOOD PROGRAMS, CHILDCARE, SMALL CASH GRANTS, ASSISTANCE VIA OUR ON-SITE PANTRY AND OTHER EMERGENCY SERVICES.

MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING:OUR HEALTH AND WELL-BEING PROGRAMS ADDRESS THE MENTAL HEALTH AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING NEEDS OF OUR CLIENTS. WOMEN AND CHILDREN OF COLOR WHO ACCOUNT FOR MORE THAN TWO-THIRDS OF PEOPLE IN SHELTER OR IN RENTAL ARREARS AND ON THE BRINK OF LOSING THEIR HOMES ARE THE FACE OF NYC HOMELESSNESS. MOST ARE STRUGGLING TO KEEP A ROOF OVER THEIR HEAD AND SURVIVE ON LOW INCOME. OUR CLIENTS MIRROR THIS CITYWIDE TREND: WOMEN ACCOUNT FOR 80% OF ALL CLIENT HOUSEHOLDS SERVED AND 69% OF THOSE AGED 65+; WOMEN AND CHILDREN ACCOUNT FOR MORE THAN TWO-THIRDS OF PEOPLE AT RISK; MORE THAN HALF OF CLIENTS (57%) ARE WORKING; PEOPLE OF COLOR ACCOUNT FOR 95% OF ALL CLIENTS; APPROXIMATELY 70% OF CLIENTS ARE BELOW 30% AREA MEDIAN INCOME (AMI) AND 98% ARE BELOW 50% AMI; AND, MORE THAN ONE IN TEN CLIENTS (11%) ARE 65+ (THE AVERAGE AGE OF ADULT CLIENTS IS 48). A MAJORITY OF OUR CLIENTS ARE NAVIGATING THE COMPLEX TRAUMA THAT RESULTS FROM HISTORIES OF CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. WE MAINTAIN A TRAUMA-INFORMED ENVIRONMENT AND OFFER MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING SERVICES WHEN CLIENTS ARE READY TO ENGAGE, INCLUDING CULTURALLY-COMPETENT MENTAL HEALTH SCREENINGS; ONE-ON-ONE COUNSELING (IN-PERSON AND VIA TELEHEALTH); PEER SUPPORT; FACILITATED WORKSHOPS AND GROUPS ON TOPICS SUCH AS SEXUAL TRAUMA, PARENTING AND TENANT'S RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES. WE WORK WITH OUR CLIENTS FOR AT LEAST ONE YEAR, AND WE CONTINUE TO BE AVAILABLE WHENEVER A CLIENT MAY NEED US IN THE FUTURE.

EDUCATION AND PUBLIC NARRATIVE:THE PARTNERSHIP WORKS IN COMMUNITY AND IN COLLABORATIONS TO CHANGE THE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF HOMELESSNESS AND INCREASE AWARENESS THAT WOMEN AND CHILDREN OF COLOR ARE THE PRIMARY GROUPS HURT BY HOMELESSNESS, A MAJORITY OF THE FAMILIES AT RISK OR EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS ARE LIVING WITH COMPLEX TRAUMA AND PREVENTION IS THE MOST COST-EFFECTIVE AND HUMANITARIAN APPROACH TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO WORKS WITH PARTNERS TO ENSURE ACCESS TO EDUCATION AS A MEANS OF ENDING INTERGENERATIONAL HOMELESSNESS, AND PROVIDES EDUCATION PROGRAMMING TO AUGMENT ITS HEALTH AND WELL-BEING PROGRAMMING INCLUDING FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT, BUDGETING, BANKING AND CREDIT AND EMPLOYMENT/CAREER DEVELOPMENT.