Welcome to the December issue of Network News, the Supportive Housing Network of New York's monthly e-newsletter. You'll find lead articles on the post-election landscape for our supportive housing community; the Mayor's supportive housing task force recommendations and first awards for NYC 15/15; Campaign 4 NY/NY Housing 20k letter campaign; Gary Hattem retires; a conference on housing for people involved with the criminal justice system; residence openings upstate, on Long Island, and in Syracuse, and more.
Thanks for reading!
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A Letter to Our Members from Executive Director Laura Mascuch on the Post-Election Landscape
Here at the Network, we remain very concerned by the uncertainty surrounding housing and homelessness policy in the aftermath of the presidential election. The records and proposals of President-Elect
Donald Trump along with the Congressional leadership poses numerous risks and challenges to the public private cooperation that has allowed our supportive housing stock to flourish in New York State.
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Press Conference Announces Task Force Recommendations for Mayor's NYC 15/15 Initiative
On December 12th, the Mayor's Office held a press conference at Breaking Ground's The Schermerhorn announcing the recommendations of the Supportive Housing Task Force and awards to 11 organizations to provide 550 new scattered site supportive housing units as part of the
NYC 15/15 Initiative, his commitment to creating 15,000 units of supportive housing over the next fifteen years.
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20,000 Letters Campaign Launched to Urge Leaders to SIGN THE MOU
On November 21, the Network, as part of the Campaign 4 NY/NY Housing, launched a new advocacy initiative to send 20,000 messages to our legislators in Albany - one for every supportive housing unit promised - to urge the Governor and Legislature to SIGN THE MOU TODAY and fulfill the supportive housing promise made last year!
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Gary Hattem Departs Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation
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Gary Hattem
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Gary Hattem - a leading light in the affordable and supportive housing world for decades -- is retiring as President of the Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation at the end of the year. Mr. Hattem, was responsible for the firm's corporate social responsibility activities in the Americas region, Deutsche Bank's social finance activities globally and established the Community Development Finance Group in 1990. More than $2.5 billion has been deployed through these activities in the U.S., and the international work has led to over $300 million in funds under management.
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Faith Leaders Mark Thanksgiving With Plea for Homeless Housing
The advent of Thanksgiving inspired faith leaders across New York State to call on the Governor to make good on his nearly year-old promise to create 20,000 homes for the most vulnerable homeless New Yorkers over the next fifteen years and release funds to pay for the first 6,000.
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New Supportive Housing Development Opens on Long Island
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Cutting the ribbon at Liberty Landing.
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Concern for Independent Living opened a magnificent new supportive housing development, Liberty Landing, in Ronkonkoma on October 26th. The 59-unit supportive housing development houses 30 formerly homeless veterans, and offers the other 28 units as affordable housing for low income Long Island families, many of whom are also veterans.
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Notes from
Excluded Conference
On October 27th, the
Fortune Society, John Jay College's Prison Re-entry Institute, the Network, and CSH hosted a conference on the obstacles people with criminal justice involvement face trying to access safe, affordable housing and promising practices as to how to overcome them. The sold-out event attracted a deeply engaged audience of 250 people. The Fortune Society's
Stanley Richards, the first formerly incarcerated individual appointed by the City Council to be a member of the NYC Board of Corrections, acted as the host for the day.
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Ebenezer Square Apartments Opens in West Seneca
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Beautiful new Ebenezer Square.
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Living Opportunities of DePaul opened a beautiful supportive housing development, Ebenezer Square Apartments, in West Seneca on November 17th. The mixed-use development rises on the site of a long-vacant big-box store and features 100 affordable apartments, 75 of which are supportive housing units for persons in recovery from mental illness.
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Finger Lakes Rural Initiative Housing Project Opens
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As testament to the fact that supportive housing comes in all sizes and fits into any neighborhood, the Finger Lakes Area Counselling and Recovery Agency (FLACRA) opened four residences in four counties for individuals struggling with homelessness and substance abuse. The four buildings, located across the Finger Lakes region, will provide eight permanent homes for homeless individuals with a disabling condition and 14 transitional units for people in recovery from substance use.
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Network
Jobs Board
Check out these job openings and many others on our Jobs Board. Network members can post their employment opportunities for free!
Social Worker
for Lantern Community Services.
Administrative Assistant for The West Side Federation for Senior and Supportive Housing, Inc.
Client Care Coordinator for Henry Street Settlement.
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EDF Climate Corps summer fellows get clean energy projects on the fast track to accomplishment - improving the organization's bottom line and environmental impact at the same time. To host a fellow or find out more about the program, email
Scott Wentzell.
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In the News
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Comings and Goings
After 16 years of service,
Patricia Dawson left Catholic Charities of Brooklyn and Queens. Her most recent position was Senior Vice President Housing Management/Director of Operations, responsible for managing 32 affordable housing sites. She also acted as Associate Director from 2002-2014. The Network's Executive Director
Laura Mascuch said,
"We owe a great debt to Trish for her steadfast support over the years. She has always been a stellar team member on our annual Albany Lobby Day and a quite capable go-to in every arena, including helping to host the Mayor's announcement of the Supportive Housing Task Force. She will be missed."
John Tynan, of Catholic Charities Progress of People's Development Corps. said, "Trish was a real leader in combining the real estate functions and the social service functions in supportive housing. And she was innovative in the way she did it. The work of everyone from maintenance workers to desktop counselors was integrated to serve the person in need. She was a designer and implementer of this integrated approach to supportive housing."
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