Published on Interfaith Assembly on Homelessness & Housing (http://www.iahh.org)
Partners and Resources

 

Street Sheets/Resources available for homeless and poor New Yorkers:

Mini-sheet [1]

 

Job Skills Development [2]

 

Food [3]

 

Hygiene [4]

 

Medical/Dental [5]

 

Shelter [6]

 

Bronx Food Programs [7]

 

Queens Food Programs [8]

 

Staten Island Outreach [9]

 

Brooklyn Meals [10]

 

Brooklyn Pantries [11]

 

PARTNERS

Citywide Task Force on Housing Court
212-962-4266
info@cwtfhc.org [12]
www.cwtfhc.org [13]

Coalition for the Homeless
212-776-2000
info@cfthomeless.org [14]
www.coalitionforthehomeless.org [15]


Housing First
718-388-1478
info@housingfirst.net [16]
www.housingfirst.net [17]

Housing Here and Now
718-246-7900 x250
info@housingherenandnow.org [18]
www.housinghereandnow.org [19]

Met Council on Housing
212-979-6238
active@metcouncil.net [20]
www.metcouncil.net [21]

Interfaith Coalition of Advocates for Reentry and Employment (ICARE)
212-280-1386
info@nyicare.org [22] www.nyicare.org [23]
Northwest Bronx Community & Clergy Coalition
718-796-7950
khnia@nwbccc.net [24]
www.northwestbronx.org [25]

Partnership for the Homeless
212-645-3444
gmaynor@pfth.org [26]
www.partnershipforthehomeless.org [27]

Picture the Homeless
646-314-6423
sam@picturethehomeless.org [28]
www.picturethehomeless.org [29]

Pratt Institute Center for Community & Environmental Development (PICCED)
718-636-3486
blander@pratt.edu [30]
www.picced.org [31]

Supportive Housing Network of NYC
212-870-3303
nbranca@shnny.org [32]
www.shnny.org [33]

Tenants & Neighbors
212-608-4320
michael@tandn.org [34]
www.tandn.org [35]

 

Faith Based Community Coalitions

  • Eastside Congregations for Housing Justice [36]
  • West Siders for Peace and Justice
  • Partners in Grace
  • Ecclesia Ministries of New York [37]
  • OTHER RESOURCES

    GENERAL:www.homepages.nyu.edu [38] most comprehensive guide to overall housing related issues in NYC; contains over one hundred links to organizations, laws and regulations, government agencies, attorneys, etc. Excellent “gateway” for anyone needing housing information.

     

    ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS:following are links to local housing, homeless and tenant advocacy organizations; each site contains links to additional local and national organizations. They advocate and lobby for funding and legislation.

    Housing First- 718-388-1478 www.housingfirst.net [39]

    Housing Here & Now 212-608-5122 www.housinghereandnow.org [40]

    City-Wide Task Force on Housing Court 212-962-4266 www.cwtfhc.org [41]

    Met Council on Housing 212-979-6238 www.metcouncil.net [42]

    NYS Tenants & Neighbors 212-608-4320 www.tenantsandneighbors.org [43]

    Habitat for Humanity 212-991-4000 http://www.habitatnyc.org [44]

    Coalition for the Homeless 212-964-5900 www.coalitionforthehomeless.org [45]

    Partnership for the Homeless 212-645-3444 www.partnershipforthehomeless.org [46]

     

    EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE:

    www.nyc.gov [47] help with evictions or emergency shelter or call 311.

     

    FINDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING: See these websites for types of housing & income guidelines; where to obtain applications and how to get on waiting lists.

    www.nyc.gov [48] Good overall gateway, the “NYC Affordable Housing Resource Center” (Call “311”)

    www.nyc.gov [49] This site is maintained by HPD and has a email listserv that you can sign up for to get notices of new lotteries for “affordable housing” set asides in new housing (such as “80-20" programs), also Mitchell-Lama Housing, etc. (Call 212-863-5610 or 311)

    www.nyc.gov [50] This site is maintained by the Dept for the Aging; go to right side of page and under "other resources" click on the link to "City-wide Senior Housing Search" for lists of senior housing sites by zip code and how to apply to each. (Call 311)

    www.housingnyc.gov [51] Site of NYC Rent Guidelines Board, worth exploring, many tips and links (212-385-2934)

    www.cucs.org [52] by Center for Urban Community Services, currently has the best updated list of vacancies and contact information for various non-profit “Supportive Housing” buildings through out NYC. (212-801-3300)

    www.dhcr.state.ny.us [53] Site by NYS Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR listings throughout NY State (1-866-275-3427)

    www.hud.gov [54] Site by US Housing & Urban Development, search feature for NYS and national listings (1-212-264-8000)

    www.jewishhome.org [55] Jewish Home for the Aging, types of senior housing & nursing homes, links & referrals (212-870-5919)

    www.fria.org [56] Friends and Relatives of the Institutionalized Aged- good info on “Assisted Loving”, Nursing Homes and advocacy (212-732-4455)

    (Above Information compiled courtesy of Goddard Riverside Family Council: 212-873-6600 x304 visit us at www.goddard.org [57])

    www.nyfsc.org [58] The Foundation for Senior Citizens has a "home sharing program"

    http://www.nysaccessiblehousing.org [59] New York State has an on-line list of where to apply for "accessible" housing

    Housing and Mortgages on Affordable Housing [60]


    Source URL: http://www.iahh.org/Resources

    Links:
    [1] http://www.iahh.org/files/pdf/streetsheets/mini-sheet.pdf
    [2] http://www.iahh.org/files/pdf/streetsheets/employment.pdf
    [3] http://www.iahh.org/files/pdf/streetsheets/food.pdf
    [4] http://www.iahh.org/files/pdf/streetsheets/hygiene.pdf
    [5] http://www.iahh.org/files/pdf/streetsheets/medical-legal.pdf
    [6] http://www.iahh.org/files/pdf/streetsheets/shelter.pdf
    [7] http://www.iahh.org/files/pdf/streetsheets/food-bronx.pdf
    [8] http://www.iahh.org/files/pdf/streetsheets/food-queens.pdf
    [9] http://www.iahh.org/files/pdf/streetsheets/outreach_staten_island.pdf
    [10] http://www.iahh.org/files/pdf/streetsheets/meals-brooklyn.pdf
    [11] http://www.iahh.org/files/pdf/streetsheets/pantries-brooklyn.pdf
    [12] mailto:info@cwtfhc.org
    [13] http://www.cwtfhc.org
    [14] mailto:info@cfthomeless.org
    [15] http://www.coalitionforthehomeless.org
    [16] mailto:info@housingfirst.net
    [17] http://www.housingfirst.net
    [18] mailto:info@housinghereandnow.org
    [19] http://www.housinghereandnow.org
    [20] mailto:active@metcouncil.net
    [21] http://www.metcouncil.net
    [22] mailto:info@nyicare.org
    [23] http://www.nyicare.org
    [24] mailto:khnia@nwbccc.net
    [25] http://www.northwestbronx.org/
    [26] mailto:gmaynor@pfth.org
    [27] http://www.partnershipforthehomeless.org/
    [28] mailto:sam@picturethehomeless.org
    [29] http://www.picturethehomeless.org
    [30] mailto:blander@pratt.edu
    [31] http://www.picced.org
    [32] mailto:nbranca@shnny.org
    [33] http://www.shnny.org
    [34] mailto:michael@tandn.org
    [35] http://www.tandn.org
    [36] http://www.iahh.org/eschj
    [37] http://www.ecclesiany.org
    [38] http://homepages.nyu.edu/~swl2/housing.html
    [39] http://www.housingfirst.net/index.html
    [40] http://www.housinghereandnow.org
    [41] http://www.cwtfhc.org/
    [42] http://www.metcouncil.net/
    [43] http://www.tenantsandneighbors.org/
    [44] http://www.habitatnyc.org/
    [45] http://www.coalitionforthehomeless.org/
    [46] http://www.partnershipforthehomeless.org/
    [47] http://www.nyc.gov/html/housinginfo/html/em_assist/emergency_assistance.shtml/
    [48] http://www.nyc.gov/html/housinginfo/html/home/home.shtml/
    [49] http://www.nyc.gov/html/hpd/html/apartment/lotteries.shtml/
    [50] http://www.nyc.gov/html/dfta/html/senior/housing.shtml/
    [51] http://www.housingnyc.com/
    [52] http://www.cucs.org/hrc/vac_update.php/
    [53] http://www.dhcr.state.ny.us/ahd/
    [54] http://www.hud.gov/local/index.cfm?state=ny/
    [55] http://www.jewishhome.org
    [56] http://www.fria.org/fria/
    [57] http://www.goddard.org
    [58] http://www.nyfsc.org
    [59] http://www.nysaccessiblehousing.org/
    [60] http://www.mortgageloan.com/affordable/