Sentences with phrase «new supportive housing units»

To help fight recent increases in homelessness, finance the construction of new supportive housing units that combine housing with such services as job counseling and treatment for addiction and mental illness.

New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) is responsible for carrying out Governor Andrew M. Cuomo's $ 10 billion HOUSE NY 2020 plan to finance 100,000 affordable housing units over five years and leading the Governor's $ 10 billion Homelessness Action Plan to create 20,000 new supportive housing units over the next 15 years.

A coalition of groups is launching a campaign this week to push Cuomo to follow through on a promise to fund thousands of new supportive housing units before the legislative session ends next month.

The governor is expected to announce stricter state scrutiny of New York City's homeless shelters and thousands of new supportive housing units during his big speech tomorrow, as he focuses on the growing problem of homelessness in city and continues to battle with Mayor Bill de Blasio.

Beyond that, Milstein said the remainder of mortgage settlement money should go toward helping the homeless, including through a New York / New York IV program that would spend $ 183 million to fund 5,000 new supportive housing units across the state.

Another $ 100 million of those funds will go to affordable housing projects in areas like Brooklyn and $ 1 billion for new supportive housing units statewide.

They cite major increases in rental assistance programs and a significant increase in funding toward new supportive housing units, calling on Cuomo to match.

A week ago, de Blasio appeared with a group of bipartisan lawmakers to announce a $ 2.6 billion plan to create 15,000 new supportive housing units over 15 years, without using state money.

ALBANY - A coalition of groups is launching a campaign this week to push Gov. Cuomo to follow through on a promise to fund thousands of new supportive housing units before the legislative session ends next month.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is expected to announce stricter state scrutiny of New York City's homeless shelters and thousands of new supportive housing units during his State of the State speech Wednesday, as he focuses on the growing problem of homelessness in the city.

On Friday, July 10, New York State Assembly Social Services Chair Andrew Hevesi released a letter to Governor Andrew Cuomo calling for 35,000 new supportive housing units.

The Campaign 4 New York / New York Housing applauds Governor Cuomo and the NYS Legislature for making the commitment to build 6,000 new supportive housing units, the funding for which is included in appropriations of nearly $ 2 billion in the budget and subject to an MOU.

The Governor previewed this plan in his State of the State address when he made a commitment to finance 20,000 new supportive housing units over the next 15 years, provide continued support for existing supportive housing and make new shelter beds available.

At 9 a.m., homeless New Yorkers and advocates for the homeless hold a press conference outside the governor's NYC office, calling on him to keep his promise to build 20,000 new supportive housing units, 633 Third Ave., Manhattan.

But today Mr. Cuomo announced plans to pour state money into the issue: $ 20 billion over five years — to help fun 100,000 units of affordable housing across the state, and to pay for 6,000 new supportive housing units over five years and 1,000 emergency beds.