Henry Street Awarded Continuuum of Care Program Competition Grant
By Henry Street Settlement
The U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development awarded Henry Street Settlement a $646,500 grant as part of their Continuuum of Care Program Competition. The funds will support aftercare services for residents who move into permanent housing after living in one in Henry Street’s transitional and supportive housing shelters.
“We are thrilled and grateful to receive this new funding, which will allow Henry Street to launch a major rapid re-housing and after-care initiative for residents of our agency’s three family shelters on the Lower East Side,” said Jeremy Reiss, Deputy Development Officer of Public Policy and External Relations.
Geniria Armstrong, Deputy Program Officer for Transitional and Supportive Housing, explained, “In the coming year, this grant will enable us to help 30 homeless families relocate to permanent housing. We will provide each family with intensive after-care services—including case management, employment and education assistance, financial coaching, and rental subsidy support—to ensure that their transition from shelter to independent living is successful and sustainable.”
In a statement recognizing Henry Street’s award, the Department of Housing & Urban Development noted that “the CoC Program is an important part of HUD’s mission. COCs all over the country continue to improve the lives of homeless men, women and children throughout their local planning efforts… HUD commends [Henry Street] for its work and encourages it to continue to strive for excellence in the fight against homelessness.”
This initiative is critical and timely: Today, New York City’s homeless shelter census has swelled to 58,000, and 42 percent of shelter residents are children. Henry Street has been a leader in the provision of homeless services for decades; the Settlement founded the nation’s first apartment-style shelter in 1972.
“We are proud to build upon our legacy with this vital new initiative, and to remain on the forefront of the fight to resolve New York City’s homelessness crisis,” said David Garza, Executive Director of Henry Street.
