New York/New York III Housing Agreement
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Background
In November 2005, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Governor George E. Pataki entered into the
New York/New York III Supportive Housing agreement to create 9,000 new units of supportive housing
in New York City over the next ten years. These units, along with the more than 3,000 additional
units currently in development will fulfill the City's commitment to create 12,000 units of
supportive housing in New York City. Supportive housing combines permanent, affordable housing
with services and helps people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless achieve housing
stability and independence in the community. It is the proven cost-effective solution to
homelessness, as it is less costly to provide permanent housing than to expend resources on
emergency care such as shelters, hospitals, jails and prisons.
Under the agreement, the City and State will invest close to $1 billion in capital funding
and over $150 million annually for services and operating expenses. The NY/NY III housing will be provided in two models: (1)
“congregate” or single-site buildings where there will be a number of NY/NY III units mixed in
with other single or family units for low-income tenants from the community; and (2) “scattered-site,”
in which individual apartments are rented from existing market housing throughout the City.
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Who Will be Served
Whereas the prior two New York/New York agreements produced housing solely for homeless single
adults with mental illness, the new pact targets a broader range of individuals to better reflect
the homeless population on city streets and in shelters today.
The populations to be served under NY/NY III include:
- Chronically homeless single adults who suffer from a
serious and persistent mental illness (SPMI) or who are diagnosed as mentally
ill and chemically addicted (MICA);
- Single adults who are presently living in
NYS-operated psychiatric centers or State-operated transitional residences and
who could live independently in the community if provided with supportive
housing and who would be at risk of street or sheltered homelessness if
discharged without supportive housing;
- Young adults, ages 18-25, who have a serious mental
illness being treated in NYS licensed residential treatment facilities, State
psychiatric facilities or leaving or having recently left foster care and who
could live independently in the community if provided with supportive housing
and who would be at risk of street or sheltered homelessness if discharged
without supportive housing;
- Chronically homeless families, or families at risk of
becoming chronically homeless, in which the head of the household suffers from
SPMI or a MICA disorder;
- Chronically homeless single adults who have a
substance abuse disorder that is a primary barrier to independent living and
who also have a disabling clinical condition (i.e. a medical or mental health
(non-SPMI) condition that further impairs their ability to live
independently);*
- Homeless single adults who have completed a course of
treatment for a substance abuse disorder and are at risk of street
homelessness or sheltered homelessness and who need transitional supportive
housing (that may include half-way houses) to sustain sobriety and achieve
independent living;*
- Chronically homeless families, or families at serious
risk of becoming chronically homeless, in which the head of the household
suffers from a substance abuse disorder, a disabling medical condition, or
HIV/AIDS;*
- Chronically homeless single adults who are persons
living with HIV/AIDS (who are clients of HASA or who are clients with
symptomatic HIV who are receiving cash assistance from the City) and who
suffer from a co-occurring serious and persistent mental illness, a substance
abuse disorder, or a MICA disorder;* and
- Young adults (aged 25 years or younger (18-25?) leaving or having recently left foster care or who had
been in foster care for more than a year after their 16th birthdays and who are at risk of street homelessness
or sheltered homelessness.
*Up to 100 units in these categories will be targeted to young adults (aged 18-25 years).
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Additional Information
Requests for proposals (RFP), concept reports and other information related to the process on which contractors may bid to provide NY/NY III housing will be posted here on an ongoing basis. Contractors should visit this section for updates.
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Contact Information
NYC DOHMH Office of Housing Services
93 Worth Street, Suite 611
New York, NY 10013
212-219-5181 phone
212-219-5192 fax
lgrund@health.nyc.gov
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