Hope Community Services Inc

Housing stabilization programs - see schedule ohope's housing stabilization programs seek to prevent homelessness by providing rent assistance and information and referral services. It operates three major housing programs funded through the city of new rochelle, westchester department of social services, and housing and urban development (hud). All these programs offer critical housing support for clients. City of new rochelle re-housing initiative (cnr) is a permanent housing program for eligible homeless residents of westchester who have substance abuse and/or mental health disabilities. The program benefits individuals who are deemed to be housing-ready with a focus on homeless veterans. In addition to placing them in housing, the program provides case management and referrals to supportive services. It is federally funded through hud. The hrc (housing resource center) program provides access to shelter homeless people in the city of new rochelle. Guests are able to utilize hope community services dining room on weekdays, while also receiving breakfast lunch and dinner. In partnership with the oasis shelter, the program also provides assistance in locating housing and maintain the new rochelle's tbra (tenant based rental assistance) program.

Community outreach - see schedule ohope's community outreach/self-sufficiency program (ssp) helps low-income families access entitlements, find jobs, and obtain health care and substance abuse treatment. It also assists with citizenship and literacy classes, immigration issues and domestic violence issues. The program provides counseling and support to single mothers and works with them to problem solve and negotiate the day to day issues related to health care, education and social service systems on behalf of themselves and their children. Additionally, ssp provides clients with clothing, car seats, baby food, formula and diapers for their children. We offer help filling out applications for food stamps, medicare and medicaid and interface with the schools and medical providers on behalf of non english speaking clients. The ssp program offers walk-in crisis intervention, problem solving and referrals to all of hope's programs as well as referrals to other agencies and government entitlements. In addition to the outreach assistance, hope also holds several community events aimed at supporting the needs of the community. In 2024, hope hosted a mother's day mini holiday which provide local mothers with donated beauty care items. Hope's annual backpack give-away provided local children with backpacks filled with school supplies. Hope also gave out winter coats to members of the community.

Hope has invested more efforts in services for children in low income families. In 2022, hope introduced several new initiatives aimed at supporting children in the community. Homework haven is hope's first satellite program and offers afterschool help for children living in a particular low-income complex. Homework haven operates 4 days a week during the school year and provides after school support and activities for children. The program was complemented by a corresponding program called fun fridays, which supported child mental health and family bonding. This program ran on fridays during the school year.hope also reintroduced camp hope in 2022, which provides a day camp for children of low-income families. Hope provided these services to children for four weeks in august of 2024. Camp included arts, sports, games, and projects. Hope's summer steam provided a two-week curriculum in science, technology, engineering, arts, and math.