Nazareth Housing Inc

Nazareth housing's homelessness prevention program, the housing stability support program (hssp), assists households seeking to avoid eviction and provides new yorkers with the resources needed to remain stably housed. Hssp offers rental and utilities arrears assistance, intensive case management, benefits screening and enrollment, and other services designed to stabilize and strengthen at-risk households. The program served 5,744 individuals in fy24. Of the households that came to nazareth housing on the verge of eviction, all successfully retained their housing. Our vita free tax clinic prepared 829 tax returns and returned almsot $1,400,000 to low-income households at no cost to the filers.

Supportive housing residents come from a variety of backgrounds and family compositions, from single mothers with young children to seniors, immigrants, and veterans. A portion of these households have a history of chronic homelessness, or are exiting an emergency family shelter. They benefit from affordable rent that is stabilized or tailored to fit their income, as well as a support network of highly trained case managers that meet with them in regularly-scheduled one-on-one resident meetings. During these meetings they are connected to financial capability programming, community events, youth programming, nutritional assistance, and other relevant services depending on household need. In fy24, 44 households called our supportive housing home.

The safety net created by our immediate needs programs expands household budgets and strengthens a client's economic foundations, leaving more money available each month for rent and other necessities. Nazareth housing offers one-shot rental arrears assistance for households facing eviction, and advocates with utility companies to keep the lights on. Short-term assistance such as this helps clients deal with the immediate needs facing their household, and connects them to additional, longer-term solutions offered through our suite of services. In fy24 nazareth housing provided $125,000 in rent arrears, leveraging an addtional $897,000 in funds from other sources and preventing 116 households from becoming homeless.louise's pantry at nazareth housing has been a reliable source of nutritious food and other goods (such as toiletries and infant supplies) on the lower east side since 2012 and in the bronx since 2016. It benefits from the strong support and partnership of city harvest and food bank of new york. In fy24, the pantry fed over 68,948 individuals, supplementing over 517,110 million meals. Prior to the pandemic, louise's pantry served approximately 200 households each week, louise's pantry now serves more than 450 families a week.