$15 Million Awarded By State To Transform Crown Heights Psychiatric Center to Homeless Housing
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that $36 million has been awarded to five projects across New York State that will create 249 units of permanent supportive housing in Monroe, Steuben, Erie, Jefferson, and Kings counties for individuals and families who have experienced homelessness.
“From Brooklyn to Watertown, these diverse projects across New York demonstrate our commitment to invest in housing that strengthens our communities and makes every region of our state a safer, healthier, and more affordable place to live,” Governor Hochul said. “The supportive housing created through these projects will provide formerly homeless New Yorkers with safe, stable homes and the services they need to thrive in their communities.”
Breaking Ground II Housing Development Corporation was awarded $15 million to develop 117 units of permanent supportive housing in Brooklyn for chronically homeless individuals, as well as youth aging out of foster care, and formerly homeless individuals and families where the head of household is living with a serious mental illness. This is part of a larger project that proposes the new construction of two buildings on the Kingsboro Psychiatric Center campus. This project is being developed as part of the Vital Brooklyn Initiative and will be constructed over three phases with these two buildings in phase one. The total project, once all three phases are complete, will provide over 1,000 units of housing. Support services will be provided by Breaking Ground.
The grants—awarded through a competitive process by the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance’s (OTDA) Homeless Housing and Assistance (HHAP) Program—are an important component of Governor Hochul’s $25 billion comprehensive Housing Plan that will help create or preserve 100,000 affordable homes across New York State, including 10,000 with support services for vulnerable populations. The five projects awarded funding will provide housing with on-site support services for individuals and families who have experienced homelessness, including, youth aging out of foster care, and individuals living with serious mental illness and/or substance use disorders.
AH*
Now I’m gong to have real friends from the past
HaShem help us
This is a disaster for the Shchuna, where are all the community activist?!
A bunch of mental ill ppl coming to the neighborhood.
meyer cheinYe quess
They are all making money from the construction of the facilities
AH
What do you mean, where are they? In a few you’ll see pictures of them posing with politicians in their sukkos. You’re expecting them to actually _do_ anything?
Blah Blah
About time that the politicians do something for the most vulnerable people.
Of course it’s always better in someone else’s backyard but the facilities happen to be around kings county area.
Mason Perez
I would literally take this apartment because I’m an adult now. It’s part of the section 8 plan in the city.
Monthly CHJCC Zoom Meetings Needed
Problem: When and where can we speak to the CHJCC about our concerns ?
Solution: Can we have monthly CHJCC Zoom meetings, similar to Community Board 9 ?
The Young Slate cannot be the Quiet Slate.
The honeymoon will soon be over.
crownheights.info Article Excerpt 1
“Housing Project Committee
“A new committee has been formed to ensure that the housing project in South Crown Heights serves the best interests of our community. Their work will focus on securing affordable and quality housing options for our residents without compromising on safety…we are committed to enhancing the quality of life in Crown Heights and ensuring that our community flourishes.”
crownheights.info Article Excerpt 2
“Warm regards,
Berel Hildeshaim, Chairman bhildeshaim@chjcc.org
Shmuel Rosenstein, Vice-Chairman srosenstein@chjcc.org
Meir New, Treasurer mnew@chjcc.org
Yitzie Kamman, Secretary ikamman@chjcc.org
Zalman Friedman, Director zfriedman@chjcc.org
Dovid Halon, Director dhalon@chjcc.org
“We’d love to hear from you! Please…[send]…comments, ideas, or requests.”
crownheights.info Article URL
https://crownheights.info/communal-matters/872155/crown-heights-jewish-community-council-releases-newsletter-with-progress-update/