Fully Fund Supportive Housing in 2010 State Budget!
As our members know, supportive housing faces substantial cuts in both the Governor's budget and the budgets passed by the state assembly and state senate. Below is some basic information about the funding reductions. Details on the effects of each cut are available HERE.
SRO Support Services needs funding at $22.2 million
Without at least $22.2 million, 38 newly-opened and soon-to-open supportive housing residences will receive no SRO funding, and will not be able to pay for front desk security and case management services.
SHFYA needs $5 million restoration
The only statewide program that funds supportive housing families and youth was zeroed out in the Executive Budget, restored in the Senate resolution, and funded at only $1.47 million by the Assembly.
DOH-AIDS Institute NY/NY III needs $2.7 million
This funding stream requires a $2.7 million restoration to fund DOH/AIDS Institute’s New York/New York III Agreement service funding commitment at $6.6 million.
Advocacy Materials
April 14: Write a letter to your representatives and the leadership TODAY about the impact cuts will have on your tenants and programs MORE
Letter to Assembly Speaker Silver
Press
NYC Saves SRO Supportive Housing, Huffington Post, May 20, 2010
Cut these funds at risk of more homelessness, Albany Times Union Op-Ed April 28, 2010
Helping the poor: State shouldn't cut programs that keep people out of poverty, Schenectedy Daily Gazette Op-Ed, April 25, 2010
Albany's Budget Cuts Will Cost New Yorkers Serious Money, Huffington Post article about the cost impact of SHFYA and SRO cuts, April 12
Albany Times Union on the impact of SRO cuts on Homeless Action Committee
Supportive Housing Minus the Support New York Nonprofit Press
WBAI interview with Network Executive Director Ted Houghton
Watertown Daily Times on the impact of SHFYA cuts on Neighbors of Watertown
New York Non Profit Press, Death by a Thousand Cuts on impact of SHFYA and SRO cuts
Mid-Hudson News on the impact of SHFYA cuts on Hudson Valley Housing
Queens Tribune on the impact of SHFYA cuts to Hour Children
New York Times article on prospects of young adults after foster care and letters from Network and the Lantern Group citing SHFYA's success in helping former foster care youth lead stable lives
Multimedia: Ted Houghton interviewed on WBAI NYC.
Testimony
Ted Houghton testifies on SRO Support Services and SHFYA cuts at joint Senate-Assembly hearings on Social Services, Mental Health, Housing, and Health.
See testimony from Network members, tenants and allies at February State Budget hearings:
Concern, HSI, CUCS (Tenant WP), CUCS (Tenant SM), HAC, HATAS, Jericho, New Destiny, Common Ground, CSH.
Network, Catholic Charities, Binghamton YWCA and Westhab testify in December 2009 on cuts to SRO Support Services